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Yahoo! Messenger App For Android Updated, Now Includes Free Voice Calling

By Dylan Bailey
on 16 Dec, 2010

Yahoo! Messenger is quite the popular IM client on both desktop and mobile operating systems. It's never been too long without an update, and, continuing the trend, Yahoo! Messenger has seen another small update with a few new features.

Fring Updated, Bringing in ‘Dynamic Video Quality’

By Dylan Bailey
on 6 Dec, 2010

Fring, the ever popular video chat/IM client, has been updated to 2.3.7.4 today. The update brings in a new featured called Dynamic Video Quality. DVQ will automatically adjust the video call quality to match your internet bandwidth at all times in real time.

Cooliris Liveshare App Review

By Chris Burns
on 17 Nov, 2010

So just a couple hours ago we learned that Cooliris had released a lovely new app by the name of Liveshare for Android and iOS devices. I happened to have a Samsung Continuum here, just waiting for review, so I thought hey, let's take a peek at this cool new app! Thusly, here it is: Cooliris Liveshare, an application made for you to find fabulous events around your area, take photos at them, and share them with the world using the Cooliris 3D Wall through Facebook, email, or other social sites such as your own personal one (using a simple embed code, if you're in to that sort of thing.) Then you can also view (from your phone) other photos from the event, including images of a young man wearing a baseball cap that I'm almost certain wasn't actually at the Black Veil Brides concert at Slim's.

TCL has announced the first Android-based Internet television in China

By David Junior
on 7 Jun, 2010

The Google TV isn’t even out yet and there are a few competitors that will have a similar television on the market before Google releases theirs. This TV is from TCL which is a big electronics manufacturer in China. That will be the home of television if it makes it past all the censorship drama that is brewing between Google and the Chinese government.

Qik, Premium Features Outlined for the EVO

By David Junior
on 4 Jun, 2010

Not too long ago we found out Qik would be charging for “premium features”. This was an additional fee of $4.99 a month. Couple this fee with the 4G and hotspot fee and the EVO was becoming quite an expensive device to own. The good thing is this fee wasn’t mandatory, it just unlocked access to those unnamed premium features.

Qik video chat for EVO 4G a $5 monthly extra?

By Chris Davies
on 28 May, 2010

One of the things Sprint didn't have ready in time for our HTC EVO 4G review was Qik video chat functionality, the ability to make video calls to other Qik users via the smartphone's front-facing camera. Now, according to a leak to AndroidGuys, it turns out the functionality may add even more on top of the EVO 4G's basic monthly costs. They've received a leaked screenshot purportedly from inside Sprint, which tips a $4.99 monthly service charge for the Qik video call system. That would be paid via Paypal rather than included in your monthly Sprint bill. With Skype video calling for Android expected later on in the year, we're reluctant to start paying Sprint (or Qik) $5 a month for the same service.

Skype video chat Android app coming this year

By Chris Davies
on 28 May, 2010

Skype's exclusivity deal with Verizon Wireless has left many Android owners bemoaning the absence of the VoIP app on their non-Verizon handsets, but that could all be changing soon. According to Skatter Tech's contact with the company, Skype are planning to bring a mobile video calling app to the Android Market later in 2010, and it will be freely available rather than limited to a single carrier.

Fring is first to bring video calling to Android

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

With the upcoming release of the HTC EVO 4G, Samsung Galaxy S and Dell Streak, the need for video calling software will increase drastically. Yes, most of these devices will come with preloaded software that can handle this but this is Android and there always room for choice. Fring will be the first to offer video calling software to Android and it is capable of a lot more than just that.