Fring has released an update to its mobile chat application that allows group video calls between Android and iOS devices. Fring claims that this is the first cross-platform group video calling service.
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Google has finally released a long-awaited Google Docs app for Android to the delight of many users of its cloud document services. Docs for Android allows access to all the documents stored in a Google account, as well as easy creation and uploading of files directly from a smartphone or tablet.
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Apple has released a series of frequently asked questions in regards to the recent location tracking debacle, as it hopes to nullify the PR issues that have arisen. The company also claims to have fixed the bug, which allows the data to remain after location tracking has been disabled, in an upcoming software update.
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If you happen to live in the greater Seattle, WA area and need some extra cash, T-Mobile is hosting a “speed challenge” this weekend. T-Mobile will award $1,000 to anyone who can prove that their iPhone is faster than a Samsung Galaxy S 4G.
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The U.S. Army has launched a custom app store filled with iOS and Android apps tailored to military personnel. In addition, soldiers can request apps that are not yet available to be created.
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Samsung sent us the Wi-Fi only version of its Galaxy Tab tablet, so we put together a quick unboxing and feature tour. The Galaxy Tab has a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel screen and a 1GHz Hummingbird processor. It offers 16GB of built-in storage and supports microSD cards up to 32GB in size for further expansion. The Galaxy Tab runs Android 2.2 Froyo with Samsung’s custom TouchWiz interface on top of it.
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Apparently Japanese newspapers can’t make up their minds as to who Apple will use for the LCD screens in its future iPhones, as Nikkan is now reporting that the company will select next-generation LCDs from Sharp for the iPhone 6.
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Chinese search engine Baidu has announced that Baidu search will be set as the default search engine on Android devices in China, a move that surely strengthens Baidu’s fight to push Google out of the country. General manager of Baidu’s wireless business unit Yueguo Feng said that 80 percent of Android smartphones sold in China will be pre-loaded with Baidu as the default search, according to a report from TechWeb. Currently, Baidu holds about 75 percent of the search market, whereas Google’s search business fell from 21.6 percent in Q4 of last year to 19.6 percent in the same quarter this year. In either case, Google is making up for lost ground with Android itself, despite the fact that the platform’s openness is what nudged Google out of the default search spot in the first place.
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The Samsung Galaxy Prevail for Boost Mobile is the first Android smartphone to utilize Boost’s CDMA 3G network (provided by Sprint). Dan Seifert tests it out for us in this review.
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Three UK has a new teaser page that shows off new smartphones and tablets that are due to hit the carrier in the next two months. The HTC Flyer, Wildfire S, and Samsung Galaxy S II will arrive in May, while the Nokia X7, HTC Sensation, LG Optimus 3D, and HTC ChaCha are due to show up in June. Interested customers can head over to Three’s site to try and glean as much info as they can about the upcoming devices.
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