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Sep

29

2010

T-Mobile G2 Preview

by Jesse Bauer
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It looks as though Engadget has gotten their hands on the new T-Mobile G2! Seen at Best Buy in the NYC, it’s gotten a bit of a buzz. The new G2 boasts a 3.7 inch display, 800MHz Snapdragon processor, 4GB of internal memory, a 5mp camera with flash, all loaded with Android 2.2! Engadget was [...]

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Sep

29

2010

Turn your Android device into a wireless camera with IP Webcam

by Jesse Bauer
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IP Webcam will transform your Android handheld into a streaming network camera over Wi-Fi. You’ll be able to change the settings including image size, frames per second, and the overall quality of the image. Reports state that the streamed image is decent using either a browser or client that supports streaming content. Easy setup and good [...]

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Sep

1

2010

Fring for Android gets an update, adds Epic 4G support

by Chris Moor
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If you snagged an Epic 4G yesterday, you’re probably itching to use that front facing camera. Well there obviously isn’t a better way to use it than for video chat. Whether it’s at 10,000 feet or from the comfort of your couch, fring for Android makes an excellent alternative to the built-in Qik application. So [...]

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Aug

31

2010

Motorola Milestone 2 Promotional Video

by Chris Moor
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A promotional video for the Motorola Milestone 2 was inadvertently posted to Motorola’s You Tube page today. It was reported to be taken down initially but it appears Motorola has reposted the vid as the damage has already been done. The Milestone 2 will simply be the international release of the Droid 2 under another [...]

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Aug

30

2010

Google Mobile announces new YouTube channel

by Dustin Karnes
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Over at the Google Mobile Blog, Google has announced a new Google Mobile YouTube channel, with a pretty cool UI. According to the blog post from Google: In our channel’s “featured” section, we highlight some of our mobile search capabilities — like search by voice, sight, and location — that really help you take advantage [...]

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Aug

24

2010

DivX standard and HD officially hits Samsung Galaxy S

by Dustin Karnes
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According to a press release from Samsung, the Galaxy S is “now DivX Certified for HD video playback at 720p resolution,” making it “the world’s first Android mobile phone that is DivX Certified for HD and the second overall DivX HD Certified phone.”. CEO of DivX, Kevin Hell, stated that he is “pleased that Samsung [...]

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Aug

21

2010

Download YouTube videos to your phone with YouTube Ripper

by Chris Moor
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Have you ever come across a great video on YouTube, but then when you’d try and find it later, you couldn’t? That’s exactly the type of thing that YouTube Ripper can prevent. YouTube Ripper works easily enough, just launch the YouTube application, load up a video, then tap the Menu button on your phone.

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Aug

16

2010

DaVinci Video Processors Bring New Possibilities to Android

by Dustin Karnes
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Texas Instruments has a new set of video processors out that are making some pretty big claims. The new DaVinci DM37x combine a 1GHz ARM Cortex and 800MHz C64x+ DSP, and enable 720p HD video. According to TI, the new hardware “offers 50 percent increase in ARM performance, 40 percent increase in DSP performance, double [...]

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Aug

4

2010

Multi-Party, Multi-Platform Video Conferencing Introduced By Damaka

by Chris Moor
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Earlier today, Damaka introduced the first Multi-Party, Multi-Platform video conferencing solution to the world: Amadeo. The Amadeo platform allows users to video conference between iPhone, iPad, Android, Symbian, and Windows Mobile devices. They cite matured bandwidths, and enhanced mobile hardware capabilities as the reason why this technology is now possible. Hopefully, the application will provide [...]

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