Video calling is an amazing and useful feature that we see more of in smartphones nowadays, many latest apps that provide this feature come at a cost. However, if you don’t want to download any additional apps to gain access to video calling, you’ll be pleased to hear that the next version of Android OS will have support for a native video calling feature.
Google has released an update to their Google Translate app for Android OS, if you already have Google Translate, you’ll know how useful it can be in translating sentences, but it also provides text-to-speech capabilities in various languages.
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A new Android device will be launched in the coming month, its known as the K-Touch W700 and is powered by NVIDIA’s dual-core Tegra 2 processor. The K-Touch W700 runs on Android 2.2, and features a 3.8 inch touchscreen with a relatively low resolution of 480×800 and two cameras, the back camera is a five megapixel camera with 720p video recording and at the front it has a 0.3 megapixel camera for video chat.
HTC has also entered the 3D world after announcing its latest 3D Gingerbread Android – HTC EVO 3D. It allows you to view 3D contents without wearing any 3D glasses. Images will pop out of it and you can experience the 3D effect.
One of the main selling point of HTC Thunderbolt (when it was first announced) was supposed to be its ability to support Skype video calls. But now, as the device is too near to its release, Verizon has mentioned that Skype wouldn’t be ready in time for its launch.
Most mobile phone users would agree that a physical QWERTY keyboard on a smartphone can not compare with a virtual one. Samsung has found it necessary to offer an Android phone to those who need to write more.
Samsung has changed the operating system interface of Android 2.2 to fit the screen of 2.8″ horizontally for the new Galaxy Pro.
It appears that Google is experiencing some problems with the Android Market, and due to these problems, it seems that Google has to use its infamous kill switch as a last resort.
According to latest news, 58 apps on Android Market were found sending personal information from Android devices and were installing security holes, so Google had to remove them from the Android Market.
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