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Skype for Android has been updated with improvements to video quality during calls and power consumption and battery wear, especially on Tegra 2 phones and tablets. Additionally, users can now share photo and video files with other contacts. With the new software version, more devices now support Skype video chat including the HTC Amaze 4G, [...]

A new beta version of PowerAMP – the popular music player – has been released. It brings with it new UI improvements that make things less cluttered and more user friendly. For starters, the lockscreen widget now adds controls for ratings, shuffles and repeats. The main application moves certain elements around to give it a [...]

The last time we saw an update from Facebook they added a new page browsing feature and video upload support. This time Facebook has been updated in the Android Market to version 1.6.1 and now includes a small handful of new improvements. Improved Pages Support View the full list of pages you like as well [...]

The good folks at Mozilla just chimed in to inform us of a new beta release (4) of Firefox 4 for Android Beta. They’ve been hammering away at the app ever since Google released the Android NDK, and while it’s been more of a diamond in the rough, you have to expect that they’ll get [...]

For more info: briefmobile.com This video was taken from Google’s I/O Developer Conference. We’ve cut and highlighted the important parts about improvements coming to the Android Market beyond Android 2.2 Froyo with Gingerbread.

While we were in Baltimore for Phandroid Live, AndroidForums.com admin Dave (otherwise affectionately known as Shivers316) couldn’t contain his excitement when he heard that Gmail had been published in the Android market and ready for download. Right after I laughed at him for not owning a device with Android 2.2, I downloaded the Froyo-exclusive upgrade [...]

A chief complaint issued by many opponents to Android is what some might call a bland and uninspired user interface. While many (myself included) would live and die by the stock UI, Google has made it clear that they plan to revamp the existing look and feel of Android to make it a bit more [...]

It’s been 2+ years since Google announced Android and over the past 2+ years we’ve received an unbelievable amount of support from readers of Phandroid and members of AndroidForums. From offering monetary donations and contributing time/expertise to simply reaching out and saying “Thank You”, we’ve gotten a lot of love and we appreciate all [...]

The HTC Legend is a tablet-style Android smartphone, following up from the HTC Hero with a number of improvements all around.
The handset, which seems to be an upgrade of the HTC Hero, packs a 3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 5-megapixel camera with an LED flash.
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An anonymous tipster just sent some internal T-Mobile documents that suggest an OTA update for the Samsung Behold 2 and Motorola CLIQ should start today. The documents indicate that Samsung Behold 2 owners should get theirs by AT LEAST February 26th while Motorola CLIQ owners shouldn’t even have to wait for a notification message- [...]