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T-Mobile is living up to its CEO's recent promise of more 4G and Android. Today, the wireless carrier unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S 4G, its first phone capable of download speeds up to 21 megabits per second (Mb/s). T-Mobile's HSPA+ “4G” network is currently incapable of producing anywhere near this speed in real-world tests, but it's good to be a dreamer. The Galaxy S 4G has a 4-inch Super AMOLED (very bright, but… Read More

Skype has acquired video streaming company Qik, the VoIP provider announced on Thursday during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. “I’m happy to announce that we’ve entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Qik, a provider of mobile video software and services that let people capture, instantly share and preserve great moments on video from anywhere,” Skype's CEO Tony Bates said in a company blog posting.… Read More

In a move that threatens to turn the age of the ubiquitous cell phone camera in to the age of ubiquitous live cell phone video, Qik Inc. has launched an alpha version of its eponymous service Qik, which enables selected Nokia and Sony Ericsson J2ME handsets to stream live video to the Internet with just two clicks. And, what's more, folks watching the live video stream from the Web can chat with the video-transmitting phone in real… Read More