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Proving its standing as the most popular video calling app beyond a shadow of a doubt, Skype revealed on Tuesday that downloads had now passed the incredible 70-million mark, shattering records and making the age of the video call look like it’s finally truly with us… read more

It’s been a busy week on the video calling front for Android. First Qik announced its Video Connect app delivered cross platform video chat, getting Droid handsets and iPhone’s taking. Then Fring weighed in with the world’s first mobile app group video calling feature that allows up to four people to gas at once. Now it’s the turn of Google to muscle in on the party. Rumours were rife yesterday that the Big G was readying an Android video calling feature and now it’s been confirmed. As part of the upcoming Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 OS update, Google Talk will now rock video chat and voice calls.

Of course, it’s nothing revolutionary on Google’s part but a very welcome addition to its native app armoury. It’s a basically an extension of its desktop Google Talk service, letting you make one-on-one video calls over 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi from your Android smartphone. read more

The awesome Qik app burst onto the mobile scene way back in 2007, allowing smartphone users to share video live on the web. Since those heady days, the app has corralled 5 million users, added video chat and video mail to its arsenal and subsequently been talent spotted and gobbled up by internet calling giants Skype. Before now, Qik was only available to Android users around the world through network exclusives and handset manufacturers. Thankfully, that clique is no more and the free Qik Video Connect app is now open to the wider Droid community on Android Market. read more