Voice of Objectivity is an ongoing column meant to temper the tendency of the Techcited to run away with the most exciting or controversial ideas in technology’s near future. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of Techcitement or this writer. Someone’s got to keep a cool head around here. I guess […]
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Skype With Video Hacked To Work On Other Android Handsets
In case you missed it yesterday, Skype now supports video chat on Android. But only on four officially supported devices. I say “officially” because it didn’t take long for the hardcore users at XDA-developers to force the Skype 2.0 app to work on more hardware. The Galaxy S community was the first to take a […]
Skype 2.0 For Android Selectively Brings Video
Wow, it was only about two weeks ago that I complained about the lack of a good use for Android’s front facing camera (are you stalking me, Skype?). Skype is fortunately following through with their promise to continue rolling out updates and new features for other platforms, despite being purchased by Microsoft. As of an […]
Look Out Facebook, Here Comes Google+
Google doesn’t have the best history when it comes to their attempts at social networking. There was Orkut, a social network that never took off, which actually predates Facebook, and was designed as a competitor to Friendster. Then, there was the disastrous launch of Buzz. I was never quite sure which was more fatal to this […]
Voice of Subjectivity: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
Voice of Subjectivity is an occasional companion column to Voice of Objectivity, for when I can’t quite agree with my calmer perspective. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of Techcitement, but they’re all mine. Let’s face it, I get as Techcited as anyone. I have a rooted Android phone. There, I […]
Voice of Objectivity: Root at Your Own Risk
Voice of Objectivity is an ongoing column meant to temper the tendency of the Techcited to run away with the most exciting or controversial ideas in technology’s near future. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of Techcitement or this writer. Someone’s got to keep a cool head around here. I guess […]