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Have you ever wondered how Android took over the mobile world? With 900,000 daily Android device activation, Android is giving a hard time to its competitor like Apple, Blackberry and Nokia. The Report comes from Gartner, a top research firm claims that in the second quarter of 2012, Samsung’s mobile phone sale kept its ground intact. Managing to win over both Apple and Nokia, making Android Phone being the grand dragon capturing 64% of the worldwide market share. With Android’s progressive development in the market, FriendCaller is not lagging behind and meeting up to the level of standards for a better Android application. The progress was slow  and steady and we brought you Cross-platform Group Video Chat and the recent Multimedia Messaging for Android and iOS. We are proud to announce that we support over 1680 Android devices to run FriendCaller. Few most popular among those are:

• Samsung Galaxy S, SII,SIII
• Samsung Galaxy Tab, Notes
• Nexus S
• Galaxy Nexus
• HTC Sensation, EVO 4G, Desire, Wildfire, myTouch 3G, Tattoo, Ideos, HTC One
• Motorola Droid
• Huawei Ideos
• Huawei Ascend
• Sony Ericsson Xperia
• All T-Mobile Androids
• and many more…

FriendCaller’s Android VoIP app is consistently being updated to meet the requirements of these new devices. We have been paying particular attention to the needs of the various Android tablets, and thus have optimized the app to align with the wide selection of features that are currently available. You can make calls to landlines and mobile phones, start 7-Way Group Video Chat with friends, share multimedia messages like images, videos, media files and location information now from within FriendCaller. Moreover, FriendCaller app for Android gives Multilingual support  such as Chinese, German, French, Italian and Spanish.

Do you already have FriendCaller on your Android device? Get the update! If not, download the app today! We offer an easy to follow start-up guide for all new FriendCaller users.

If you have already installed and tested the new version, let us know if you used it on your Android tablet. We welcome your feedback!

Smartphone cameras are improving day by day and its not uncommon for a top-notch Smartphone to match or even meet the quality of a small pocket digital camera.

As this innovation in camera quality has corresponded with a higher trend in the past, in the same way FriendCaller Video Calling app for Android and iPhone has undergone constant improvements too in order too catch up with these camera’s quality in-fashion. (The reason, why FriendCaller Video Calling app has accelerated to 10 Million users now!)

Now, two of the most in-demand Smartphones in the market are Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy SIII where FriendCaller Video Calling app is enjoying great fame. Both of these bear an 8 mega pixel camera and promise ultra-speedy shutter swiftness. It would be interesting to have a camera comparison of these two. For good measures, we have also reviewed the 8-megapixel camera from Apple’s iPhone 4S, to see how the newer phones compare with the older model.

An Empire State of Mind

All three did a great job at capturing the building in front of a blue sky and puffy clouds.

The Bus In Motion

The iPhone tends to have faster auto-focus as compared to the Galaxy SIII, which is visible in this shot of a bus in motion.
The iPhone 5 just edges out the iPhone 4S in terms of clarity.

Up Close and Personal With Rocks

All three cameras did a great job of macro in sunlight, but  the edge will be given to  Galaxy SIII here. The iPhone 5 might be more accurate in terms of colors, but the shadows and contrast look better on the Galaxy SIII.

Lowlight

The iPhone 5 has arguably the best low-light performance of the bunch, with the widest visible and most natural color light.
Nevertheless, the Galaxy SIII comes out as the most noise-free.

Blowing Bubbles in the Park

The iPhone 5′s camera captures extremely vivid colors. You can see the entire spectrum inside the bubbles much more than with the Galaxy SIII or the iPhone 4S.

Final Thoughts:

Regarding off-the-camera results, we’d have to give the edge to the iPhone 5. Still, the Galaxy S III was a joy to use and its large screen functions as a fantastic viewfinder.

The Galaxy S III and the iPhone 5 are both big improvements over the iPhone 4S, not so much for picture quality, but for speed. It’s surprising how much a faster camera can improve the smartphone photography experience. The 4S is significantly slower than the Galaxy SIII or the iPhone 5. That doesn’t matter so much for posed shots or landscapes, but it can mean the difference between catching that fleeting moment or just missing it.

Looking through the photos, what camera do you prefer? Let us know in the comments.

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire – Oct 6, 2012) - C2Call GmbH, developer of FriendCaller, the world’s first app to support free mobile video chat services across Apple iOS devices including iPhone, iPod touch® and iPad™, Android™-based smart phones and tablets, and the FriendCaller BrowserPhone, today announced that it has achieved 10 million users, doubling its subscriber base in less than a year.

“FriendCaller is currently the only app that supports real-time voice and group video chat across all popular mobile platforms including Apple iOS and Android-based devices, and via the desktop browser and Facebook,” said Michael Knecht, CTO of FriendCaller developer C2Call GmbH. “Recently, FriendCaller became the one-stop app for social communications, offering an enhanced feature set that enables users to share photos, videos and even their location. These advancements, coupled with the simplicity of connecting with friends, family and business colleagues across town, around the globe, or via the Internet has undoubtedly contributed to this considerable jump in our subscriber base.”

Martin Feuerhahn, CEO of FriendCaller, said, “10 million users is a significant milestone for us, and we are proud to have doubled the number of FriendCaller users in less than a year. As a token of appreciation to our users for making FriendCaller their ‘go-to’ app for a complete social communication experience, we will be running a photo contest on our Facebook page, giving away great prizes including the latest smart phones and millions of FriendCaller minutes.”

Through November 22, FriendCaller users are being encouraged to upload a photo conveying the theme “Togetherness” to the FriendCaller Facebook page. Submissions with the most “likes” on Facebook will win a grand prize of an iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III, Nokia X3 Smartphone, or calling credits for FriendCaller minutes. Additionally, users who participate in the contest by “liking” the submissions will be entered to win FriendCaller minutes. Contest rules and information are available at FriendCaller on Facebook or via the FriendCaller Blog.

C2Call uses unique and complex algorithms that leverage a patented, cloud-hosted technology to provide users with complete social communication experience. Some of the unique features that are currently unavailable with other mobile calling apps include HD video chat for the iPhone 5 and new iPod touch, with support for up to seven participants and the capability to add up to 20 participants in a voice-only chat, a real phone number, photo and video sharing, location sharing, Text Messaging (SMS), Browser Phone, Caller-ID, CallMe-Links, and video calling. FriendCaller also offers multi-lingual support for the English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Chinese languages.

About C2Call

C2Call is the first company to offer free cloud hosted video and voice calls without the need to download software. C2Call’s FriendCaller is the first free multi-point video calling app to work across all desktop browsers and smart phone platforms. CEO Martin Feuerhahn and CTO Michael Knecht founded C2Call in 2008. Investors in C2Call include Bill Draper, an early Skype investor.

 Apple, iPhone and iPod touch are registered trademarks, iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. Android is a trademark of Google, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Source: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/C2Calls-FriendCaller-Doubles-Its-Subscriber-Base-to-10-Million-Users-Worldwide-1709953.htm

Just a month before, FriendCaller was rejoicing over its 9 Million users achievement. In a month’s gap we are going to hit the 10 million user mark and celebrating this milestone, we have planned up something which will sweep you off your feet 

Yes!

We are giving away an awesome Smartphone of your choice!!

Details coming soon at FriendCaller on Facebook. What do you prefer? iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy SIII or the upcoming Galaxy Note? It might be the one which you have always wanted  or … do you have any suggestions??  Please take part in the voting and let us know.

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The iPhone 5 sets itself into a more intriguing field of competitors than ever, and to give you some highlights about the iPhone 5 specifications in comparison to one of its chief competitors Samsung Galaxy SIII, we have put the most important characteristics of each into this handy table.

As you go through the specifications of iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy SIII, you will see, both the iPhone5 and SIII have same 8MP, 3264×2448 pixels Camera. Both functioning according to the set standards in this highest degree of smartphone glory.

Check it out!