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Foursquare has updated its Android support to include support for NFC features included in Android 4.0. The popular location sharing app lets users check into a location by simply tapping their devices against a tag at a compatible location.

The updated app lets users exchange lists and add friends via  NFC Beam which is a special feature of Ice Cream Sandwich. While the new features are only supported on the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S at the moment , the list of devices is expected to increase as more phone running Android 4.0 and supporting NFC are released.

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Foursquare has updated their Android and iPhone apps that brings new Explore feature with cleaner design and offers improved search results. The Foursquare for iPhone has been updated to version 4.2 that also brings improved handling of duplicate venues. The Foursquare for Android gets support for Android Beam that lets you send Venues, Lists and your profile to other Android (Requires Android 4.0 with NFC support) users.

The new Explore features include, option to change your location so that you can explore using the map in your city or find an address, filter option enables you to narrow your results by places you and your friends have been, and photos in your search results.

Download Foursquare for iPhone from the Apple iTunes Store and Foursquare for Android from the Android Market for free.

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Bloomberg reports according to "three people familiar with the product", Apple will launch iPad 3 in March, which will come with a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and also work on 4G LTE networks. Bloomberg reports:

The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the iPad 3 this month and plan to reach full volumes by February, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the details aren’t public. The tablet will use a quad-core chip, an enhancement that lets users jump more quickly between applications, two of the people said. 

Bloomberg goes on to add:

Apple is bringing LTE to the iPad before the iPhone because the tablet has a bigger battery and can better support the power requirements of the newer technology, said one of the people.

The new display is capable of greater resolution than the current iPad, with more pixels on its screen than some high- definition televisions, the person said. The pixels are small enough to make the images look like printed material, according to the person. Videos begin playing almost instantly because of the additional graphics processing, the person said. 

As reported earlier in the week, Bloomberg also claims that the iPad 3 production started at the beginning of the month.

Apple is widely expected to launch iPad 3 with Retina Display. However, there has been contradictory rumors about the thickness of the next iPad. Some reports have claimed that it will be slightly thicker to accomodate the change in LED backlight design for iPad 3's Retina Display, while others insist iPad 3 will be thinner than iPad 2.

We really hope that this rumor of a iPad 3 with Retina Display, quad-core processor and 4G LTE support turns out to be true. What about you?

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Verizon will very soon impose a strict rule, requiring all smartphones on its network to be 4G LTE compatible, CNET reports. 

If it didn't immediately strike you, Verizon's phone lineup includes the iPhone as well, which has led to speculations that Apple's next iPhone will support 4G LTE networks.

CNET reports:

From now on, nearly every smartphone, wireless hot spot, tablet, and Netbook that Verizon offers will come with LTE guns a-blazing. Yes, Virginia, that includes Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices, too.

There will be the occasional exception, however. For instance, phones on Verizon's push-to-talk network are 3G-only for now, and will remain that way until further notice.

Verizon's clear, unyielding stance on 4G--"a hard requirement," according to Verizon--may partially explain why it has picked up only one Windows Phone so far.

Of course this doesn't ensure that the next iPhone is going to be LTE compatible. If Apple still feels that 4G LTE severely degrades battery life, they would ship the device sans 4G. We all know that Apple doesn't give in to demands like these made by carriers. John Gruber sums it up perfectly:

Negotiations with the carriers:

Android handset makers: Here are our phones. How would you like us to change them so that you will sell them?

Microsoft: Here’s $200 million. Please sell our phones.

Apple: Here is our new phone. It comes in black or white. We will let you sell it.

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Twitter for BlackBerry has been updated to version 2.1 in the Beta Zone. This version brings Multi-Account support and better profile functions for editing and account switching. The previous beta version 2.0 brought major changes such as geo location and push notification.The version 2.0 was released in the App World later with all those features. The recent minor update v2.0.0.15 Beta brought new color scheme, hidden compose bar, local trending topics etc. based on consumer feedback.

The Version 2.1 has Multi-Account support that lets you add up to 5 accounts. The user name and the images appears in the top header so that you could switch between accounts by using the Switch Account function from My Profile or via the Menu. The real time push notifications are also available for each Twitter accounts.

The new Edit Profile and Switch Accounts icons next to your name lets you change your picture or update your personal information. The Edit Profile screen has also been updated with new easy to use design.

Beta version of Twitter and Facebook apps could be downloaded from the Blackberry Beta Zone.

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Skype for Android has been updated to version 2.5.0.108 that brings 2-way video calling support to 14 more Android phones and tablets.The new version also supports video calling in some of the Android 2.2 (Froyo) devices. The Skype v2.1 brought the video calling support for 17 devices.

The compatible devices are Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, HTC Nexus One, HTC Shooter, Sony Ericsson Xperia Live with Walkman, Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V, LG Optimus Black, LG Optimus 3D, LG Optimus 2x, Motorola Photon, Motorola Droid 3, Motorola Bionic, Motorola Xoom, Motorola Atrix and Acer Iconia.

This version also has improved support for bluetooth headsets and number of bug fixes and performance enhancements video enhancements. Some of the other features include option to switch between portrait and landscape mode during video calls, and zoom in with a simple double tap on the screen, In-client advertising, conversations are now grouped around your contacts in recent view and option to edit and delete IM messages.

Download Skype for Android from the Android Market (2.1 and up) for free.

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Adobe Systems has announced Adobe Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3 software that would enable the users to experience 3D games, premium video content and apps across the major mobile platforms such as Android, iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook. This would also allow the developers to develop an app with the mix of Flash, HTML5 and native code to provide a powerful user experience.Accelerated 2D and 3D capabilities for mobile platforms (In the pre-release)The native application support would let the developers to deeply integrate a software into applications and access hardware APIs like vibration control, magnetometers, light sensors, dual screens and Near Field Communications (NFC)Simplified installation of apps with the Adobe AIR for Android, similar to iOS and simplified app version management process and testingInteractive and collaborative applications across devices and distribution channels such as Politifact Mobile app for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry that uses Adobe Flash and AIRAdobe Flash Access 3 offers complete content protection for the premium video content delivered to the mobile platforms.Offers HD Video quality on Apple iOS devices using H.264 hardware decoding.The Adobe Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 for PCs would be available in early October, but you could get the release candidates from Adobe Labs if you want to give it a try. The Pre-release versions for mobile platforms would be available soon with the production release in near future.

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Google Docs for Android has been updated to version 1.0.16 that brings web clipboard feature that lets the users capture pictures with their Android phone and insert them into a Google document . The Google Docs app is now available in 46 languages.

New features in the Google Docs v1.0.16 for Android

Capture images from the phone using the camera icon in the Google docs app and insert it directly into the documents.Open any Google document from your computer and click the Web Clipboard icon and select the item to paste into your docOpen your documents with any compatible installed appSend any document as an attachment through email, MMS, or any other appGoogle Docs now supports 46 languages

Download Google Docs for Android (Android 2.1 and above) from the Android Market for free.

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Facebook for Android has been updated to version 1.6.0, that brings video upload support. The previous version was 1.5.4 that was released this April. The new version also brings some improvements in the news feed and ability to view the Facebook pages. The video uploading feature was available for Facebook for PlayBook app recently.

Changes in the Facebook for Android v1.6.0

Upload videos from the appView the Facebook pagesImprovements in the news feed

It only allows you to upload videos on you profile and you can’t upload a videos on other profile or page. Download the Facebook for Android from the Android Market for the Android devices that run Android 1.5 and above for free.

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