From Ziggytek: FaceTime is a great concept because it is free, but its being restricted to Wi-Fi (for now) also makes it limited. Fring is an application that allows 3G and Wi-Fi video calling between iPhone 4 owners. Best of all, though, is that Fring is cross-platform and enables callers using Android, Symbian, or iPhone 4 to chat together. More »

Brian Maupin created a masterpiece of humor and parody with his “iPhone4 vs HTC Evo” cartoon, which has received about 1.4 million YouTube views since its upload a week ago; however, the 25-year-old Kansas City Best Buy worker has been suspended by his employer. More »

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From Ziggytek: Motorola’s Droid X is stirring quite a ruckus among smartphone connoisseurs and is bound to be a big seller for Verizon. The full-page New York Times advertisement that Verizon took to promote the upcoming phone is informative and derisive, as it makes fun of the iPhone 4’s ongoing antenna reception problems. More »

From Ziggytek: In a MacWorld “shoot out” that proves smartphone cameras still trail behind dedicated cameras for image quality, the iPhone 4 came out on top with its 5-megapixel lens over notables like the unreleased Motorola Droid X and the HTC Evo 4G, both with 8-megapixel lenses (click the headline picture for an uncompressed 1605×1200 version). More »

Apple’s iPhone 4 launch will go down as the biggest in cell phone history. Pre-orders topped 600,000 on day one, and to date, Apple has probably sold well over a million units. However, Android smartphone sales are steady and increasing. In fact, 2 Android phones are sold every second of the day. More »

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From Ziggytek: Nokia is also anticipating a massive hit in its global smartphone market share to Google Android handsets and Apple iPhone. Among the four main American carriers, BlackBerry has slipped from the top spot. Sprint’s top seller is the HTC Evo 4G; T-Mobile’s front-runner is the MyTouch 3G Slide; the Droid Incredible and Motorola Droid are kings of Verizon, and the iPhone 4 is obviously AT&T;’s darling now. More »