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Qik Admits Problems With HTC Evo 4G Launch

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Jun 6, 2010, 11:02 PM   by Philip Berne
updated Jun 6, 2010, 11:21 PM

The Sprint HTC Evo 4G features a front-facing camera that can be used for video conferencing, a first among U.S. carrier supported phones. At its unveiling, Sprint announced that Qik would provide software for video chats on the Evo 4G. HTC soon after clarified that the camera was open to all developers, so Qik's software would not be the only option. Reviewers were not able to test the Qik software, but were told that it would be available by launch. In fact, the software was only sporadically available on launch day, and has since been pulled from the Android Market. Qik has admitted as such on its official blog. Qik claims that the software was posted late, and hints that when it did become available on the app Market, the version posted was not feature complete. Qik says it had twenty times the normal workload on its servers after the software became available, which led to some connection issues. As a result, Qik unpublished the Qik Video client and intends to keep the app withdrawn until it has managed to provision more capacity for its video chat service. As an alternative, the Fring app, currently available from the App Market, allows users to place video calls with the Evo 4G's front-facing camera using Skype.

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EliteABombAZ

Jun 6, 2010, 11:09 PM

iPhone 4 and iChat laughs at you!

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Wow. How did it work out for you? Oh, not out yet. 😁
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How are you laughing, when the phone or the feature is not out? Android is laughing at you because you have nothing to keep up with the Evo at this time. Android is laughing at you as we finish up eating the rest of Apple.
bluecoyote

Jun 6, 2010, 11:36 PM

So in other words, you guys are wildly incompetent.

1) You didn't have the software done in time.

2) You rushed the late software incomplete.

3) Even if it had worked you didn't have the capacity

4) You posted it and then took it down 'until further notice

5) We're talking about a phone that's launching with Sprint.
I have to agree with you on this one. Actually I'm seeing this happen more often than it should. Last major fluke I saw was when the Blackberry Storm first released. Did they actually think that thing would survive??? The second release wasn't bad...
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The iPhone is probably the worst cellphone ever made. Why? Because it fails to adequately perform the most basic function for which it was created-- making phone calls.
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