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One of our favorite things about the Motorola Xoom and Honeycomb was the built-in video chat through your Google Talk account.

It let you call from tablet to tablet or even tablet to PC, just like FaceTime on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Now, it looks like that same feature will be coming to Android phones in the next update to version 2.3 Gingerbread.

Android Police found a tweet from a developer at Samsung that says he made a video call using Gingerbread 2.3.4. That likely means 2.3.4 is right around the corner, and could possibly be launched at Google I/O on May 10.

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TMobile MyTouch Commercial

Whether you are an Apple fan or not, there's no denying the company's advertising style.

The now-dead "Get a Mac" campaign has been parodied everywhere. And before that came the "Switch" series of commercials.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that along with the parodies came serious ad campaigns attempting to copy Apple's style: the white background, schlubby competitor, folksy-hip music (think Feist), and sleek product demos.

Apple shouldn't feel too threatened. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery after all.

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