Samsung ChatON for Android gets Olympic Buddy feature, also sports a new logo

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Ever since its [debut late last year][3], Samsung's ChatON application has been a moderate hit amongst folks using iOS, BlackBerry, [Windows Phone][4] and Android devices. Now, along with outing a slightly redesigned logo (pictured above), the Korean outfit's also updated its app in [Google's sweet OS][5] to version 1.9.5 on handsets, or 1.7.3 if you're handling one of those larger slabs. Most notably, the [ChatON][6] refresh brings the [London 2012][7] spirit with a timely "Olympic Buddy" feature, which keeps you in the loop by pushing out breaking news, daily schedules and, of course, medal tables. Additionally, there's now a walkie-talkie service within the phone application, while the tablet variant gained the ability to send documents to your friends -- not to mention it _finally_ lets you use fancy emoticons. Feeling pretty antsy to give it a try? That Google Play link below will take you there.

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