Tag: messaging
WhatsApp reports they have an incredible 400 million active monthly users
WhatsApp has announced they have 400 million active monthly users. That’s not registered users, or total downloads. That’s not 400 million people that have...
BBM will soon be preloaded on select LG smartphones
We had already known BlackBerry was planning to have BBM preinstalled on some Android handsets. A news release arrived back in late-November that mentioned...
Kik announces they have reached 100 million users
Kik, the under-the-radar messaging service, recently announced they have crested 100 million users. The Canadian company likes to remain quiet, but this was just...
Instagram Direct image and video messaging arrives with v5.0 update
The December 12th Instagram event has just wrapped and as had been rumored, they will be adding messaging to the service. This is being...
CyanogenMod pushes for encrypted messaging with WhisperPush
CyanogenMod has just made an announcement that takes its security and privacy thrust to the next level. In the coming nightly builds, the team...
BBM will soon be a pre-installed app on select Android devices
It seems BlackBerry is going to go the preinstalled route with BBM. Coming by way of a recently issued press release, BlackBerry has said...
Samsung ChatON update integrates SMS and MMS messaging
Samsung has rolled out the latest update for ChatON, which after looking at the "what's new" section of the Play Store listing, this appears...
Instagram may offer messaging service in next update
Maybe they saw dollar signs, or maybe it was in the works all along. However it’s come to be, a report from Giga Om...
Hangouts Android app incapacitated by Emoji bug
A word of warning to trigger-happy emoji-bearing chatters on Google+ Hangouts. Sending a flood of the popular emoji faces in a chat could crash...
Google Hangouts 2.0 with SMS arrives in the Play Store
Google unveiled Hangouts v2.0 during the "Morning with Google+" event that took place last month. Vic Gundotra detailed what could be expected with the...
8sms brings back the original SMS app on Android 4.4
While the highly anticipated launch of Android 4.4 and the Nexus 5 was met with a generally positive response, not all changes have been...
Hangouts v2 with SMS support arriving on the Nexus 5
Google announced some updates to Hangouts at the Morning with Google+ event earlier in the week. At the time we learned what we can...
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Galaxy S21 FE vs Galaxy S21: Which one is worth your...
The Galaxy S21 FE may have been cancelled and then delayed but Samsung's plan prevailed. The new Fan Edition comes out a month before...
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Galaxy Tab S8 series new leak reveals almost everything
February 9 is expected to be an exciting one for Samsung. As it unfolds the Unpacked event with enthusiasm, there will be some devices...
