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MessageMe chat app grows to 5 million users in just 75 days
- The mobile messaging business in incredibly competitive. Users not only have the option of using their carrier's default messaging platform, they also have services like WhatsApp, Viber, Google+ Hangouts, and more to choose from. In spite of this there is…
Viber launches messaging app for PC and Mac as competitors stick to mobile
- Third-party messaging applications are big business on mobile, with many users looking to break away from the expensive text messaging plans offered by carriers. WhatsApp is likely the most used of these apps, but Viber is looking to take the…
(Updated) Google reportedly in talks to buy WhatsApp for close $1 billion
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Google is reportedly in talks to acquire cross-platform messaging application WhatsApp. According to sources close to the negotiations cited by Digital Trends, talks have been going on over the past four or five weeks, with the team behind WhatsApp supposedly...
WhatsApp to extend yearly subscription model to iOS
- Hugely popular mobile messaging platform WhatsApp is looking to make some changes to its pricing structure in the coming months. The service is currently free for the first year and then costs users a $1 yearly recurring fee, except on…
Google could unify chat services under a single product called Babble
- Google has built a number of communications platforms around different services over the years. There’s Google Talk for text, voice and video chats, Hangouts for group video conferencing, Messenger for mobile messaging, Chat for Drive collaboration, and Voice for online…
Facebook is experimenting with paid messages sent to strangers
- Facebook is testing a new feature that will allow some users to send messages to people they aren’t friends with. It may not sound like a big deal initially until you realize that the social network will be charging for…
Rumor: Facebook eyeing mobile messaging service WhatsApp
- Rumor has it that Facebook is interested in buying the hugely popular cross-platform messaging service WhatsApp, in a move for the social network to “extend touchpoints with mobile consumers”. The ad-free messaging app has about 100 million daily users, with…
MetroPCS launches Joyn, iMessage and Facetime rival
- Today MetroPCS announced the launch of Joyn, a bundle of communication protocols which include functionality similar to Blackberry Messenger, iMessage and Facetime. Joyn is based on the interworkable Rich Communication Services standard and promises to (eventually) deliver Metro PCS subscribers IP-based…
RIM rejected plan to license BlackBerry Messenger, loses sales executive
- According to the Wall Street Journal, RIM had considered but eventually rejected plans to license BlackBerry Messenger to handset competitors. BBM is an encrypted, proprietary, Internet-based messaging service that serves as an advanced substitute to the traditional SMS messaging offered…
Facebook Messenger announced, a dedicated app for on the go messaging
- Facebook has launched a new messaging client for smartphones, aptly named Facebook Messenger. The free standalone app will compete with other popular and upcoming programs like RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger 6 and Apple’s iMessage.
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