28Direct Messenger app Direct Messenger is an attempt of Twitter to become an official messaging app. The app was developed by third parties and it is not Twitter’s official product. Still, it will make things much easier for the users of the social network, who have long been looking for an alternative to the Twitter…
27Pushbullet’s Portal for iOS The Portal app that allows you to transfer any number of files of any size between a PC and a smartphone via Wi-Fi, is no longer for one platform only. Now it is also available for iOS and most observers believe it to be a very good alternative to the Apple’s…
27Kaboom messenger is going to be a fine alternative for those who want to use Snapchat but do not feel like binding themselves to one platform. The app is available for devices that run on Android and iOS. Kaboom’s technical abilities Having installed Kaboom just once, a user will not have trouble getting friends to…
25Threema Gateway has new functions The opportunities of Threema messenger have increased. Now Threema Gateway can pass any files or images through itself. There is a restriction, however – they must not exceed 20 MB. Thanks to this new option, companies that use the messenger for their daily communication are getting plenty of new opportunities….
24HipChat introduces Standup Bot Messenger HipChat, which is making great efforts to become a very useful tool for single-project teams, has introduced a new option – Standup Bot. Developers presented the innovation as a friend to teams that are working remotely by an agile methodology. Standup Bot features If a team member is not in…
23Vurb to compete against Kik? Popularity of WeChat is seriously gnawing at the American messengers. Practically every distinguishable player on this market chooses the path of “all-in-one platform”. Kik openly announces its intend to follow this path, having attracted US $50 from Tencent. Snapchat is following suit with Discover as does Mark Zuckerberg integrating payment…
21TeamChat offers a new concept of “smart templates” A lot of companies, among them even large ones, use WhatsApp as the means of in-company communications. And this exactly where the Indian entrepreneur Beerud Sheth, the founder of TeamChat, based in San Francisco, sees new opportunities for his business. TeamChat is based on a new concept…
20Vonage is a strategic partner The developers of the mobile app Vonage can boast about partnership with a consortium of IT and telecom companies The Alliance Partners. Companies have found common ground on providing cloud services. The Alliance Partners has 17 agencies all over US. A partnership with a VoIP app secures the consortium an…
20Emoticon anarchy is afoot – HipChat introduces collections HipChat managed to stand out among competitors by giving its users the possibility to create smileys, stickers and emojis, submit them to the administration and then share them with friends in everyday communication. Sure, Atlassian’s product is not the only messaging app that carries out such promotion…
20Nimbuzz figured that counseling is cheaper? Any software program, be it a simple mobile app or a complex integrated system, has problems and bugs. Usually, when a problem is encountered developers try to fix it. Nimbuzz, however, took a different approach. Instead of fine-tuning the app and making things easier for users, Nimbuzz published advice…