14Just two years, nine months and twenty-six days have passed since hike messenger was launched but it has already become the second in the top list concerning the number of monthly active users and the time they spend in the app. The messaging company reps have publicly shared the data that last month the app…
13Microsoft has been making statements about integrating Skype with the Windows Phone for several months now. For example, in June 2015, the company announced that it was no longer working on the development of Skype’s Modern version for Windows, but it is instead focusing on the creation of new universal apps for Windows 10. Skype…
13Japanese messaging app Line, which has been keeping its users happy with free communication opportunities, decided to increase the security level of transmitted data with end-to-end encryption. Now, the app’s mobile version, which is used by more than 211 million people every month, got additional protection from interception from unauthorized persons. The new security feature…
13Symphony, a communications platform for teamwork, has recently raised an investment of $100 mn from Google and other major companies. Among them were Natixis, Lakestar, UBS, Societe Generale and Merus Capital. The reps of the Californian startup Symphony Communication Services said that they would use the newly acquired tranche of funds for enlarging their user…
12The coming update to WhatsApp messenger will be beneficial for users by providing them with new functionalities. I.e., the tester of the WhatsApp updated version, the German developer WALID, announced in his Tweeter that the new version of the app would now support 3D Touch display technology. Let us recall that iPhone 6s and iPhone…
12The Digital Age has given the world many possibilities that people earlier thought would be impossible. We can see each other despite borders and distance, the messages are delivered to the recipient in less than a second. We can share a song that we liked or an image, or even express our feelings via stickers…
12Exactly three weeks ago, all Skype users faced a problem that prevented them from logging into their account and placing calls or even chatting. For a few hours, the IM service was unavailable all over the world. Skype’s press service immediately responded, saying that the bugs would be fixed a.s.a.p. A couple of days later,…
11LINE Corporation has reported a new milestone: its LINE DECO app that allows users to customize their phones in an a la-LINE app style, has got over 30 million downloads. This app runs on Android and iOS devices. It allows users to upload wallpapers and icons similar to those that can be found in the…
10Thanks to Snapchat’s recent acquisition of Looksery, Evan Spiegel’s creation will now be able to annually make hundreds of millions of dollars from selling Lenses. Lenses is the name of the new service, created on the basis of a startup from Odesa that was purchased by the image-sharing app for $150 million last month. Financial…
09The absence of a “quick reply” issue in WhatsApp has been hot for several years already. By the time iOS 9 comes out, the next update of the messaging app will let users benefit from all the advantages and positive sides of using Quick Reply. The information about WhatsApp adopting the new iOS 9…