09Security of message exchange and confidentiality of transferred data have long become a sore point for most IM app users. Naturally, this is the reason for new protected IM services to appear and for older messengers to increase the number of their options. VIPole encrypted messenger, which has long been known to the owners of…
08Derek Ross from Google has brought some good news for Android users of Hangouts. The new updated version of the messaging app will support GIF animated images. Besides, Hangouts 5.0 will provide its fans with higher speed and better quality of operation. Ross also announced that in the updated app version a number of bugs…
08Unrestricted communication with anyone These days, the number of messaging apps has increased so much that it gets you to think: it would be a good idea to have an app on your phone that would easily let you communicate with your friends, regardless of the chat app they use. On 7 October 2015, Jongla…
07Despite the great number of unpleasant stories associated with the Russian messaging app Telegram, its number of active users just keeps on getting bigger. Along with this, the app’s function set is also expanding. Several months ago, Telegram presented a platform for bot development, which immediately got third-party engineers working on the creation of new…
06Traffic jams have long been a big problem for most people in China. Since the country is permanently overcrowded, traffic jams have long become a pain in the neck not only for drivers but now for pedestrians too. WeChat offers a solution to this problem – a new feature on its list of options. The…
06Skype has finally gave its users a reason to rejoice. Now they can enjoy a simultaneous interpreting option when making voice calls. For over decades Skype has been removing geographic barriers to provide people with audio and video communication. Thanks to the innovative solutions provided by Microsoft Research lab, Skype has now removed one more…
06At the beginning of this month, Apple finally released the long-awaited OS X update, nicknamed El Captain. So as to not waste time, Microsoft immediately rolled out the updated version of Skype for Mac. Skype 7.13 wasn’t just adapted to run on Apple’s new operating system. It also got the Split View feature. The function’s name…
05On Friday, October 2, CNN reported a news item telling about an attempt to commit an act of terrorism in Australia. On 25 April 2015, a 14-year-old from the UK (the initiator) and an 18-year-old citizen of Australia (the performer) plotted an explosion during a parade in Australia in honour of the local national holiday….
04Here’s a fun observation: US online news publication International Business Times reported that by releasing a version of its product for the Apple Watch, BlackBerry effectively outpaced both Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. As if they aren’t aware of the fact that Facebook Messenger came out for the smart watch mid-September. In any case, this is…
03The recent outage that users experienced when attempting to log in to their Skype accounts, make calls or even simply chat, has all of a sudden attracted public attention to the announced but not duly released Skype version for Windows 10. In search of information about the aforementioned issues, users stumbled into the Skype team’s…