30Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp monetization plan announced! WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are the two giants among messaging apps. Each has a great user base. Therefore, it would be bizarre if the investors would not ask Mark Zuckerberg to define and implement a monetization strategy. However, after the 2015 Q2 earnings call was published, Zuckerberg stated…
30Google Chrome welcomes web-LINE Popular Japanese communication platform LINE is continuing to top up its user base. Today, on 30 July, the firm released the expansion LINE for Google Chrome 1.0.0, thereby making the messenger available for anyone with a computer, Internet and Chrome. Why would LINE need a web version? The fact that LINE rolled…
30Threema 2.4.0 iOS version – released! Threema messaging app, focused on security and widely popular in Germany and Switzerland has rolled out an update for iOS. As of 29.07, Threema 2.4.0 is available in iTunes. We have already written that in mid-July Threema released an Android update that enables the messenger users to share files…
29HipChat available for Android Wear! HipChat has presented a new version of its app for Android 3.1. Now the application is even deeper integrated for Android Wear. The latest update gives smart watch users the liberty to receive and reply to messages using voice command or by posting a thumbs up, thumbs down or a…
29Verizon’s video service to be called Go90 Verizon – the largest U.S. wireless communications service provider and developer of Verizon Messages – has officially announced its plans to launch its very own video service for Internet users. Go90 is the name that this video service ended up having. In preparation of the launch, Verizon partnered…
29Buying Nextpeer will let Viber add new functionalities to its gaming portal Viber, which was bought by Rakuten for $900 M last year, is making its first purchase. It is acquiring a social gaming startup called Nextpeer. The deal’s worth is be $9 M. Nextpeer is an Israel-based company, consisting of 12 people that offer…
29Now you can record messages for chat apps in Google Now The Google Now update has enabled users of Android smartphones and tablets to send voice messages to apps of third-party developers. The way it used to be, when a user asked the service to send a message to a friend, Google Now did it…
28Discover switch no joke! Last week we covered Snapchat’s plans to make drastic changes to the lineup represented in the Discover tab. Rumor has it that the company was planning to drop its partnership with Warner Music and sign a deal with Buzzfeed and Vox. None of the mentioned companies have officially commented on the…
28Soon WhatsApp will present its version in Urdu On Monday, WhatsApp reported that it is currently working on an Urdu version of the application. Android owners will soon be able to be the first to use the app in the new language. The manager of translating projects, Ahsan Saeed, confirmed the information. The process of…
28New ambitious IM app for business – Teamchat People are widely using messaging apps for personal communications. It’s hard to imagine staying in touch with friends without texting or speaking to them through a video call. So many companies are producing messaging apps. To satisfy the demand, the current IM market can offer you messengers…