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Jongla

JONGLA CHANNELS PRESENT FIRST FAN CLUB

An Indonesian boy band called CJR can be proud of its truly devoted fans. The group’s fans have created a fan society in the local popular Jongla messenger and given it a name Comate. Now the society has its own Channel in the messaging app, thus becoming the band’s first official fan club in Jongla….

Skype for Mac

SKYPE 7.9 for Mac – Improved link preview function

Today we are pleased to present Skype version 7.9 for Mac, which has an improved function of link preview. Now, when you want to share a link, or add a few words to describe it, you can send it all in a single message. If there is an image on the site to which you are…

Portal

PORTAL APP TRANSFERS FILES FROM PC TO SMARTPHONE

Portal is a new app, available nowhere but on Google Play Market. It solves all problems that arise when transferring files from a PC to a smartphone and troubles of further handling these files. Its a product of Pushbullet messenger. According to the developers, the app works with the highest speed possible and maximum simplicity….

KakaoTalk

KAKAOTALK ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEW VERSION

Daum Kakao Corp, owner of South Korea’s most popular messaging app, KakaoTalk, has announced the release of the app’s new version, packed with some serious innovations. The latest version includes such functions, as Video Call, Chat Backup and Restore. KakaoTV – a mobile social platform for videos – can be considered to be the most…

WeChat moments

BRIEF GUIDE ON WECHAT’S ‘MOMENTS’ FEATURE

One of the most popular social features of WeChat Messenger is Moments. Basically, it is similar to the ‘wall’ in any social network – users “hang” their post, their friends see those posts, and then “like” and comment on them. Considering the number of WeChat users – the latest figures give the huge number 600…

KIK

KIK’S 30 ENGINEERS PER 200 MILLION USERS. YOU DO THE MATH

Kik texting app is constantly being improved. Not too long ago, Kik added the option to send videos in chats, after which users were presented with the option to independently create emojis. Next, the project’s team decided to have some fun and juggle some stats around. Developers specifically stated that more than 200 million people…

Snapchat

SNAPCHAT STYLISH MONETIZATION STRATEGY

At last, Snapchat is beginning to monetize in the way that users will most certainly like. The company has now allows using its geofilters by large and small businesses as part of the new monetization strategy. Observers have already pointed out in their articles that this solution is probably one of the best. McDonald’s was…

Facebook moments

NEW APP HELPS SORT GALLERY

Are you annoyed by friends who say they’ll send you over a photo ‘in just a sec’, but never do? The new app Moments, developed by Facebook, will retrieve your photos, buried deep inside other people’s smartphones. The operating principle of the app is based on the facial recognition technology. The app scans user gallery…

KIK

KIK & DOSOMETHING COME TOGETHER TO CHANGE THE WORLD

It is probably pointless telling our readers about the Kik messenger. Everybody has heard about its creator Ted Livingston and his ambitious plans. The new step is meant to strengthen the Kik community, attract new member and change the world with each separate deed. DoSomething is a social non-profitable organization that unites young people for…

Skype for web

SKYPE FOR WEB IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE WORLD. COME AND USE IT

Just recently we released an article about Skype for web beta version being available for users from the US and the UK only. A few days later, the Skype team of developers opened the beta of the web-version for the entire world to test. This version of the app now supports Chromebook and Linux, but…