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KIK

DIY KIK SMILEYS

Last September, users of the messaging app called Kik finally got the opportunity to decorate their messages not only with standard smileys, but with various neat emojis. Prompt user feedback was very effective and positive. Ted Livingston is Kik cofounder and CEO. The aforementioned fact made his team approach the second stage of emotionally coloring…

Snapchat camera update

UPDATE SNAPCHAT TO SWAP CAMERAS WHILE RECORDING VIDEOS

The team of youth-oriented messaging app Snapchat, which is steadily paving its way into the position of the world’s leading startup monetization-wise, has released an update (currently available only on the AppStore). Users can now switch between the front- and rear-facing cameras while recording videos, or snaps. The communication service has had the option to…

Slack update

SLACK GETS UPDATED FOR ANDROID

Slack, the online platform that allows whole teams to communicate has updated its Android version and has given Slack for Android 2.0. The numerous updates include an improved usability and the upgraded design to comply with Google Material Design standards. The design of the left and right drawers has been changed: now there are usual…

Skype web

SKYPE RELEASES WEB BETA VERSION

Skype’s browser-based version is now available for beta testing to all users who reside in the US/UK. The new beta version supports the instant messaging service along with A/V calls. Just to remind our readers that since the end of last year, only users with ‘invites’ could access the Skype web-based version. From the official…

KakaoTalk

KAKAOTALK PRESENT STICKERS FOR DEAF USERS

It is always nice to find out about large businesses getting involved in fundraising or angel projects. In the framework of Korea’s national Day of the Deaf, South Korean company Daum Kakao, which owns KakaoTalk, decided to show they care about people suffering from deafness and hearing loss. On June 3rd, KakaoTalk users were given access…

Tinder 

TINDER RECRUITS HIGH-CALIBER PROFESSIONALS

Tinder has announced that former eBay and Microsoft man Hugh Williams has been hired as the new Vice President of Engineering for Tinder development team. William’s last employer was Pivotal Software, where he occupied the position of Senior Vice President in charge of data and application teams. Prior to that, Tinder’s latest signing served at eBay,…

Line

LINE INTRODUCES GROUP CALL APP

Have you ever had this feeling, when you called somebody: “Gosh, this technology is from the Stone Age! Wish I could talk to more people at the same time; that would be superb!” The LINE team, apparently, have found a solution for that. When trying to develop a tool for communicating with a large number…

Facebook Messenger

FACEBOOK MESSENGER. MAGIC USER LOCATION MAP

Facebook Messenger has decided to get rid of its location sharing feature and replace it with an option to share more precise location with one’s friends instead. Thus you will show them where exactly you are right now or where you are going to be. According to Stand Chudnovsky, one of the Messenger top executives,…

skype bug

SKYPE FIXES THE BUG WHICH CAUSED THE APP TO CRASH

Skype developers’ team have released an update, which allows you to void the effect of the bug that causes the app to crash. The problem is that Skype would crash immediately after a user received a message containing a simple text “http://” (no quotation marks), and the app did not let the user login again…

jongla

What’s new in JONGLA?

Messengers keep pleasing us with interesting updates. For example, the other day Jongla app announced the release of functionality update for Firefox and iOS. This is what we are going to tell you about. What’s new in Jongla for Firefox? Now you can get and play voice messages in Jongla . Improved process of exchanging…