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Flips

Picture messenger Flips is now available for iOS

The constantly tightening market of messaging apps already requires something more than just an app with an original concept; an application at the top of the sales list must be truly innovative. Developers, as Jack Trout used to say, now have to get ahead of competitors, by astonishing users with new features for apps. Say…

Skype ads remover

How to remove Skype ads: ‘Skype Ad Remover’

Skype Ad Remover is a free app for switching off adverts in Skype. Skype has recently launched adverts on the main screen, as well as in chat windows. Ads can distract users from informal communication or even during conferences. Glittering ads may be irritating or interfere with your working process and until now it was…

Facebook Messenger games

FACEBOOK MESSENGER MAY INTEGRATE GAMES

Rumours say that Facebook is seeking games, and is even negotiating with developers, whose games will be integrated into Messenger. Officially Mark Zuckerberg announced the support of third-party apps for the Messenger as early as in March 2015 during the F8 conference. Since then the Messenger has added an option to use photos, animated videos…

snapchat on windows phone

WILL WE ACTUALL SEE SNAPCHAT ON WINDOWS PHONE IN THE FUTURE?

Everybody has heard the renowned story of relations between the Snapchat messaging app and Windows Phone users who are desperate to experience this popular messenger. Recently, this has been impossible and the numerous requests failed to change the state of affairs. Things looked really bad and even a scandal almost occurred, when the Snapchat authorities…

skype translator

SKYPE TRANSLATOR NOW AVAILABLE ALL OVER THE WORLD

Microsoft Corporation has made free access to the instant translation feature, which was introduced in Skype in December 2014. It works for both verbal and written translations. After the testing period that lasted 5 months, the Skype Translator option can be used even without registration. The tool can be downloaded from Windows Store. So far,…

Telegram

UPDATES FOR TELEGRAM MESSENGER BETA WINDOWS PHONE

The updated version of the popular Russian Telegram Messenger Beta for Windows Phone has now been enriched with many new features and updated to version 1.10. Users can now opt to receive smart notifications, enjoy using new statuses, and can make group chats. Here is the list of Russian Telegram’s new features: Invite links for group chats…

Line

STICKER MARKET OF LINE USERS EARNS $75 MN

The Japanese Line messaging app is famous for its stickers. They are vivid, attractive, and are localized for various countries. Recently, music stickers have also appeared. In May last year, the app launched its Creators Market platform. That’s a platform where users can independently make their own stickers and even sell them. Overall, during the…

Facebook messenger

FUTURE BELONGS TO MESSENGERS. FUTURE BELONGS TO FACEBOOK

Critics may disagree; however, the idea of turning Facebook Messenger into a full-scale media platform is a move that will ensure the global dominancy of Zuckerberg’s social network for many years to come. This will enable it to overcome the existing limitations of the major platform, will get it to take advantage of messaging apps’…

Bleep

JUST WHISPER IT: BLEEP MESSAGES GONE IN 25 SECONDS

Bleep, an app for secure message exchange, sharing video files, and for making voice calls. Founded by BitTorrent, it has overcome the figure of 200,000 users. The alpha version was available on Windows, Android, and Mac. Thanks to the P2P architecture, the system identifies a logged in user not by the name but by his…

Wechat

WECHAT: WANT MORE ADS? WISH GRANTED

The Chinese messenger platform WeChat is gearing up to beat the record of its own revenue for Q1 and seeking new monetization strategies. Tencent, the company that founded it, will continue experimenting with the amount of adverts in WeChat’s Moments. According to the Chief Strategy Office James Mitchell, WeChat team is doing its best to…