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‘No’ from Hike to group chat bugs

All Hike users can now visit the Windows Phone Store to upgrade to the latest version of the app. It is quite a significant update for those who use group chats quite frequently, since they removed the bug issue that added users to unknown public chats. Let’s not forget that it benefits the app’s privacy…

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Viber makes calling inside Nepal free

As it was reported before, a lot of free messaging apps helped Nepal residents communicate better during the first earthquake. Unfortunately, Nepal suffered a second earthquake – 7.3 on the Richter scale. After such a disaster, Viber introduced the free call feature to the region. It is not clear why this could not have been…

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PRICEY STUFF. WHATSAPP CALLS MORE EXPENSIIVE THAN THEY SEEM

Free cheese can be only in mousetraps, as they say. A recent survey says that calls in WhatsApp, that are supposedly free of charge, can be pretty costly. In order to make free calls within WhatsApp you need a Wi-Fi connection or an active data transfer – in that case, you will be able to…

Hangouts

HANGOUTS: DOUBTS ON THE SECURITY ISSUE

Hangouts Messenger that emerged as a separate app had to struggle for its popularity. It is as good as other apps of its type and this secures it equal opportunities for competing. It has an ace up its sleeve, though: the world’s most widely known name of its developers – Google. Upon hearing the name…

telegram

WELL DONE TELEGRAM: 62 MN MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS

Pavel Durov’s Russian Telegram Messenger has released its latest statistic figures, which prove that the app is gaining popularity quite fast. Currently, 2 billion messages are sent over Russian Telegram daily. This is twice as many as was back in December 2014. Besides, Durov said that at the moment Russian Telegram has 62 million monthly active users, whereas…

Viber

HOW TO MAKE YOUR VIBER MORE SECURE. SIMPLE TIPS

Probably everyone who uses messaging apps for business and personal communication has at least once been in doubt: are messengers indeed so secure? Some people don’t want others to see their status or their profile photo, someone just hates the idea of sharing their personal information with anyone. Below are seven professional tips to make…

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WILL SKYPE LOSE ITS LOGO?

The last thing everyone expected to happen has occurred. The well famous service for corresponding and making A/V calls Skype has lost its lawsuit against the paid British Sky TV channel for the right to use its logo. This whole thing began quite a long time ago – in 2010, when Skype was about to…

Viber for Windows

Viber Goes for Windows 10

If you love Viber and a PC user, it will be good news for you that Viber is ready to embrace Windows 10. This was info was made public at the Microsoft conference in San Francisco. Viber, a pioneer among mobile communication platforms, presented a new version of its communication app. The new Viber is…

wiper

NEW WIPER UPDATES FOR IOS AND ANDROID

Advocates of secure online communication now can cheer: Wiper messaging app has updated its versions on both iOS and Android. Wiper Messenger is an app for secure free calls and exchanging text messages, audio and video files. A special Wiper’s feature is a high level of confidentiality for its users: for example, if your chat…