Posts with tag Mac

LINE introduces desktop sign-up and free calls to mobile phones and landlines

By Scott Davis Messaging app LINE, Japan’s largest social network with over 600 mn users worldwide, has lined up several updates released in the last days of summer. Firstly, the company introduced the possibility of signing up for the app on computer or tablet (Windows/Windows 10/Mac). The signing up process is simple: install the app…

Twitter extends videos to 140 seconds

Not so long ago Twitter modified its 140-character limit for tweets, excluding links and images from it and now the service announced it is extending it limit for videos. “Video is becoming increasingly central to the real-time conversations happening on Twitter – video Tweets on Twitter have increased by over 50% since the beginning of…

Calls come to Slack

A simple, pleasant way to speak with your team Typing is great. We love typing. And while there are many fine ways to communicate via typing — messaging in channels, direct messages, and group DMs — today we’re officially adding calls to the mix for everyone. After months of beta testing, all Slack users everywhere can now use our…

WhatsApp introduces desktop apps

WhatsApp, Facebook-owned messenger has launched desktop apps for Mac and Windows. “Just like WhatsApp Web, our desktop app is simply an extension of your phone: the app mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device,” the company wrote on its blog. All messages from your phone are now synced with the app on your computer…

Viber introduces end-to-end encryption and hidden chats

Popular messaging app Viber is rolling out new security features with its latest release Viber 6.0. “Our team at Viber has been working hard to give you more control over your private conversations. Today we are taking another step in this direction by making your private communication even safer through end-to-end encryption, hidden chats and…

WOWAPP – MESSENGER THAT PAYS ITS USERS

WOWAPP – MESSENGER THAT PAYS ITS USERS

Now that communication apps are developing fast, users expect messaging apps to provide a whole lot of services and can hardly be surprised by anything new, whether it is brand chats, simultaneous translation during A/V calls, or an app helps you search for those who would come along to the cinema. But nobody would ever…

mysms Review

mysms Review

  The first SMS message was first sent out over 23 years ago. Over this period, the function of sending short messages has evolved from an innovation into an integral part of the lives of all smartphone owners. We have to admit that we’ve become accustomed to this function. However, one might wonder what new…

Skype Mac Update Supports Split View

Skype Mac Update Supports Split View

At the beginning of this month, Apple finally released the long-awaited OS X update, nicknamed El Captain. So as to not waste time, Microsoft immediately rolled out the updated version of Skype for Mac. Skype 7.13 wasn’t just adapted to run on Apple’s new operating system. It also got the Split View feature. The function’s name…

AppMess Review: Bleep free download

AppMess Review: Bleep free download

Most people are familiar with the fact that these days government agencies can keep a close watch on citizens through social networks. To give users a full privacy, which under current state of things has become as valuable as never before, mobile app developers are forced to produce totally secure messaging apps. An example of…

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…