Posts with tag Telegram

Telegram launches Telegraph, adds Instant View

By John Thomas   Messaging app Telegram rolled out an update, introducing several new features and giving its Android app a new and improved look.   The Android version of the app got a substantial facelift. The improvements include a new interface for creating groups, for notification settings, an improved camera and photo viewer, better…

Telegram launches Gaming Platform

By Helen Walker Instant messaging app Telegram has launched a bot-powered Gaming Platform that will allow its users to play games. “You can now use bots to play games in your chats, complete with graphics and sound,” the company wrote on its blog. At the moment, about 30 games are already available on Telegram, with…

WhatsApp named most popular messenger on Android

We all have one messaging app that we prefer to use over the others. For some people it may be WhatsApp, while others choose Viber or Facebook’s Messenger. Using Android data from 187 countries, analytical company SimilarWeb, conducted a study to determine the most popular messaging apps in the world. In fact, the company claims…

Terrorist-recommended Communication App: iMessage

Terrorist-recommended Communication App: iMessage

Passions had very little time to die down around the fact that terrorist organizations are using Russian messaging app Telegram. In fact, so little time has passed that new facts have already come to light surrounding the use of another messaging app by terrorists. The editorial staff of American magazine Wired told its readers that…

TELEGRAM SERVICE BLOCKED IN IRAN

TELEGRAM WANTS TO SAVE ITS REPUTATION

Russian-rooted Telegram service seems to be tired of all recent accusations to do with the ISIS. Recently, there have been plenty of reports saying that Telegram has become a ‘hot new thing among jihadists’. The messaging app uses an encryption system, so all correspondences are secured. This provides ISIS fighters with opportunities of communication when…

TELEGRAM AND TERRORISTS. TELEGRAM MIGHT BE BANNED IN RUSSIA

TELEGRAM AND TERRORISTS. TELEGRAM MIGHT BE BANNED IN RUSSIA

Telegram messenger is already used to accusations. Little time passed since the messaging app appeared but it immediately brought up plenty of rumours. Some of them were confirmed, some of them were not. This time Telegram app is accused of assisting terrorists. Particularly, the accusation says that the Islamic State members are gladly using this…

PAVEL DUROV APOLOGIZES TO IRAN USERS

PAVEL DUROV APOLOGIZES TO IRAN USERS

Pavel Durov, the co-founder and CEO of Russian Telegram app apologized for his earlier statement. In his official Telegram channel, Pavel Durov denied his earlier statement about Telegram being blocked by the Iranian authorities. Previously he said that he had made those conclusions because the country’s population was unable to access the messaging app. However,…

BOTS AT WORK: TELEGRAM IMPLEMENTS BOTS FOR BANKS

BOTS AT WORK: TELEGRAM IMPLEMENTS BOTS FOR BANKS

Being so popular, messaging apps have many times proved that they are also a universal tool for solving various tasks. E.g., some of them are used for advertising movies or new clothing collections. Other messengers now represent companies via so called consultant accounts. However, banks have an intention to replace part of call-centre workers with…

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Telegram is Blocked in Iran – AppMess Video News #26

This week, many Viber users in Ukraine got a reason to think about switching to a new messaging app. The reason behind it being that users were startled by the news that Viber is moving its servers in the framework of the Personal Data Law adopted in Russian on September 1, 2015. In order to…