08Russian software developer and founder of messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, has once again found himself at the center of a scandal: Talmon Marco, creator of the popular communication app Viber, has accused Durov of plagiarism. Stickers are the subject matter of the scandal: Marco is confident that the design of Telegram stickers was “borrowed”…
04Viber has been updated to version 5.5 for iOS devices This morning, the proud owners of iPhones and iPads had something to cheer about: new Viber functions. In other words, the company has presented its iOS update. The freshly baked version of the messenger is 5.5 and it is already available on iTunes. The innovations…
29Buying Nextpeer will let Viber add new functionalities to its gaming portal Viber, which was bought by Rakuten for $900 M last year, is making its first purchase. It is acquiring a social gaming startup called Nextpeer. The deal’s worth is be $9 M. Nextpeer is an Israel-based company, consisting of 12 people that offer…
29Now you can record messages for chat apps in Google Now The Google Now update has enabled users of Android smartphones and tablets to send voice messages to apps of third-party developers. The way it used to be, when a user asked the service to send a message to a friend, Google Now did it…
25Messengers are capturing the world! Right or wrong? These days more and more people prefer to discuss business issues in messaging apps instead of having a long correspondence. Messaging apps help you get a message over faster and get decisions confirmed. One cannot say, however, that chat apps have totally pushed e–mail out. Security now…
22Messaging apps in tourism Messengers are developing fast these days. Almost every day new interesting projects appear, and messaging companies which have got themselves firm in the market, are looking to develop their businesses further. WeChat is a good example. This messaging app allows not only messaging but users can also call taxis, buy cinema…
20New version of the Yahoo Messenger is already in China! Yahoo has announced a new version of its Yahoo Messenger. Now the app is called Yahoo Livetext and it allows users to share ‘silent’ video and text messages. The messenger description says that such a way of communication is the most natural one. Officially, the…
19The new report of the Ministry of Telecommunications of India Negotiations on network neutrality in India are far from complete. A report published by the Ministry of Telecommunications on Thursday, July 17 at the same time pleased and disappointed Viber, WhatsApp, Hike and Skype users and caused worry about Internet giants like Facebook. Carte blanche for…
17Are messengers in danger? Pressure on messaging apps is increasing every day. The fact that users can exchange data in a free and secure way is not okay with large businesses, law enforcement agencies and governments of many countries. Besides, the fact that companies that produce messenger apps manage to make a profit disturbs certain…
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