Posts with tag Windows

Instagram Stories get a major update

By John Thomas   Instagram has rolled out an update to its Stories, adding Boomerang and Mentions “help you make the story even more fun”. “We are also starting to test links inside some stories,” the company wrote on its blog. To create a Boomerang, a looping one-second video inside the Instagram, users will have…

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…

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…

SKYPE ROLLS OUT IOS UPDATES

SKYPE ROLLS OUT IOS UPDATES

While Microsoft has already released Skype updates for Android, Windows and Windows Phone, iOS users just got a release preview. However, judging by the new opportunities, Skype 6.6 for iPhone and iPad was worth that long waiting. It has finally been released. The new version of the messenger lets you automatically find phone numbers, addresses…

SKYPE ROLLS OUT NEW OPTIONS

SKYPE ROLLS OUT NEW OPTIONS

The other day, Microsoft pleased its users by rolling out Skype updates for several platforms at once: Android, Windows and Windows Phone. And if the new 2.30.0.2 version for Windows Phone and version 7.15 for Windows cannot boast any specific updates, the list of new features for Android cannot but make you feel high. One…

SYNC YOUR APP & DEVICE: WIRE GETS THE JOB DONE

SYNC YOUR APP & DEVICE: WIRE GETS THE JOB DONE

Attention to detail is Wire’s forte. And it makes total sense: every messaging app finds it vitally important to monitor even the smallest constantly-changing trends and vigorous competitors. Defects and unfixed errors always get in the way of the app’s work and reputation. The most essential thing here is to notice and fix the drawbacks…

WHAT SKYPE HAS IN STOCK FOR UPDATED WINDOWS 10

WHAT SKYPE HAS IN STOCK FOR UPDATED WINDOWS 10

The other day, Windows 10 fans and users witnessed the release of a significant update. Apart from Windows 10 users, the multimillion army of Skype messenger fans went through a catharsis too. The Windows 10 update rolls out two Skype consumer previews. Let’s take a close look at them. Skype Preview Preview of Skype allows…

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…

STAY ANONYMOUS WITH TOR MESSENGER. BETA VERSION UNDERWAY

STAY ANONYMOUS WITH TOR MESSENGER. BETA VERSION UNDERWAY

More than a year ago, Tor Project team began developing Tor Messenger – a messaging app, whose purpose is to make user correspondence completely anonymous. Tor Messenger is based on Mozilla’s Instantbird. Now the team announced the launch of an open beta testing for the app. The team announced it on October 29, 2015. The…