Microsoft Brings Free Real-Time Messaging via Skype to Office Online
Skype is just about everywhere (and we mean everywhere), and is steadily becoming something of a standard for both work and personal use as can be seen with the company’s…
Voxer for iOS Updated With Easier Photo Sharing and Improved Navigation
If you’re using Voxer’s push-to-talk app on iPhone, you should have received an update to version 3.5.5, which brings a few notable changes to the instant voice communication platform. First,…
TextMe Launches FreeTone on Android and iOS, Providing Free Calls and Text Messages to Any U.S. Number
TextMe launched FreeTone this week, an application that sidesteps traditional carriers and offers unlimited free calls and unlimited free text messages to any phone number in the United States. Once…
Kik Announces $38.3 Million Series C Funding, Acquisition of GIF Messenger Relay
Kik has just announced that it has acquired Relay, a leading GIF messenger, and raised a $38.3 million Series C round of funding. The addition of Relay is Kik’s first…
Over 15 Billion Free Calls Have Been Made Over the LINE Messaging App Since 2011
LINE has just announced that over 15 billion free calls have been made using LINE free-call since its launch in October 2011. The service is built into the messaging app…
WeChat, BuzzFeed Announce Partnership to Bring News, Entertainment to WeChat Users
BuzzFeed has just announced a partnership with WeChat to bring news and entertainment content beyond BuzzFeed’s 175 million users globally to the 468.1 million users of Tencent’s popular messaing app.…
WhatsApp Deploys End-to-End Encryption to Millions of Users With Textsecure
WhatsApp has announced that it’s implementing end-to-end encryption on its messaging service, which will make it difficult for anyone to read user messages, particularly nosy governments. In fact, even WhatsApp…