TruTower Staff Editorials, Opinion Pieces, and Retrospectives
Veteran SMS is increasingly crowded out by Messengers. Behemoths like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Line, Kakao and Kik have platforms with hundreds of millions of users. Despite the challenges of overtaking…
They say everything old is new again. Yet, it’s still somewhat surprising that after a decade of social network dominance, text messaging is more popular than ever. When I speak…
I’ve just returned from London where I attended the Informa Mobile Roaming World Summit, it was a great conference, well represented across the industry. One of the recurring discussion points…
One of the most frustrating part of any trip is when realizing that your favorite global SIM card doesn’t get coverage where you’ll be staying even though it’s supposed to…
Instant messaging applications add a lot of convenience, but few people take the time to think about security concerns. Every day, hackers are trying to gain access to conversations. The…
We’ve heard the arguments before — seen them on tech blogs all around the internet, TruTower included — and it’s phenomenal how many tech geeks, myself included, get caught up…
Windows Live Messenger is officially being retired in favor of Skype on March 15th after more than a decade of availability. To commemorate the announcement of its sunset and the…
Microsoft‘s long-awaited Windows 8/Windows RT OS launches later today, along with the company’s highly-anticipated Surface tablet. What’s the difference between Windows 8 and Windows RT? The operating systems and the…
