Facebook Seeks Antitrust Review of Its WhatsApp Messenger Acquisition
Despite obtaining approval from the Federal Trade Commission in the United States, Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp is facing a new hurdle in the form of a potential antitrust…
Telegram Messenger is Now Available for Windows Phone With a Beta Label
The number of calling and messaging apps that aren’t available for Windows Phone yet continues to fall with only a few small pieces remaining. One more has made the list…
Microsoft Looks to Break Down Language Barriers With Skype Translator, Demonstrated at Code Conference
The language barriers could be falling away, at least for users of Skype. Microsoft unveiled its Skype Translator technology publicly at the Code Conference tech gathering in Rancho Palos Verdes,…
Keeping Your Favorite Kik Cards Within Easy Access and Sharing Them With Your Friends
Cards from Kik are a way for people to follow the latest updates on celebrities or news and can also include games or Kik Messenger social features. There are a…
UppTalk Launches: “LookUpp: Keep Your Eyes on the Road” Campaign to Promote Attentive Driving
Texting while driving (TWD) is an unfortunate side-effect of the popularity of smartphones and messaging apps, and it’s actually quite a big problem; TWD accounted for more than 1.6 million…
GlobalWebIndex: Tencent’s WeChat is the Fastest Growing Social Network in the World
We already know that WeChat is seeing impressive growth worldwide with nearly 400 million active users, barely below WhatsApp’s 500 million, and the app is continuing to impress with its…
Microsoft Offering Skype Credit to Brazilians Who Use Bing as Their Default Search Engine
We’re always up for ways to earn a little extra talk time with our loved ones and it looks like Skype users can do just that simply by using Microsoft’s…
Report: Kakao Merging With Daum, South Korea’s Second-Largest Search Engine
In a time where mergers and acquisitions are always abuzz, it honestly comes as no surprise to hear rumors of more mergers and acquisitions, especially after this year’s biggest acquisition…