WhatsApp Embracing Voice Calling in Q2 2014, Achieves 465 Million Active Users
It turns out that Kik wasn’t the only messaging app exploring voice capability. WhatsApp had apparently been exploring it as well, and not just simply sending audio files. Full-blown VoIP…
Glympse Partners With Samsung’s ChatON to Provide Location Services to 180 Million Users Worldwide
Just a few days ago, ChatON received a new update that gave it some new notifications and sync abilities, and now Samsung’s app is partnering with leading location sharing provider…
BBM Follows in the Footsteps of Many Other Messaging Platforms and Introduces Stickers
We’ve seen a great many applications introduce stickers in the past. Viber introduced stickers back in October while Facebook did the same in November and imo.im later followed suit. Now…
Instant Messaging to Account for 75% of Mobile Messaging Traffic by 2018, Will Generate Only 2% of Revenues
A new report from Juniper Research highlights the growing disparity between traffic volumes and revenues in the mobile messaging market. It states that despite accounting for 75% of the traffic…
VidTalk Walkie-Talkie Wants to Connect People Fast With 9-Second Video Messages Over iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Video messaging meets Snapchat meets push to talk with VidTalk, a new application currently available for iOS devices. VidTalk looks to make “connecting with friends and family through mobile devices…
Latest BBM Update Brings BBM Voice, BBM Channels, and Many Additional Changes
The long awaited BBM Voice and BBM Channels update was expected to drop for iOS and Android early this year and right on cue, the update has. BBM Voice brings…
Viber Acquired by Japan’s Rakuten, Looks to Meet LINE Head-to-Head
There have been whispers of acquisition reaching our inbox in the past few days and as we sought confirmation of the validity behind these rumors, Viber was indeed being purchased…