LINE Commissioned Survey Spotlights European Addiction to Selfies
LINE has just released a survey that reveals Brits are just as addicted to “selfies” as their European counterparts. The survey reveals that UK and German ‘selfie addicts’ prefer taking…
Initial Release of BBM for Windows Phone To Focus on Sharing, Privacy With BBM Stickers, Channels Coming in “Months Ahead”
While it’s still in private beta (which means you can’t get it unless you’re on the beta testing team), it’s clear that BlackBerry is taking its BlackBerry Messenger for Windows…
LINE Messaging App Expanding Into the US Market With a Focus on Gaming
If there’s one calling and messaging platform from Asia that has the biggest chance to expand in the highly-competitive U.S. market, arguably this would be LINE. In our interview with…
European Union Questions Facebook Rivals Over the Social Network’s Acquisition of WhatsApp Messenger
There’s a new chapter in a book that seemingly won’t close as European Union antitrust officials have started questioning rival firms about Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp and what the acquisition’s…
Viber, Nimbuzz, and Other VoIP Apps Are Now Working Again in Jamaica After TATT Investigation Launches
After being banned by Jamaican carrier Digicel over what can easily be described as mobile carrier greed, it appears that Viber and other VoIP applications that were banned by Digicel…
WeChat Dash Game Lets WeChat and Facebook Users Dash and Chase Together
It’s no secret that calling and messaging apps have become more than just replacements for SMS, MMS, and phone calls. They’ve evolved into entire entertainment platforms themselves, incorporating stickers, games,…
Top Connect: Free Skype Calls to TravelSim Users Surge at World Cup
TravelSim users were getting a 21 percent increase in free calls from Skype users according to Top Connect since the quarterfinals. According to a traffic analysis run by the global…