LINE Apparently Blocked in Mainland China, Including App and Website
We’ve been receiving tips that something was amiss with LINE in mainland China and it appears to be a very widespread problem, which is now taking shape as a possible…
Snapchat Testing Secret Stickers That Appear When You Snap in Popular Locales
We’re intimately familiar with many calling and messaging apps allowing you to share your location as well as stickers, but it appears as though Snapchat may be taking things a…
OneSimCard Drops Rates for 28 EU Countries Beginning Today, Offers Numbers With SMS for US and Canada
Hot on the heels of Truphone’s announcement in May and XXSIM’s announcement earlier, global carrier OneSimCard has listed in an email that the OneSimCard Plus standard data rates for all…
Google Axes SMS for Hanoguts Feature for Its Calling and Messaging Service
Google’s Hangouts, like Facebook’s Messenger, has always been rather joined at the hip with the company’s Google Plus social network, but SMS support added last year really seemed to open…
Skype Changing Value Added Tax (VAT) Charges to Customers in the EU
Roaming rate changes aren’t the only thing coming to European Union residents this month. Starting July 28, Skype will also be changing the way it charges customers VAT. For Pay…
Spain Embraces the UppMovement With the Launch of UppTalk’s UppMobile Service in the Country
Not too long ago, UppTalk launched its mobile wireless service in the United States, and the company has just expanded the UppMobile service to Spain with today’s launch in the…
XXSIM Announces Lower GPRS and SMS Roaming Rates for European Travelers
It’s July 1, and we know what that means. It’s the day that European Union roaming rates drop across the board. Unsurprisingly, it also means that global carriers are following…