LINE and Tencent to Invest in Korean Gaming Studio 4:33 Creative Lab
LINE and Tencent the company behind WeChat have come together for the first time to invest $110 million in 4:33 Creative Lab, a games studio based out of Korea. This…
WeChat Won’t Have Blue Ticks in Its Messaging App For User Privacy Reasons
About a week ago, WhatsApp released blue ticks that confirmed that a message recieved via the messaging service has been read. This small change made a few users feel nervous,…
Chinese Calling and Messaging App WeChat Hits 468.1 Million Users Worldwide
Messaging apps have become a phenomenon, reaching all corners of the globe and largely replacing text messaging and calling provided by carriers. We’ve been covering the phenomenon here on TruTower…
New Standalone Weixin / WeChat VoIP Apps Focus on Free Calling
If you’re a WeChat (Weixin in China) user, you no doubt already know that it includes built-in calling functionality, but that hasn’t stopped Tencent, the company behind WeChat, from releasing…
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Rates WhatsApp, Snapchat, Skype, Low for Security
Having secure communications is important in today’s day and age, particularly after Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations increased public awareness in abusive government snooping of personal communications. There are also a…
Want a WeChat-Based Remote Control for Your Refrigerator? You May Soon Get Your Wish
It turns out that KakaoTalk isn’t the only one vying to control the appliances you use in day-to-day living. Tencent, the company behind the popular WeChat messaging platform, is also…
WeChat Launches the Orange Lantern and Halloweeny Sticker Sets to Celebrate Halloween
Along with BBM and imo.im, Tencent’s WeChat has also decided to release some sticker to celebrate Halloween. The new stickers depict three original WeChat characters called the Orange Lantern and…