Snapchat Raises an Additional $486.5 Million, Still Shuns Windows Phone Users
After closing an investment in October and a summmer full of investment talk, Snapchat ended 2014 with another $486.5 million investment from a whopping 23 investors according to Bloomberg. The…
Year in Review: The Most Popular Messaging, VoIP, and Social Topics of 2014
Here on TruTower, we’re very specific in our coverage goals. We strive to provide the best and most in-depth coverage of calling and messaging apps (as well as global roaming…
OneSimCard International Roaming SIM Now Being Offered Through Malaysia Airlines
Business and leisure travelers will find it a little easier to procure a OneSimCard roaming SIM now that the global carrier has partnered with Malaysia Airlines’ Temptations Magazine Team and…
BlackBerry’s BBM Updated, Now “More at Home on iOS 8” With Improved Layout for iPhone 6 Devices and More
If you’re running BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) on iOS 8, you’ll be happy to know that BlackBerry has released an update (version 2.6.1.31) for the platform that gives the app a…
New Mobile Messaging App Strings Exits Beta, Gives You “Complete Control” Over Your Personal Conversations
Seattle based startup incubator Be Labs has recently announced the successful completion of beta testing for its new Strings messaging app that it says “gives users complete control over their…
Reach Will Soon Bring the Power of Anonymous Chat and Search to Your Smartphone
If you love the idea of messaging someone anonymously without having to worry about the privacy issues that plague apps like Snapchat or Facebook Messenger, you’ll want to keep your…
LINE Outlines Upcoming Changes to Its LINE Creator’s Market Service on iOS and Android
Since its launch earlier this year, LINE Creator’s Market, a store for selling user-created stickers, has amassed millions of sales. LINE is looking to simultaneously continue and bolster this success…
Voxer on Mars Inches Ever Closer to Reality With NASA and Voxer Collaboration on HI-SEAS
Back in September, we showed how NASA was using Voxer in its NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) project to stay in contact, with the ultimate possibility of utilizing Voxer…