Snapchat to Its Users: “Stop Using Unauthorized Third-Party Apps”
We knew it was coming after the photo leaks and account compromises that have occurred lately, and now it’s official: Snapchat is taking the next step to safeguard users and…
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…
Google Voice and Hangouts Integration Gets a Little Closer With MMS Support
After offering the first minute of calls free to 25 countries and giving free calls to India users, Google is doing more updates to the actual Hangouts product itself. Starting…
WhichApp for iOS and Android Encrypts Your Instant Messages, Keeps them Private
There are a lot of apps that are vying to keep your instant messages private (you can find many right here), WhichApp lets you chat with your friends using one…
Microsoft Offering Skype With Xbox Live, Xbox Music, and Office 365 in a $199 Bundle
Microsoft‘s Skype app may be largely free, with the only cost coming from plans for outgoing calls to landlines or mobile phones, but most of the Redmond company’s other services…
Facebook Claims 500 Million Users on Its Standalone Messenger Application
It’s no secret that Facebook’s division of Messenger from its main social networking app caused quite a stir among the Internet community. Just last week, the social network’s CEO explained…
Kakao Games Make Up the Largest Profit Margins of Newly Combined Daum-Kakao
Earlier today, Daum and Kakao, which merged into one company on October 1, shared their third quarter earnings reports. The two segments are still operating separately for now, so we’ll…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Why Facebook Forced Users to Install Messenger Separately
The company has just recently conducted its first public town hall Q&A, with Mark Zuckerberg front and center. The first question he was hit with is why Messenger was separated…