LINE CEO Akira Morikawa Stepping Down, Being Replaced by COO Takeshi Idezawa
LINE has announced that Akira Morikawa, who has been the leader of LINE since early 2013, will be stepping down as CEO in March of next year. Morikawa has been…
Facebook Launches “Stickered” App for Messenger, Lets You Put Stickers on Your Photos
If you’ve been looking for more Facebook Messenger features to keep your interest piqued in the messaging app, you might find some of that in the company’s new Stickered for…
BBM for Android Gains Dynamic Emoticon, Sticker Picker in Latest Update
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android has just been updated, adding a dynamic emoticon/sticker picker. If text has been entered the picker shows emoticons. If no text has been entered the…
Samsung Shutting Down Its ChatON Application Everywhere Except the US on February 1
Late last month reports surfaced that Samsung’s ChatON app would be shut down in some markets. These reports were later denied by the company, but now it appears as though…
LINE Music: LINE Acquires MixRadio from Microsoft in Deal Expected to Close by “Early 2015”
LINE and Microsoft surprised the technology world this morning with the announcement that LINE has purchased MixRadio service from Microsoft.
TopUp Any Prepaid Number With TextMe, Inc.’s New RechargeMe App on Android
Last month, TextMe launched FreeTone, which provides free calling and text messaging to any U.S. number, and now the company has launched a brand new app that allows TextMe users…
Vonage Mobile App Brings New Functionality Thanks to Integration With Android Wear
Vonage’s mobile app has always been targeted directly to smartphone users, but that’s changing thanks to newly-announced integration with the Android Wear platform. Thanks to this new integration, the VoIP…