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Following NAVER’s LINE, KakaoTalk Now Reportedly Being Blocked in Mainland China
It’s looks like LINE getting blocked in mainland China was just the beginning. LINE competitor KakaoTalk has reportedly been blocked as well, along with non-messaging services like Microsoft’s OneDrive...
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Facebook’s Messenger Application Finally Makes the Jump to Apple’s iPad
If you’ve been clamoring to chat with your Facebook friends on Apple’s iPad, you now have your wish. A version of Facebook Messenger is now available specifically to iPad users as of today. (it’s true...
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Viber System Fights Back Against Digicel and LIME Blockages in Jamaica
This week, Jamaican carrier Digicel blocked Viber, something that has seemingly occurred every summer. It’s likely that carrier-driven blocks such as this (not like government blocks) will continue,...
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Two New Kik Cards to Start Your Weekend Off Right: Bubble Fever and Red Note
We’re all familiar with how fun, usable, and informative Kik Cards can be, so it’s always good to see more options grace our iOS and Android screens. The first of two new Kik Cards this week is Dr....
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Voice Messaging and Profiles Make a Triumphant Return With Skype 5.2 for iPhone
As anticipated with earlier reports, a new update to Skype for iPhone marks the return of voice messaging support and profiles for the popular calling and messaging service. Simply tap on any contact...
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WeChat’s New Advertising Platform Opens Up in China, Benefits Official...
WeChat (Weixin in China) is looking for new ways to expand its lead over other messaging apps in the region with the launch of a new advertising platform. The system is still in open beta and only open...
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Teddy the Dancing Turtle Tangos and Spins His Way Onto imo Messenger
After releasing summertime stickers as well as launching retro-flavored stickers at the beginning of this month, the designers over at imo.im have decided to take things back toward the more creative...
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LINE Messaging App Expanding Into the US Market With a Focus on Gaming
If there’s one calling and messaging platform from Asia that has the biggest chance to expand in the highly-competitive U.S. market, arguably this would be LINE. In our interview with LINE...
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Voice Chat App Squawk Now Available on iOS, Coming to Android “Later This...
If you’re looking for a new way to keep in touch using instantaneous voice chat, you’re in luck. Squawk (not to be confused with the now-defunct Squawk Messenger) is a new voice-enabled chat app that’s...
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Snapchat Users Receive Surprise “Rio Live” Snaps From The World Cup Final in...
After giving users a sneak peak at special location and event based stickers, users of the Snapchat app saw the first example at large of how exciting the new Our Story feature can be, albeit not in...
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Wiper Calling and Messaging App Available on Android and iOS After $2 Million...
It goes without saying that the mobile messaging market is absolutely full of options for you to stay connected with your friends and family, and no we’re adding another app to this already extensive...
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Keep on Chatting With Voxer’s New Walkie-Talkie Mode, Now Available on Voxer...
We love Voxer, so whenever we see a new feature launching, we can’t help but smile a little, especially when those features bring the push-to-talk (PTT) app up to a whole new level. That’s the idea...
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LINE Messaging App Looking at Tokyo IPO Valued at Nearly $10 Billion USD
As expected, LINE has applied for an initial pubic offering (IPO) that’s valued at 1 trillion yen (about $9.85 billion USD). The initial application process actually began two weeks ago according to...
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Snapchat Rolls Out Location-Based Filters to Users in Los Angeles and New York
We already knew that Snapchat was testing its new Geofilters and it looks like the company has rolled out the feature. Unfortunately, it’s been limited to New York and Los Angeles for now. Still, if...
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You Can Now Book a Cab With WeChat Thanks to Integration With Easy Taxi
Easy Taxi and WeChat have announced a partnership allowing WeChat users to book taxis directly via the popular messaging app. The strategic alliance will position both brands as the top-of mind app for...
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LINE, KakaoTalk Services Are Now Restored in Mainland China After Nearly Two...
Just as it promised earlier this week, China has now restored LINE and KakaoTalk services. LINE was the first to go offline earlier this month, and was followed a day later by KakaoTalk. Services like...
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Kik Releases User Demanded Circular Profile Pictures on Android, Along With...
It’s been a couple of months since we’ve received a major update to Kik Messenger, but today, we received an update for both iOS and Android versions of the app. On Android only (the iOS update was...
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Weather and Sports Themed Static and Animated Stickers Arriving on IMO...
Stickers for messaging apps, provide an ever increasing number of ways to express your thoughts, feelings, and favorites in a way that simple static and tiny animated emoticons have failed to in the...
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Voxox Sets Company Record With 13 Award Wins in First Half of The Year
Voxox has had a busy first half of 2014. The company behind the cloud-based rich communication service for consumers and businesses that we’ve reported on many times here has won more awards than it...
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Paul Frank and Disney Villains Stickers Arrive on BlackBerry Messenger...
Stickers are the new emoticon for many messaging apps and it goes without saying that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is no exception. Two new sticker sets have launched on the platform recently, including...
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