Tag: Chat
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BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) update goes live – Easily share connected apps with pals
RIM launched its update for BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) to version 6.0 earlier this year – and as promised the first update has started to roll in bringing with it easy sharing for connected apps. After inviting developers to get onboard and come up with third party software for the popular messaging and chat feature…
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Blackberry Messenger (BBM) pictured running on Android Smartphone
Backing rumours that Research in Motion (RIM) would be bringing their popular Blackberry Messenger (BBM) as found on it’s range of Blackberry products from smartphones to any and all gadgets running Google’s Android software – today a tech website has outed some interesting snaps which seem to show a beta version of the text/chat app…
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Setting a Call ringtone on the Samsung Chat 335
We at The Gadget Helpline get hundreds of calls a week from frustrated customers looking for support and help with their Gadgets and electronic goods, so we thought we would share some of our help to the world. Today we have received a call where one of our dedicated agents provided support on Samsung chat…
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Skype 5.4 beta update (with Facebook) is now on Macs
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It’s been a few months now since Facebook features became integrated into the Skype video and voice chat software for Windows, but from today it’s finally up for grabs on Apple Mac computers. Bringing the same features across from their PC pals, Skype 5.4 is a beta update but delivers access to Facebook chat, viewing your own…
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Samsung Announces ChatON Cross-Platform Instant Messaging App
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Samsung plans to take on Blackberry’s BBM and Apple’s iMessage with their own ChatON cross-platform chat app
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Skype aquires GroupMe – Multiperson text-based chat to rival Google+
Skype has just announced its purchase of GroupMe, a mobile group texting service – which adds another social weapon to the arsenal against Google. Working much like the Huddle feature on Google+ for mobiles, GroupMe brings friend together for multiperson conversations using text-based “chatting” allowing easy organisation of get-togethers and keeping everybody involved “in the…
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As Google+ announces plans for playtime, Facebook ups its Game
As the G today announces its Games roll out onto the (un-)social network Google+, Facebook doesn’t hang around in retaliating. Now the Zuck’s Empire reveals its plans for a bigger more integrated playtime experience. Formerly cramped little apps, popular Facebook games such as CityVille will now utilise a much larger area of the screen space…
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App Of The Day: Whatsapp Messenger
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With a huge number of smartphones now available and each manufacturer or software maker trying to create their own individual messaging software, we often get customers asking how they can chat to their friends who have different phones, for free. “I’ve just got myself an iPhone 4, but I want to chat and send pictures…
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Gadget HELP! – Samsung Chat 335 and Setting the backlight timeout
We at The Gadget Helpline get hundreds of calls a week from frustrated customers looking for support and help with their Gadgets and electronic goods, so we thought we would share some of our help to the world. Today we have received a call where one of our dedicated agents provided support on Samsung Chat…
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Google+ user figures near the 20 million mark
New social network is putting up quite a fight against Facebook
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Facebook Press Conference: Social Network will integrate Microsoft’s Skype to take the fight to Google
As predicted, Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at the press conference today to announce that – Yes, Facebook will integrate Skype video conferencing as a major new feature into the Social Network. As Microsoft was making its $8.5-billion bid for the VoIP carrier service back in May, current Skype CEO Tony Bates was…
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PS Vita video reveals facial recognition in action
We already know the next generation of portable gaming from Sony – the PS Vita – will come with video calling but we’ve just found out that it will also eventually feature facial recognition and motion capture. The software was outed in a video released by Sony showing off custom avatars mimicking the motion of…