Tag: IM
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Twitter unveils new group Direct Messages and video sharing features
While I’m sure we can all agree, Twitter is very much a public social media platform, but saying that it has always had the ability to allow users to send private messages to each other if they wish – also known as Direct Messaging. Well today, Twitter has announced a couple new features which are likely […]
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Samsung’s ChatOn service will be shut down next year
You may have heard the rumours surrounding Samsung’s ChatOn instant messaging service, in that it would be slowly disbanded on a region-by-region basis during the beginning of next year. When questioned about the future of the IM service, Samsung initially denied reports that the ChatOn service would be coming to an end or scaled back, […]
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Messenger app Viber introduces new social gaming
The popular instant messaging app Viber which has around 209 million monthly active users, has announced that it will be expanding into games, following in the footsteps of Line, We Chat and also Kakao. It’s been a relatively quit year for Viber; it was bought by Japan’s Rakuten for $900 million back in February this […]
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Microsoft’s Skype could soon feature 3D video calling
Feature being tested behind the scenes, however Microsoft berates poor choice of 3D cameras…
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Viber takes on Skype with PC and Mac desktop app
New desktop client allows mobile users to call those on PC and Mac
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Skype adds Video Messages feature on iPhone, Android and Mac
Send your friends and family little video messages, but not on Windows…
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MSN Messenger to close its doors March 15th, users moved to Skype
Goodbye, old friend…
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Microsoft retiring MSN Messenger in favour of Skype
Microsoft has confirmed that it will be retiring Messenger over the next year in favour of the Skype platform, which is now built in to Windows 8. Rumours have pointed towards the demise of Messenger over the past few weeks, and now the company has officially confirmed its exit in a statement. “Skype and Messenger […]
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Skype Issues Hotfix Update to Kill Messaging Bug
Skype has issued a new emergency update to its service after reports of a Messaging bug in the service which sends out unwanted messages to contacts…
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Samsung Announces ChatON Cross-Platform Instant Messaging App
Samsung plans to take on Blackberry’s BBM and Apple’s iMessage with their own ChatON cross-platform chat app
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App Of The Day: Whatsapp Messenger
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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Latest Skype update for Android mobiles delivers video chat
Skype for Android has finally just gotten its crucial missing component – delivering video chat to the smartphone platform with the latest update. The update 2.0 brings the Google mobile platform’s version of the popular VoIP communication service on par with iPhone’s iOS version – which already allows users the video feature, standard with desktop […]