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Google+ Hangouts SMS integration coming soon, says Google

Craig Lloyd, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google+ Hangouts got a major face-lift yesterday when Google announced that all of their chat services would be merged together into one app. Essentially, users can now message each other over various platforms, as well as video chat. Furthermore, you can send someone a message without even them being signed in, hinting to the possibility that Hangouts could be an SMS replacement. Read The Full Story

Google+ Hangouts for Android now live, replaces Google Talk [UPDATE]

Craig Lloyd, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google I/O just wrapped up, so now we're inevitably waiting for all the new features to start rolling out. The first out of the gate is the new Google+ Hangouts app, which is now available for Android. The app replaces Google Talk on Android, and will also eventually make its way to iOS, making it the first time that a Google chat app will be released on iOS. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Messenger coming to iOS and Android this summer

Craig Lloyd, May 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

During BlackBerry's Live event in Florida today, the company announced that its popular BlackBerry Messenger service (a.k.a. BBM) will be heading to iOS and Android later this summer. The app will support cross-platform messaging, meaning that users on BlackBerry can talk with iOS and Android users with the BBM app. Read The Full Story

Google Babel to rebrand as Google Hangouts, could launch at Google I/O

Craig Lloyd, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've heard rumblings of Google's new unified chat service in the past, called Babel, but it seems the company is expected to announce the new service at Google I/O next week. However, before they do that, it's been reported that Babel is being rebranded as Google Hangouts, and will merge with the company's current Google+ Hangouts video chat feature. Read The Full Story

Evernote partners with KakaoTalk for chat integration

Craig Lloyd, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Evernote is looking to branch out and get into the mobile messaging business. The company behind the popular note-taking app has partnered up with instant messaging service KakaoTalk in order to broaden their service to the Asia market, as well as integrate some of their features into Kakao's chat client. Read The Full Story

Line messenger hits 150 million users

Brittany Hillen, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Line, a chat-based messaging service that has been steadily growing more popular, has announced the 150 million user milestone, with those who use the service hailing from a variety of locations around the globe. Line is available in many countries, including the recently announced Latin America and Spanish markets, and was launching one month shy of a year ago. Read The Full Story

FBI seeks to fine tech companies failing to comply with real-time wiretaps

Brian Sin, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

A new proposal from the government would require tech companies like Facebook or Google to allow law enforcement to place real-time wiretaps on a suspect's communication mediums, like messaging apps, emails, and more. Law officials would present a court-ordered request to the companies, and if the companies don't comply, they would receive a fine amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. If they choose not to pay the fine after 90 days, the fines will double each day afterwards. Read The Full Story

Chat apps leave SMS behind as carrier cash-cow falters

Chris Davies, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Mobile instant messaging apps have overtaken SMS for the first time, new research suggests, marking a likely end of the text message cash-cow for operators. Nearly 19bn IM chat messages were sent every day in 2012 on average, according to research firm Informa, in comparison to 17.6bn traditional text messages, with analysts claiming some carriers are already "seeing a decline in their messaging revenues." Read The Full Story

iMessage bug omits last word of specific messages

Brian Sin, Apr 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

A bug plaguing the iMessage instant messaging feature on iOS and Mac OS X devices omits the last word of certain messages after the instant message is sent and received. This issue affects both the iPhone as well as Macs, and it appears to both the sender and the receiver. So far, The Verge has discovered two phrases that seem to be affected by the issue. The first phrase being anything that involves President Barack Obama's name, and the second affecting the phrase, "The best prize is a surprise." Read The Full Story

Facebook Messenger for Android updated with free voice calling

Brian Sin, Apr 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook has finally rolled out a new feature to its U.S. Android users that now allows them to initiate a free voice call with one of their Facebook friends. The voice calling feature will be available automatically, meaning you won't have to go to Google Play to download an update. The feature has been available to iOS users for quite some time now, and Android users in Canada had the feature since early March. The voice calling feature uses up your data plan instead of your actual minutes, so if you're on a tiered data plan, proceed with caution. Read The Full Story

Facebook Home hits Android today – Chat Heads first!

Chris Burns, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today is the day that Android gets Facebook Home - but at this very moment, the big changes exist outside the final Facebook Home app, inside Facebook Messenger and the basic Facebook app instead! What you'll be seeing inside Facebook Messenger is a push to what's effectively Chat Heads. Chat Heads is a bit more of an aesthetic change than it is a change to your whole going-about of things. Read The Full Story

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