By Todd Haselton |
As expected, Nokia on Wednesday unveiled the Asha 210, an entry-level Series 40 device destined for emerging markets. The Finnish phone maker took a page out of HTC’s book by adding a dedicated button for quick access to WhatsApp. HTC tried this method before, with…
By Todd Haselton |
The Series 40-powered Asha 210 was announced on April 24 and will debut during the second quarter of 2013. It’s an entry-level device that will launch in emerging markets. It packs a full QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated WhatsApp button.…
By Todd Haselton |
A recent report suggested that Google was eyeing a possible $1 billion bid for the popular messaging service WhatsApp. That rumor was quashed by WhatsApp director of business development Neeraj Arora on Tuesday. The exec didn’t provide a quotable statement, but told AllThingsD that the rumors of…
By Sean P. Aune |
According to a new report, Google is in talks with the makers of WhatsApp to acquire the popular messing app for as much as $1 billion. Digital Trends is reporting that it has spoken with a source with inside information on the talks currently going…
By Todd Haselton |
Is WhatsApp breaking the law? If you live in Canada or the Netherlands it does, at least according to a new report from privacy watchers. The application is coming under fire because it requires that a user opens up his or her address book to…
By Todd Haselton |
Facebook is allegedly in talks to buy Whatsapp, the popular free text messaging tool that acts a lot like a cross-platform version of iMessage or BBM, according to TechCrunchi. What is Whatsapp? For starters, users can send messages, images and more to friends and see…
By Todd Haselton |
Research firm Ovum recently published a report that suggests social messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, will cost wireless carriers as much as $54 billion by 2016. That’s a staggering figure, however, and we wonder if Ovum took into consideration that carriers, such as AT&T and…
By Todd Haselton |
Talk about a lot of sore thumbs: WhatsApp recently announced that its users sent more than 10 billion messages in one day. The company said there were a total of 4 billion inbound messages and 6 billion messages sent through the service on Aug. 23.…
By Killian Bell |
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Phone app uploads have been suspended following an issue that was preventing some users from installing new apps and updates. The issue only affected a small number of apps, according to Microsoft, but some of those were incredibly popular ones…
By Killian Bell |
After mysteriously vanishing from the Windows Phone Marketplace earlier this month, popular cross-platform messenger WhatsApp has returned. It appears the app was taking a short break while its developers introduced a number of improvements, because it now has new features, and is said to be…
By Killian Bell |
Samsung’s ChatON messaging service has finally touched down on the Windows Phone platform today, ten months after making its debut on Android and bada. The service is now available on every major mobile operating system there is. Announced by Samsung back in August, ChatON is…
By Brandon Russell |
Mysteriously, and without warning, WhatsApp has disappeared from the iOS App Store. The cross platform messaging app has become one of the most popular messengers currently available on smartphones. A search on WhatsApp’s website reveals no word on why the sudden pull, or when it…
By Killian Bell |
Today probably isn’t the best day to announce an exciting new music service, what with the whole world of technology absorbing Steve Jobs‘ resignation, but RIM has just lifted the lid on a new music sharing service for users of BlackBerry Messenger. It’s called BBM Music, and…
By Mike Perlman |
If you haven’t heard of the SMS/MMS replacement application WhatsApp, check it out here. But I’m sure RIM employees won’t be checking out WhatsApp. In fact, RIM did appear to like it at one time, but if you try downloading it from BB App World…
By Killian Bell |
RIM’s famous BlackBerry Messenger will soon be up against the Apple’s iMessage with the launch of iOS 5 this fall, so in a bid to maintain interest in its popular messaging service, RIM has just launched BBM 6. Available to users running BlackBerry OS 4.5…
