by Robert Triggs, 4 days ago

When I first saw this news pop up yesterday I was both amused and rather peeved, but no part of me was excited at the prospect of finally being able to use Blackberry Messenger. I…

by Mike Stenger, 1 month ago

Speaking today at D: Dive Into Mobile in New York City, CEO Jan Koum broke the news that WhatsApp is now used by over 200 million monthly active users. On an average day, they see…

by Chris Smith, 1 month ago

Earlier reports claimed that WhatsApp and Google are in acquisition talks, with the latter said to consider paying $1 billion for the popular mobile messaging application, but it looks like that’s not so. Talking to…

by Ankit Banerjee, 1 month ago

There’s no denying the exponential growth and success of third-party messenger apps such as KakaoTalk, WeChat, Nimbuzz, Viber, and numerous others, with one of the most popular in the lot being Whatsapp Messenger. Attesting to…

by Chris Smith, 1 month ago

Verizon is ready to make a move against the plethora of smartphone apps that cut into its profitable SMS business – and anyone else’s for that matter – with an updated Verizon Messages app of…

by David Gonzales, 3 months ago

Ever had a problem with certain apps not looking like the rest of the operating system they are installed on? Some apps are notorious for this, looking like they were released for much older versions…

by Stefan Constantinescu, 3 months ago

Paying for text messages is something no one likes to do, right? And now that almost all of us own smartphones, why not just send messages over the internet? That’s what WhatsApp does, but in…

by Bams Sadewo, 4 months ago

Whether you sport an Android smartphone or devices from other camps — even RIM’s BlackBerry — chances are you have WhatsApp Messenger installed to communicate with friends and family members, as well as sending the…

by Stefan Constantinescu, 5 months ago

No one likes paying for text messages, right? And there’s only so many things you can do with an SMS. No photos (that’s called MMS), no location sharing, no read receipts, nothing that you’d associate…

by Tanay Sood, 5 months ago

Starting today, you no longer need a Facebook account to use Facebook Messenger. Yes, you read that right. With this unexpected move they are now entering the hotly contested arena of SMS replacement apps. All…

by Stefan Constantinescu, 5 months ago

According to TechCrunch, Facebook is in talks to acquire WhatsApp. For those of you who have never heard of WhatsApp, it’s quite a simple application: You install it on your phone, it asks you for…

by Alexander Maxham, 1 year ago

Looks like WhatsApp just got updated to fix a couple of major bugs for Samsung and ICS users. If you’re not familiar with WhatsApp, it’s an app that allows you to text people using your…