Signal is adding a new tool that lets users blur faces in photos before sharing them. When activated, it automatically detects faces and blurs them. It also lets you manually blur any part of the photo, to cover faces the automatic tool may have missed, or mask other identifying information. This adds to the privacy […]
BlackBerry has filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc., alleging that the latter company’s social network is infringing in BlackBerry’s messaging patents. The patents in question were awarded to BlackBerry between 2012 and 2014 and cover a range of technologies concerning mobile messaging. Snap is the creator of the Snapchat app, a service popular for sharing […]
Yahoo! today launched Livetext, its new messaging app to compete with services like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Snapchat. The app lets you have a text conversation with one other person at a time, accompanied by a silent, 2-way live video stream. The app is designed for situations where audio might be inappropriate for one or […]
BlackBerry today announced that WhatsApp, the popular messaging application, is now available to BlackBerry 10 devices, such as the Z10. Similar to Apple’s iMessage or Samsung’s ChatOn, WhatsApp is an over-the-top messaging service that uses mobile data connections to pass messages back and forth to other users. It allows smartphone owners to cut down on […]
Samsung has announced version 2.0 of its ChatON cross-platform social messaging service. The new version allows users to stay logged in on five different devices at once with a single account. Users can also share and comment on photos and videos in a “Trunk” – one-on-one or in a small group – before sharing them […]
Samsung’s cross-platform messaging service, ChatON, has now gone live and is available for free on Android and Bada smartphones. First introduced at the end of August, the service is promised to come soon to the iOS and BlackBerry platforms. The service lets users share images, videos, music and locations as well as group chat. The […]
The developers at Facebook have introduced a new mobile app designed to make it easier to reach someone on their phone. The app, called Messenger, is designed to simplify messaging by allowing you to write a message, click “Send” and know that you will reach the person right away. A New Separate App Messenger is […]
AT&T has launched Samsung’s Evergreen, a messaging handset geared for environmentally conscious consumers. The phone is made of 70 percent recycled post-consumer plastics, while the packaging is assembled with 80 percent recycled post-consumer paper. The Evergreen features a 2.4-inch display, standard numeric keypad, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Users can take advantage of a 2.0-megapixel […]
Blue Spark Interactive has announced a new online service called MomsMessenger.comdesigned to make it quick and easy for moms to have two-way text messaging conversations with their children, family, and friends from any computer, no matter what type of mobile device they have. This proprietary technology combines the best features of Instant Messaging and Text […]
It’s time to turn the annual holiday letter into a video! Goober Networks has announced the release of its newest communication product, free video messaging for peer-to-peer and business use. User just need a click on http://video.goober.com/ and a webcam to enable video messages to be sent to virtually any email recipient on the planet. […]
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