Whatsapp

There have been tons of mobile instant messaging services over the years, but few have had the kind impact WhatsApp's managed to gain since it was founded in 2009.In fact, the service may now have more users than Twitter. At least, that's according to WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum who ...

WhatsApp, the multiplatform messaging app that has taken the world by storm, has been in talks with Facebook, and when Facebook is in talks with a company the likely outcome is that it wants to buy. Whether such a move would be good or bad is debatable. After its own ...

The latest mobile tool to suffer at the hands of a dictatorial regime isn’t a social network, or even an inflammatory mobile site. It’s SMS killer WhatsApp.The instant messaging service sent out a Tweet from its official account, stating that it had been banned in Syria:We are told ...

It’s an open secret that SMS is a cash-cow for operators. They can charge obscene amounts for messages (compared to the cost of delivering them), obscene amounts that become crimes against humanity when they rape you for sending SMS when roaming. WhatsApp is one of the best alternatives -- and ...

The latest call to intercept messages on the Blackberry Messenger (BBM) platform, by South African Deputy-Communications minister, Obed Bapela, threw the veritable cat amongst the pigeons with regard to freedom of speech and privacy. This call resonated globally, with TechCrunch and other media houses worldwide commenting on the statement.South ...

SMS is dead – more accurately, dying – and why wouldn't it be? Hundreds of millions of consumers around the world are wising up to the costs of mobile communication and because of its 160-character length, SMSes are obvious candidates for a subconscious cost/value analysis. Every so often the meme ...

Not too long ago, journalists rushed off to a story armed only with pen and paper. They gathered information and scribbled down notes before rushing back to the office to write it up and submit the story.The advent of the internet changed everything about how the news industry operated. ...