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File this under rumors, but it seems that Facebook is looking to acquire the popular mobile messaging company WhatsApp.
According to TechCrunch, which didn’t reveal its sources nor the cash amount the social network is willing to pay for WhatsApp, this kind of deal would further help Facebook bolster its mobile credentials.
WhatsApp is available on a number of different platforms and has a staggering 100 million daily active users globally, serving few billion messages every day. The mobile app is currently the number-two paid app in the US Apple App Store, where it sells for $0.99. On Google Play, it’s free for the first year, and then $0.99 per year thereafter.
Facebook has recently noted that 14% of its advertising revenue (around $150 million) in the third quarter of 2012 came from mobile users, suggesting that its focus on mobile is paying off…
UPDATE: The rumor apparently is not true. [link]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
