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BlackBerry Messenger has proven to be very popular on non-BlackBerry hardware, with Android and iOS users downloading it in droves. Now it looks like the company has made some of the latest and greatest features of the service available in the Android version of the messaging app. The latest BlackBerry Messenger Beta for Android features…
A new update for Google Hangouts released today, bringing with it several bug fixes and minor additions. Group messaging can be toggled with a button in the app, and the bugginess of Hangouts’ MMS has been fixed. Most importantly, animated GIFs are now supported in Google Hangouts messaging! Being able to turn off group SMS messaging…
BlackBerry might have seen better days, but the smartphone pioneer’s messenger service will live on. BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) came out for Android and iOS last month and have been tremendously popular. It seems that folks love their BBM, even if they’ve moved on from BlackBerry Devices. Now a new update for BBM for Android adds…
Facebook moved to increase its share of mobile use today, releasing an anticipated expansion of its Facebook Messenger app update. Among other features, the update allowed easy messaging with anyone in users’ contacts lists who have the Facebook Messenger app. Now all Android users can use Facebook Messenger’s new features, and they’ve finally come to…
Alright, here it is y’all, the Google Hangouts 2.0.012 with SMS integration! The app has been ripped from the Android 4.4 KitKat Nexus 5 image that was released yesterday, and is now available for download. I installed it yesterday, and it’s pretty awesome. It’s nice to have Hangouts chats and SMS in one place, and…
New York state is taking texting and driving very seriously by introducing dedicated “texting zones” on New York highways. Here’s the interesting part though; New York will not be constructing new areas, just rebranding current rest stops and parking areas as safe places to text, check a Facebook status or put a new pic up…
Popular messaging app, WhatsApp has a new update ready for its Android version that fixes a bug that caused some minor localization issues and adds video editing capabilities. The latest version of WhatsApp includes basic video editing within the app itself. You can cut your clips on the fly while you’re on the go! It’s…
A New Jersey state appeals court has ruled that a teenage girl who texted her boyfriend just moments before he crashed his truck into two motorcyclists cannot be held liable in a civil suit for their injuries. However, in the written decision two of the three judges on the panel wrote that “a person sending…
Texting while driving is a major problem the world over, one that’s spurred several public safety campaigns including Werner Herzog’s recent hard hitting documentary. Given the inherent danger of texting while driving, doing it while you’re also asleep can’t be very safe. Somehow a woman in New Zealand managed to drive for hours in her…
iOS users are getting a nice little update to WhatsApp, the widely used free messaging app. The update includes some convenient features like the ability to send multiple photos to a friend at the same time and the option to backup your chat history to iCloud. It also includes URL schema support for third party…