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Voice Calls Are Coming To WhatsApp For iOS
Following Android launch earlier this year, iOS service could launch within weeks
WhatsApp Users ‘Can Be Tracked By Anyone’
A design flaw reportedly allows WhatsApp users' online status and other information to be monitored, even with the strictest privacy settings
Whatsapp Goes Global With New Enabled SIM
WhatSim allows users to access the service across the world without the need for Wi-Fi connection
IBM Launches Social Media-Powered Enterprise Email Service
IBM Verse uses social, analytics and cloud technology, and is aimed at transforming the way people work and collaborate
Snapcash Lets You Snapchat Money To Your Friends
Snapchat partners with payments provider Square to provide fast payments alongside self-destructing selfies
Twitter To Introduce Full Video Uploading And Pre-Loaded Timelines
Company looks to new features to attract new Twitter users
Microsoft Replaces Lync With Skype For Business
New rebranded service will be available from early next year
Snapchat Debuts In-App Adverts
Horror film Ouija becomes first ever advert on messaging service
Yahoo Set To Invest Millions In Snapchat
Investment could value the messaging app at around $10bn
South Korea’s Daum And Kakao To Merge In £1.7bn Deal
Internet portal Daum and Kakao, South Korea's top mobile messaging service provider, are to join forces to promote expansion at home and abroad
Apple Admits iMessage Problems, Fixes Server Glitch And Promises iOS Update
Apple has fixed a server glitch preventing former iMessage users from getting SMS on their new handsets, but says a software update is in the works too
Silent Text 2 Adds Better Encryption For Secure Messaging
Silent Text 2 brings range of improvements to secure messaging app for Silent Circle subscribers
Snapchat Settles FCC Charges For ‘Deceiving Users’
Snapchat reprimanded by US regulator and faces 20 years of scrutiny for deceiving its users
Facebook To Remove Messaging From iPhone And Android Apps
Facebook users will have to use dedicated messaging app for iPhone and Android chats
Turkish Court Suspends Twitter Ban
Turkish court rules that the country must lift a ban on Twitter that had been imposed last week by Turkey's Prime Minister
Turkish Government ‘Blocks’ Twitter
“Twitter, schmitter” says Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who vows to ‘wipe out’ the social network in Turkey
Alibaba Invests $215m In Video Messaging App Tango
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba investing money ahead of its upcoming US IPO
WhatsApp Founder Denies Facebook Acquisition Will Alter Privacy Policies
Jan Koum defends WhatsApp users' right to privacy following $19bn acquisition by Facebook earlier this month
LinkedIn Pulls Intro Service After Only Five Months
Integrated iPhone email service sparked security concerns after being introduced last October
Worldwide Usage Of Mobile Apps Jumps 115 Percent In 2013
Messaging and social apps lead the way with 203 percent growth
Number Of UK Text Messages Sent Falls For First Time
Online IM services such as WhatsApp increasingly replacing traditional SMS
Instagram Direct Arrives For User Messaging And Sharing
Instagram Direct adds a direct messaging option to allow users to better share their photos with others
WhatsApp CEO Says It Is ‘Bigger Than Twitter’
WhatsApp says that it will never give in to the temptation of advertising
Facebook Paid Messages Arrive In The UK
Facebook says paid messages will reduce spam by charging up to £10.68
Twitter Patents Its Service As It Reaches Seventh Birthday
Twitter promises to play fair with broad messaging patent
Udi Dahan’s Enterprise Development with NServiceBus
NServiceBus creator Udi Dahan, will be delivering his three day NServiceBus Messaging course at Skills Matter in 2012.
Twitter Faces Protest Over Censorship Move
Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws
Avaya Has A Flare For Apple iPad Unified Communications
Avaya Flare Communicator is now providing unified comms on the iPad, and other mobile platforms will go online later this year
Red Hat Openly Commits To AMQP Messaging
Red Hat emphasises its support for the open-source Advanced Message Queuing Protocol