Instant messaging

If there is one thing that is missing from WhatsApp, that is video calling and fans across the world have been waiting for a video calling service on the app. WhatsApp is the leader amongst all the messaging apps considering it’s…

Hike, the homegrown instant messaging application that competes with likes of WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat and others has today announced a revolutionary new feature that may be extremely useful for group of users in close proximity.…

Months before WhatsApp agreed to Facebook’s offer of $19 billion, Google had contacted them and initiated negotiation for the same purpose. Reportedly, they had offered them $10 billion, which was refused. Facebook later finalized the deal,…

If we leave aside the problem of battery, then which is the most limiting factor for wide-spread usage of any mobile app? Answer is Internet coverage. Open Garden, a team of innovative tech enthusiasts have launched a unique mobile…

Go for Telegram. Now. Don’t even bother to read anymore. Or do so, if you must consider more options. It’s been a while after the Facebook-Whatsapp deal materialized. Reading along the buzz, some interesting thoughts about what FB…

In a surprising move (or probably not so surprising), Facebook has bought Whatsapp for $16 billion. Facebook will pay around $4 billion in cash and the rest of the sum in Facebook shares. Whatsapp is supposed to work independently inside…

Mixing work and pleasure can prove to be disastrous sometimes, as I discovered last month. I had asked my boss for a leave in the middle of a week, as my ‘aunt was not well and needed immediate medical attention’. Things were going on fine,…

Seamlessness is the need of the hour. Whether it is completing one level of Candy Crush on your mobile and continuing from the next level on your desktop, our expectations are raised by such innovative methods which make us seek the same…

For any technological product to succeed, it is very important for early adopters to come out and use the product. And globally, early adopters are geeks, teenagers and technology enthusiasts who are always looking forward to try out new…

Two years ago, Indians used to send 9 SMS per day but in the month of July, 2013, only 2 SMS per day were sent! In a recent survey by Nielson, India, it was revealed that mobile chat applications such as Nimbuzz and WhatsApp have…