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Kakao Talk and Daum to Merge

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Mobile messenger service Kakao Talk is seeking a backdoor listing on the South Korean stock exchange by combining with the country's second largest Internet portal. Kakao...

Telegram Grows Explosively

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One of the biggest tech stories of the week is the explosive growth of Telegram, the messaging app that closely resembles WhatsApp. Following the Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp, the formerly...

BlackBerry Boosts Its Messenger With Voice Calling, Location-Sharing

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BlackBerry has taken another step towards revamping itself by releasing a new version of its free, BBM mobile messenger, adding a raft of extra features. Four months ago BlackBerry...

BlackBerry BBM Usage Surprisingly Strong In Asia

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BlackBerry’s messaging app has been available for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android devices for more than two months by now. That’s why the post-Christmas app store results are fascinating; this is...
    






‘Introverted’ Evernote pairs with messaging app Kakao Talk (and its 90 million users)

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'Typically introverted' Evernote pairs with messaging app Kakao Talk and its 90 million users

It's not all WhatsApp and LINE. If you're in Korea, then your messaging app of choice is most likely to be Kakao Talk, and Evernote hopes that allying with the app will expand its remit and boost its presence in Asia. The team-up looks set to bring Evernote's services within the chat window of your Kakao Talk conversations, allowing users to share images, links and entire messages to their private note locker.

According to Evernote CEO Phil Libin, the company's products have typically been "quite introverted; keeping your own memories and information for your own use." He added that Evernote is always looking for ways to improve sharing and collaboration with the app: "There is a lot we can learn about sharing and communication by working with Kakao." The messaging app's CEO Lee Sir-goo added that the partnership would "elevate the status of Kakao Talk as a global mobile platform," with the Evernote-optimized iteration arriving in the next two to three months. Now, to figure out exactly how many messaging apps is too many messaging apps.

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SMS now outpaced by chat apps

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An estimated 17.6 billion SMS messages were sent each day around the world last year. While the substantial figure seem to confirm SMS’ popularity around the world, chat apps are now actually...
    


SMS now outpaced by chat apps

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An estimated 17.6 billion SMS messages were sent each day around the world last year. While the substantial figure seem to confirm SMS’ popularity around the world, chat apps are now actually...
    


Telkomsel’s new unlimited messaging plan gives Indonesians an alternative to BBM

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Telkomsel's new unlimited messaging plans give Indonesians an alternative to BBM

As far as monopolies go, word on the interwebs is BlackBerry holds a pretty major one with its own BBM in Indonesian territory. According to DailySocial, though, that all could be changing soon thanks to Telkomsel's newly introduced all-you-can-message plans. The deal's fairly simple, the Indonesian carrier's bundling applications like Opera Mini, Line, WhatsApp and KakaoTalk in an unlimited package, with pricing starting at a mere 30,000 Rp (around $3) per month. Obviously, with the inclusion of a couple of the aforementioned apps, Indonesians could -- in theory -- also make calls without using their precious minutes, which is quite a good deal for under four bucks. In the end, it looks like it'll come down to how attached folks are to all those BlackBerry Messenger pins and whistles.

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Telkomsel's new unlimited messaging plan gives Indonesians an alternative to BBM originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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100 million smartphone owners in China getting free VoIP through messaging app Weixin

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100-million-china-smartphone-voip-Weixin If you're in China and use a free chat app called Weixin on Android or iOS, you're about to get no-charge VoIP as well thanks to an imminent update. The company is set to join the likes of Skype, Viber and Korea's Kakao Talk in providing free cellphone calls to the nation and ought to make a huge splash given the massive 100 million user install base. The Tencent-owned service is also adding Bluetooth support, a matching VoIP web service and a complete redesign of its site, according to TechNode. There's no release date yet or word on whether the English version WeChat will get it, but if so, it might make those pricey cellphone calls to friends and family overseas a lot freer.

100 million smartphone owners in China getting free VoIP through messaging app Weixin originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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