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BBM for Windows Phone arrives with revamped UI, familiar features
Fp Archives •BBM was a pioneering mobile-messaging service, but its user base has failed to keep pace with those of WhatsApp and other rivals, in part because BlackBerry had long refused to open the program to users on other platforms.
Chart View: Facebook's $19 bn Whatsapp buy and other huge tech deals
Fp Staff •A chart of the most expensive tech acquisitions ever.
Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 billion in tech world's largest buy
Fp Archives •The world's biggest social networking company said Wednesday that it is paying $12 billion in Facebook stock and $4 billion in cash for WhatsApp.
Young users: Why Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 bn
Fp Staff •And while some may wonder about the price tag, for Facebook it may well be worth every penny. The reason? Young users.
How Asian messaging apps are posing a threat to Apple, Google
Fp Archives •Asian chat services KakaoTalk, LINE and WeChat threaten to overturn the mobile order of things, usurping the role of Google Inc , Apple Inc , Amazon.com Inc , Facebook Inc and telecoms carriers as gatekeeper to the consumer.
Can BBM ever get it right? Angry users must wait to use Android, iOS app
Arlene •While most first reactions point to the BBM re-launch being welcomed favourably, with many users going on to say that the month delay in the rollout of the BBM has been worth the wait, there are many others who are not yet satisfied with the application.
Can BBM ever get it right? Angry users must wait to use Android, iOS app
Arlene •While most first reactions point to the BBM re-launch being welcomed favourably, with many users going on to say that the month delay in the rollout of the BBM has been worth the wait, there are many others who are not yet satisfied with the application.
WhatsApp Messenger on iOS becomes free, will now follow subscription model
Shunal •WhatsApp Messenger for iOS devices is now free. With this, the app now has the same subscription model as can be seen in the Android and Windows Phone
WhatsApp to bring its subscription-based model to iOS this year
Anuradha •WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum recently revealed in his statement to a Dutch journalist Alexander Klopping that the service will be introducing annual paid subscriptions...
WhatsApp for iOS now free for a limited period
Shunal •According to a tweet on the WhatsApp Twitter account, the iOS version of the app is now free for a limited period in celebration of the holiday season...