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The Next Big Windows 10 Update Will Put Your People Front and Centre
May 2, 2017The Creators Update only arrived this month, but Microsoft is already pushing ahead on the next big wave of Windows 10 updates due this September. In the latest preview build of Windows 10, the company has added the ability to place ...
Tags: Windows 10, My People feature
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Facebook Messenger Could Be The Next Apple Pay Partner… or Rival
Mar 30, 2016Reports on Monday suggest that Facebook is plotting to expand the Messenger app’s payment capabilities with an in-store option. Currently, some 800 million users of the standalone app are able to make personal payments, but The ...
Tags: Facebook, Messenger app, Apple pay
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Nintendo's First Mobile App Already Has Over One Million Downloads
Mar 22, 2016Miitomo, Nintendo’s debut mobile app, has already hit over one million downloads despite currently only being available in Japan. The app launched on Friday in Japan, and has yet to arrive in any other territories, but that ...
Tags: Nintendo, Mobile app, Downloads
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Facebook to Test a New Feature to Send Transcriptions of Voice Messages Via Messenger
Jan 18, 2015Facebook is beginning to test a new feature that will allow users to send transcriptions of voice messages via Messenger. This means that the Messenger app will now jot down your audio in text form, and then relay it to your chosen ...
Tags: Facebook, APP, Consumer Electronics
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Samsung Announces Plans to Shut Down ChatOn Messenger APP for Good
Dec 19, 2014Samsung has announced plans to shut down its ChatOn messenger app for good. The South Korean firm previously denied rumours that ChatOn was soon to be binned - speculation that we now know to be true. “Under changes in the ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Samsung
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Facebook Has Agreed to Buy The Mobile Messaging APP WhatsApp for US$16 Billion
Feb 27, 2014Facebook, in a major push to expand its business on smaller screens, has agreed to buy the mobile messaging app WhatsApp for US$16 billion, the companies said Wednesday. Facebook plans to pay $12 billion in shares and $4 billion in cash ...
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BlackBerry's Messenger APP for Android and iPhone Will Not Roll out This Week
Sep 25, 2013BlackBerry’s messenger app for Android and iPhone will not roll out this week as the company struggles to block an unreleased version of the Android app that affected its system. The smartphone maker said Saturday it had paused the ...
Tags: Blackberry, Android, iPhone
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Facebook Is Developing Its Own Smartphone Is Spreading Again
Apr 3, 2013Talk that Facebook is developing its own smartphone is spreading again. Speculation about Facebook's hardware plans exploded yet again after the company late Thursday invited reporters to a press event on April 4 at its offices in Menlo ...
Tags: Facebook, Facebook Phone, Computer Products, software
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The Social Network Is Partnering with Mobile Operators to Allow Free Data Access
Feb 26, 2013The social network is partnering with mobile operators to allow free data access for consumers to use Facebook messaging. Facebook first opened its messenger app up to non-members in December 2012 in efforts to rival similar services like ...
Tags: social network, Facebook, Whatsapp, Every Phone
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The Updated App Will Allow Users to Make Free Voice Calls to Their Friends on Facebook
Jan 18, 2013The social network is rolling out a free calling service to iPhone users in the US. According to The Verge, the updated app will allow users to make free voice calls to their friends on Facebook. To make a call, users just need to open ...
Tags: Facebook, IOS, free calling service
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Facebook Shares Fell 11% in After-Hours Trading in to a Record Low of $23.94
Dec 24, 2012Facebook shares fell 11% in after-hours trading in to a record low of $23.94 after announcing its first financial results since listing on the New York stock exchange in May. While the social network announced second quarter revenues of ...
Tags: Facebook, social network, networking, company news
