Facebook has started to roll out a new version of its Messenger app for Android that only requires a name and a phone number, …
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Get Text Messaging on Your PC with These 3 Handy Android Apps
Whenever someone asks me why an Android phone is worth considering instead of an iPhone, one of the first things I bring up is the ability to send and receive text messages from my PC’s web browser. Apple does not allow other …
Pakistan Tries to Redefine What Citizens Can and Can’t Text to Each Other
There’s little to make you feel as out of touch with what’s happening with “the kids today” as discovering that there are all manner of words that apparently have double meanings that you were entirely unaware of. For example, …
Jaw-Dropper: 18 to 24 Year Olds Average 110 Text Messages per Day
A new Pew Internet study takes a look at the texting habits of cell phone owners. The findings show that of the 83% of American adults who own cell phones, roughly 73% of them send text messages and about 31% of them prefer texting to actually talking on the phone.
Surprising? Not really. But here’s the craziest data point: Cell phone …
America’s First Ever Text Message: ‘Burp’
Yes, “Burp.” Oh dear.
That’s the trouble with key moments in history: Very often, the people involved have no idea that they’re taking part in a key moment in history.
Most of time it’s just another ordinary day where you brush your teeth, go to work, and type the word “Burp” in a message to your boss. Happens all the time.
This …
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Facebook’s New Messaging Service: Please Don’t Call It E-Mail!
For months, there have been rumors that Facebook was working on turning the inboxes of its 500 million-plus users into a full-blown e-mail service. Today, Facebook founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg formally unveiled the subject of the rumors–code-named “Titan” and officially named simply “Facebook Messages”–at an event in San Francisco. And …
Facebook and Skype Are Beginning a Beautiful Friendship
Get ready for Grandma to say hello more often on Facebook.
According to All Things Digital, Facebook and Skype are getting ready to announce a “significant and wide-ranging” partnership. The companies hope to bring SMS, voice chat and Facebook Connect all together so you’ll have no need to use any other service to contact your friends …
