Internet Explorer continues to grab a lion’s share of the desktop web browser market, but hasn’t really managed to repeat the success for the want of presence on other platforms like Android…
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Windows 8.1 overtakes Vista, Mac OS X as Windows XP maintains 29% share
Windows 8.1, after four months of its October 2013 debut, has finally managed to overtake other operating software including Windows Vista and Mac OS X recording a slow, but steady initial growth….
BBM update to bring larger file sharing, bigger emoticons
The next BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) update will bring with it support for larger file sharing and bigger emoticons among other things, BlackBerry has announced. Currently the file sharing limit on BBM is…
Tor Instant Messaging Bundle is an anonymous IM tool that hides chat from prying eyes
The Tor Foundation is busy building an instant messaging tool that will allow users to communicate in real time while also keep their chat hidden from prying eyes by using Tor’s anonymity…
Hangouts for iOS gets a makeover; Google adds stickers, video messaging
Google has revamped its Hangouts for iOS app by adding stickers, video messaging and a few other features – marking a first major update after it added phone calls last year in…
Google Now launcher available on Play Store, but there is a catch
Android users other than Nexus 5 owners can now experience Google Now on their devices as the launcher by the same name has been available on the Play Store; however, there is…
Facebook to pull the plug on Messenger for Windows, Firefox on March 3
Facebook is going to the pull the plug on Messenger for Windows and Firefox on March 3 according to message that has popped up on top of the app. “We’re sorry, but…
In-app purchases in free-to-play games on European Commission’s radar
European Commission is going to meet with consumer protection authorities in the UK, Belgium, France, Italy and members of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) network responsible for enforcing consumer rights across the…
WeChat announces native Mac client; Windows version may follow soon
WeChat has officially announced a native Mac client for its messaging app. A move seemingly targeted at its biggest competitor in the region LINE, which already has both a Mac and Windows…
Github rolls out new text editor Atom
Github has introduced Atom, its new text editor that allows developers to write and edit code and which has been in development for more than six years. Atom will be available as…
Telegram grows huge post Facebook-WhatsApp buyout deal
It seems like Telegram is benefiting from WhatsApp’s buyout as Millions of users have reportedly switched to Telegram after Facebook made its move for the world’s largest messaging app. Telegram revealed that…
Opera Max – the data saving mobile app released
Opera Software, the Norwegian internet browser firm, on Sunday launched the Opera Max beta, a free and easy-to-use application, aimed at compressing data including video, text and images on mobile phones and…
Facebook Messenger to land on Windows Phone within ‘weeks’
Windows Phone, the third largest mobile operating platform in the world, didn’t have a dedicated Facebook Messenger app, but that is about to change as Microsoft has revealed during a press conference…
Microsoft lines up new Windows Phone hardware partners, OS features
Microsoft has revealed that it has signed up an additional 9 new hardware partners for its Windows Phone. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the opening of the Mobile World Congress…
Soon to be Facebook owned messaging service, WhatsApp goes down for hours
WhatsApp, the messaging app for which Facebook is shelling out a whopping $19 billion, went down for hours just days after the acquisition. WhatsApp acknowledged the outage through a tweet, which was…