Mar 19

WeChat Slowly Catching Up To WhatsApp, Announces 355 Million Active Users To Date

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WeChat Slowly Catching Up To WhatsApp, Announces 355 Million Active Users To DateThere are plenty of instant messaging apps available at the moment. There is WhatsApp, Line, Viber, Skype, WeChat, ChatOn, BBM, and etc. just to name a few. However at the moment WhatsApp is probably one of the more dominant messaging apps available out there, which could explain Facebook’s interest in the company.

However according to recent numbers released by Tencent, WeChat’s parent company, it seems that WeChat is slowly but surely catching up to WhatsApp. (more…)

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    Jan 21

    WeChat Service Arrives On BlackBerry Platform

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    wechat WeChat Service Arrives On BlackBerry PlatformI know that the world is geared up to see just what RIM can offer at the end of this month with BlackBerry 10, and with changes made on their online app store, interesting times are definitely ahead of us, but here is word that the WeChat service from Tencent is now available on the BlackBerry platform, and hopefully, it will be compatible with the newly released BlackBerry 10 operating system when the time comes. Just to get an idea, WeChat is a cross-platform service that allows users to communicate with one another across mobile devices without being bogged down by the kind of mobile operating system that they use.

    In fact, WeChat’s growth rate has been phenomenal to say the least, taking just half a year to go from 100 million to 200 million user accounts, and they are going to touch the 300 million user accounts landmark in due time if things go well. Now that WeChat has arrived on BlackBerry, it claims to be the first and only application available on all mobile platforms. Do you concur with that, or is there a dispute over this claim?

    By Ubergizmo. Related articles: LG Optimus G Pro Confirmed For Japan Spring Release, More On The Fujitsu F-Series Phone,

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    Jul 06

    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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