Google Hangouts may get SMS support, iMessage feels the fear
While, to our surprise, there was no mention of SMS support for Hangouts during Google's I/O conference yesterday, it seems that we probably shouldn't have read too much into the absence.Some details in the Google Play store have alluded to SMS support be.....»»
BlackBerry Messaging Goes Cross-Platform
Long before iMessage, there was BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). In fact, hardcore BlackBerry users relied on the service to communicate with other BlackBerry users all over the world, bypassing text messaging fees. The problem was, it only works BlackBerry-t.....»»
Freedom: BlackBerry"s BBM Is Coming to the iPhone
Considering there's a large swath of people who hate iMessage for its frequent downtime and unreliability, you would think BlackBerry would be smart enough to launch its long-popular BlackBerry Messenger app for the iPhone. Oh, they're doing th.....»»
BlackBerry announces BBM for iPhone, Android due this summer
We’ve known BlackBerry has been planning to offer BBM on rival platforms for quite some time. Now that services like WhatsApp, iMessage and Kik are dominating the messaging world, BBM will finally expand beyond the BlackBerry platform. BlackBerry on Tue.....»»
Messaging on chat apps now more popular than SMS texting
A growing number of mobile users are turning to chat apps to communicate with friends and family, shunning text messaging plans that once served as major cash cows for wireless providers. Daily traffic from services like iMessage, BlackBerry Messenger and.....»»
Weird Obama bug is the latest issue to plague Apple"s iMessage app
The Apple iMessage client for iPhone and Mac OS X is apparently experiencing a strange bug which omits the last word of a sentence when specific phrases are in use.Oddly, any message involving President Barack Obama or the phrase 'The best prize is a surp.....»»
iMessage bug omits last word of specific messages
A bug plaguing the iMessage instant messaging feature on iOS and Mac OS X devices omits the last word of certain messages after the instant message is sent and received. This issue affects both the iPhone as well as Macs, and it appears to both the sender.....»»
iMessage bug may be truncating last word of specific phrases
The Verge directs our attention to an extremely curious bug in iMessage which works to erase the last word of certain sent messages. The end result is that some messages appear truncated to both the sender and the recipient. For example, two phrases whi.....»»
iMessage bug may be truncating last word of specific phrases
The Verge directs our attention to an extremely curious bug in iMessage which works to erase the last word of certain sent messages. The end result is that some messages appear truncated to both the sender and the recipient. For example, two phrases whi.....»»
Messages bug displaying some messages truncated, Twitter taking notice
A strange bug in Apple's iMessage service is manifesting itself. Messages of a certain length are rendering the final word of the text invisible (but still present) following sending the message to both sender and recipient. Two phrases induce the bug for.....»»
iMessage bug displaying some messages truncated, Twitter taking notice
A strange bug in Apple's iMessage service is manifesting itself. Messages of a certain length are rendering the final word of the text invisible (but still present) following sending the message to both sender and recipient. Two phrases induce the bug for.....»»
Glitch in Apple"s iMessage deletes words "Obama," "surprise"
A strange issue with Apple's iMessage service deletes the words "Obama" and "surprise" when they are used in specific sentences. .....»»
Watch What Happens During A DDoS Attack
Over the past couple of months, we’ve been hearing about an increased number of public DDoS attacks where The Pirate Bay, Reddit and even iMessage users became victims of these attacks. Considering these attacks against a number of popular webs.....»»
Nokia Chat beta app released for WP8 Lumias and other feature phones
Apple’s iOS has iMessage, Google’s Android is about to get Babel, BlackBerry has had BBM for ye .....»»
New MightyText App Brings iMessage-esque Experience to Android
New MightyText App Brings iMessage-esque Experience to Android is a post by Travis Pope from Gotta Be Mobile.Starting today, MightyText will add the ability to sync media between devices using its native Android application and plugins for both Chrome and.....»»
MightyText, “The iMessage for Android,” Targets iCloud With New Cross-Device Photo And Video Sync
Today, our lives are spread across a growing array of digital devices, from smartphones and laptops to tablets and connected TVs. While each device tends to perform certain tasks better than others, as we use tablets to read books and shop, laptops for wo.....»»
Short of luck again: iMessage, FaceTime slapped with second outage
It appears that Apple's iMessages and FaceTime outage earlier this week was not an isolated incident, as Apple users had no doubt hoped.The messaging and video chat networks went down again for some users this morning.Tuesday's iMessage and FaceTime outag.....»»
iMessage & FaceTime outage hits Apple devices for second time in a week [update: fixed]
Apple's iMessage and FaceTime services saw their second outage this week on Friday, as both services were unavailable to "some users," the company disclosed. .....»»
Some users experience FaceTime, iMessage outages for the second time in one week
Apple's FaceTime and iMessage service went saw downtime Friday morning, the second such outage this week. Today's outage only lasted from 10:45 AM to 12:07 PM, but the outage on Tuesday lasted for five hours and affected the same programs. Other Apple ser.....»»
iMessage, FaceTime go down again in second Apple outage
It appears that Apple's iMessages and FaceTime outage earlier this week was not an isolated incident, as Apple users had no doubt hoped.The messaging and video chat networks went down again for some users this morning.Tuesday's iMessage and FaceTime outag.....»»