Messaging During Recessions: 3 Opportunities for Marketers
Marketers need to make the best of the current circumstances by tuning into consumers’ economic anxieties and concerns. Here are three strategies to consider. Continue reading........»»
RCS is coming to iOS, but will it change anything for most iPhone users?
It’s official: Apple will add support for the RCS messaging standard in iOS. This won’t happen until the end of next year, and we don’t have many details about how Apple will implement RCS. In the meantime, we can reflect on the impact this wil.....»»
Google welcomes Apple"s move to adopt RCS
Apple has promised to adopt RCS in 2024, and Google welcomes the company's contribution despite not adopting its encrypted extension for the standard.Google's iPager adThe Rich Communications Services messaging standard will finally come to iPhone la.....»»
Apple announces RCS messaging support in 2024 – but iMessage will still be a thing
Today, Apple announced the iPhone will support RCS next year. According to TechRadar, the Rich Communication Services, which Google has been advocating for years now, … The post Apple announces RCS messaging support in 2024 – but iMessage wil.....»»
Apple announces RCS support for iMessage
Texts to your green bubble friends will come with status indicators, better media. Enlarge (credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Apple is shocking the world today by adopting the RCS messaging standard for i.....»»
Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year
In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The feature will launch via a software update “later next year” and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to mess.....»»
Google"s RCS messaging is coming to iPhone in 2024
Following years of pressure from Google for Apple to adopt the presently flawed RCS system within iMessage, Apple has committed to doing so during 2024.Messaging on iPhone will include RCS support in 2024Android does not have a true equivalent altern.....»»
Hyundai will sell vehicles on Amazon in 2024
Hyundai Motor CEO Jaehoon Chang said the partnership "unlocks incredible opportunities" for the automaker as it expands its lineup, grows the sales network and transitions to electrification......»»
Telegram teases visionOS app with immersive video player and AR stickers
The popular messaging app Telegram is available on different platforms, including iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows. Soon, Apple Vision Pro owners will also be able to access Telegram with a new visionOS app, as shown in a teaser shared on Tuesday......»»
2023 National Climate Assessment paints grim picture while offering hope
It's not too late to act, but transition to renewable energy needs to happen much faster. Enlarge / Climate change presents risks while action to limit warming and reduce risks presents opportunities for the US. (credit: 2023 Nat.....»»
Why more food, toiletry and beauty companies are switching to minimalist package designs
For decades, marketers of consumer goods designed highly adorned packages, deploying bold colors, snazzy text, cartoons and illustrations to seize the attention of shoppers. Conventional wisdom held that with thousands of products competing against o.....»»
Does Gmail want to be instant messaging? New UI experiment says “yes”
The "Quick Reply" bar is basically an instant messaging interface. Gmail's reply bar. A very strange interface for email. [credit:.....»»
Mark Zuckerberg vetoed attempts to address teen mental health on Meta platforms, new lawsuit alleges
Newly unsealed documents in a lawsuit against Meta outline a history of rejecting opportunities to address youth mental wellbeing. Still embroiled in lawsuits over the company's slow move to address its platforms' effects on young users, Meta C.....»»
Google argues iMessage should be regulated by the EU’s Digital Markets Act
The EU will decide by February if iMessage needs to open up. Enlarge (credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Google is hoping regulators will bail it out of the messaging mess it has created for itself after.....»»
Instagram read receipts can now be turned off – but only in a limited test
Most messaging apps let you choose whether or not to reveal that you’ve read a message, but there was no way to switch off Instagram read receipts. That is now changing, albeit only for some users initially … more….....»»
Symmetrium releases IM and SMS data protection solution
Symmetrium has unveiled its Instant messaging (IM) and SMS data protection solution, which eliminates the corporate security and compliance risks associated with IM usage by employees. With messaging apps now part of daily life in many workplaces, Ha.....»»
Google now tries getting EU to force open iMessage
Google has been trying to get Apple to let it in to iMessage for years, but sees a new opportunity through the European Union's Digital Markets Act.Apple's iMessageApple's iMessage is on a billion active devices, and Google's messaging systems are no.....»»
Apple "briefly pauses" internal Muslim, Jewish Slack channels
A report suggests Apple has suspended internal messaging channels used by Jewish and Muslim employees following tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war.Apple has shut down internal employee Muslim and Jewish Slack channelsLike many companies, Apple.....»»
How to catch iMessage impersonators with Contact Key Verification in iOS 17.2
Apple has delivered the first iOS 17.2 beta and with it comes a brand new security feature for iMessage. Called Contact Key Verification (CKV), the capability gives users more certainty they’re messaging with the people they think they are. Follow.....»»
Media failed to highlight the negative impact of single-use facemasks on the environment, says review
A multidisciplinary team from Bangor has shown how media messaging could have determined people's mask-wearing choices during the pandemic. This was based on a qualitative and quantitative review of British and Irish press coverage mentioning masks a.....»»
Unlocking pathways to break down problem proteins presents new treatment opportunities
When targeting problem proteins involved in causing or spreading disease, a drug will often clog up a protein's active site so it can't function and wreak havoc. New strategies for dealing with these proteins can send these proteins to different type.....»»