Skype is doing their best to remain relevant in the ever-evolving world of instant messaging apps. With the release of Qik (pronounced 'Quick'), Skype is a video messaging app designed to run along side their signature title. Behaving quite like an answering machine, Qik lets you send pre-recorded videos to your contacts (whether they are online at the same time as you or … [Read more...] about Skype Launches Video Chat App Qik
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Facebook Messenger May Not Be Out To Get You
Just about everybody uses Facebook, which means that just about everybody already knows that Facebook is migrating the Messenger functionality out of the core app and into a standalone Facebook Messenger app. What many hadn't realized, is that the standalone app isn't new --it's been around for a couple of years. Part of the news surrounding the shift is a hefty dose of viral … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger May Not Be Out To Get You
Google to Name Its Unified Messaging Service ‘Babel,’ Not ‘Babble’
We all know Google is in the process of launching a unified messaging service that would serve to bring all its diverse chat options (like Voice, Gtalk, and G+ messenger) under one big umbrella. However, while we were informed is will be called Babble, Droid-Life is reporting that the name is actually Babel. Babel as a name is perfect for the intended service it is going to … [Read more...] about Google to Name Its Unified Messaging Service ‘Babel,’ Not ‘Babble’
Google Developing Unified Chat Service ‘Babble’
The next time we are in a babbling mood, Google would like us to be doing so via its Babble service, which is nothing but a grand amalgamation of all its diverse messenger platforms now in operation. These include the likes of Google Talk, Google+ Messenger, and Google Voice. This should help the company put up a better competitor to the likes of the BlackBerry Messenger or the … [Read more...] about Google Developing Unified Chat Service ‘Babble’
iPad 2 might be launched on March 2
Apple has planned for an event on the 2nd of March and this has let rumor mongers to shift to higher gear claiming that's the day the new gen iPad would finally be launched. There have been many a rumor and whispers in the last couple of months all pointing to what the iPad might come with. What seems certain from all the speculation that has built up surrounding the new iPad … [Read more...] about iPad 2 might be launched on March 2