Posts Tagged ‘IM’

Skype To Acquire GroupMe

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Facebook bought Beluga and now Skype is working to improve it’s mobile presence by purchasing GroupMe. If you are not familiar with GroupMe it is a very popular group messaging client that allows users to IM, conference call, share photos, video and location easily. This acquisition will allow Skype to quickly add addition features to [...]

Beluga Purchased By Facebook

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Beluga, the very popular multi-platform chat client has been purchased by Facebook. Beluga had been in talks for Angel funding when Facebook made a purchase offer. Facebook will not only be taking intellectual property but also the staff.

Photo Based Language Translator For BlackBerry

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Shape services the maker of IM+ has released into beta a revolutionary application they would like you to test and provide feedback for. You simply use the application to take a photograph of what you want translated and Photo Translator does the rest by processing the image and converting it to your desired language.

BeeJive Releases Beta 2.1(16) for BlackBerry

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 BeeJive has been a leader with instant messaging clients. They released an update to their beta that you can download and try out. Remember this is a beta and if you are looking for a stable version please download via their regular site at BeeJive.com.

PingChat! Updated With New Features

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The makers of PingChat! have been busy with updates. PingChat! Is a very impressive cross platform messaging service. They released updates over the last two days that allow for accepting buddy requests, contact invites status updates and profile pictures. The iPhone update is making its way through the iTunes servers and the Android version is [...]

PingChat! Updated for BlackBerry OS6

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The very successful PingChat! application for BlackBerry has been updated to support OS6 (Torch / Style) You can download your copy free from App World. If you are new to PingChat! We feel it is one of the best multi-platform messaging applications available. You can read more about PingChat via this link.

Yahoo! Messenger For iPhone Now Supports Video Calling

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Yahoo! is rolling out the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger App for iPhone, now available on the Apple App Store. One of the many new features rolling out with this version is the ability to make free video and voice calls with Yahoo! Messenger contacts.  Yahoo! is the first major player to offer these features [...]

BeeJiveIM Released for Android

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The very reliable BeeJiveIM has been released on the Android platform for $9.99. BeejiveIM is a very friendly IM application featuring desktop-like instant messaging and always-on efficient networking.