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How secure is your messaging app?

The Electronic Frontier Foundation [rates the security of messaging apps](https://templatearchive.com/secure-messaging-scorecard/). I’d like to see WeChat and LINE on the chart.

J Jenxi
19 November 2014
1 min read

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What’s the point of audio messages?

David Sparks wrote about [the point of audio messages in iMessages](http://macsparky.com/blog/2014/10/audio-messages-in-imessages). > Now that we’ve all been using iOS 8 awhile how big of a thing i

J Jenxi
22 October 2014
2 min read

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Facebook to disable messaging in main iOS app

9to5Mac reported that [Facebook will be disabling messaging in its main iOS app this week](http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/28/facebook-to-disable-messaging-in-its-main-ios-app-this-week-require-messenger-f

J Jenxi
29 July 2014
1 min read

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Facebook Slingshot

The Verge writes about [Facebook’s Slingshot app](http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/17/5817996/facebook-slingshot-app-vs-snapchat). > In Snapchat or any other messaging app, you can view a message as

J Jenxi
19 June 2014
2 min read

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Facebook Slingshot is another jab at Snapchat

Facebook takes another stab at ephemeral messaging. It’s interesting how most messaging systems are moving towards this. Even [iMessage](http://nypost.com/2014/06/02/apple-is-taking-on-rival-snapchat-

J Jenxi
18 June 2014
2 min read

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Four numbers that explain why Facebook acquired WhatsApp

Sequoia Capital gives an insight on [why Facebook bought WhatsApp](http://sequoiacapital.tumblr.com/post/77211282835/four-numbers-that-explain-why-facebook-acquired). Two numbers stand out for me. O

J Jenxi
20 February 2014
3 min read

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Snapchat for text messaging

It’s often said that Snapchat is a popular tool for sexting, but regardless of whether you agree with that or not, there is no doubt that Snapchat is popular. The next question people should ask is “w

J Jenxi
22 December 2013
2 min read

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Instagram Direct lets you share your photos and videos privately

Instagram has announced [Instagram Direct, its new feature to allow users to send private photos and video messages](http://blog.instagram.com/post/69789416311/instagram-direct). I mentioned two week

J Jenxi
13 December 2013
3 min read

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CyanogenMod defaults to encrypted text messaging

Thanks to Edward Snowden, encrypted messaging has been increasingly in demand. While there are already solutions out there like iMessage, the effectiveness of it is still [debatable](http://daringfire

J Jenxi
10 December 2013
2 min read

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Twitter’s little experiments to boost engagement

WIRED.com reports that [Twitter is making tweaks to its interface to encourage users to communicate with each other](http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/12/twitter-experiment/). > The main thing I’

J Jenxi
7 December 2013
2 min read

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LINE Shopping launched in Malaysia and Indonesia

We brought your attention to LINE recently, notably when the popular Asian messaging system hit the [300 million user milestone](http://wordpress-286742-3010277.cloudwaysapps.com/2013/11/lines-300-mil

J Jenxi
4 December 2013
2 min read

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Snapchat snags Instagram business lead as its COO

If [turning down](http://wordpress-286742-3010277.cloudwaysapps.com/2013/11/why-did-snapchat-turn-down-three-billion-dollars/) the previous acquisition offers of $3 billion (or $4 billion, depending o

J Jenxi
4 December 2013
3 min read

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Can Kik displace the current messaging giants?

Despite the messaging wars still being in its infancy, it was common to see other messaging apps like Kik and PingChat a few years ago. Nowadays despite WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, LINE, WeChat and

J Jenxi
30 November 2013
2 min read

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In case you missed it: Windows Phone gets essential apps, Yahoo employees reject company’s email system; a gold HTC One; and more?

Not a bad week for Windows Phone users. [Windows Phone finally gets Instagram](http://wordpress-286742-3010277.cloudwaysapps.com/2013/11/windows-phone-finally-gets-instagram/) It’s here. Windows Pho

J Jenxi
28 November 2013
2 min read

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BBM to be preinstalled on some Android devices

If this move happened a few years ago, BlackBerry’s BBM could have owned the mobile messaging scene. [Disputes and infighting](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-inside-story-of-why

J Jenxi
27 November 2013
2 min read

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LINE passes the 300 million user mark, aims for 500 million in 2014

Line is a major player in the mobile messaging space in Asia and is one of the leading companies to popularize the sales of messaging stickers. While stickers, or emoticons as we used to call them, mi

J Jenxi
26 November 2013
2 min read

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LINE’s 300 million users will be a problem for WhatsApp

WhatsApp had an early start in the mobile messaging game, but it’s refusal (or delay) to support desktop messaging or stickers might come back to haunt it. If WhatApp doesn’t take some massive action

J Jenxi
26 November 2013
2 min read

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Line positioned to dominate mobile messaging in Asia

Line may not be as popular in western countries, but it’s extremely popular in Asia. Along with other players such as WeChat and Kakao, mobile messaging in Asia is a huge opportunity, and Line is well

J Jenxi
12 November 2013
2 min read

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Posts tagged with

How secure is your messaging app?

What&#8217;s the point of audio messages?

Facebook to disable messaging in main iOS app

Facebook Slingshot

Facebook Slingshot is another jab at Snapchat

Four numbers that explain why Facebook acquired WhatsApp

Snapchat for text messaging

Instagram Direct lets you share your photos and videos privately

CyanogenMod defaults to encrypted text messaging

Twitter&#8217;s little experiments to boost engagement

LINE Shopping launched in Malaysia and Indonesia

Snapchat snags Instagram business lead as its COO

Can Kik displace the current messaging giants?

In case you missed it: Windows Phone gets essential apps, Yahoo employees reject company&#8217;s email system; a gold HTC One; and more?

BBM to be preinstalled on some Android devices

LINE passes the 300 million user mark, aims for 500 million in 2014

LINE&#8217;s 300 million users will be a problem for WhatsApp

Line positioned to dominate mobile messaging in Asia

What’s the point of audio messages?

Twitter’s little experiments to boost engagement

In case you missed it: Windows Phone gets essential apps, Yahoo employees reject company’s email system; a gold HTC One; and more?

LINE’s 300 million users will be a problem for WhatsApp