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WhatsApp rival Telegram picks up 5m users on one day and throws down a $200k challenge to hackers

WhatsApp rival Telegram picks up 5m users in one day and throws down a $200k challenge to hackers

Monday, Feb 24, 2014Monday, Feb 24, 2014 - by Lee J.

It seems that the combination of Facebook taking over WhatsApp for $19bn swiftly followed by the service crashing for several hours over the weekend has seen millions of users rushing …

Android / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / open source / web

Disgruntled WhatsApp users switch to rival open source Telegram app

Friday, Feb 21, 2014Friday, Feb 21, 2014 - by mike s

It seems that not everyone was delighted by Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of the popular messaging service WhatsApp, with the news sparking a wave of defections to the rival Telegram …

Android / Blackberry / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Samsung ChatON web-based messaging client goes for world domination

Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Samsung’s mobile messaging platform ChatON is trying to make a serious bid for ubiquity, with the South Korean technology giant releasing the web-based messaging app across multiple mobile platforms.

Samsung introduces ChatON cross-platform messaging service

Monday, Aug 29, 2011Monday, Aug 29, 2011 - by mike s

After seeing Apple totally rip off Blackberry Messenger, Samsung has decided to get in on the act too, announcing their new me-too free messaging service called ChatON.

Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Trillian for Android instant messaging app on its way

Friday, Jul 9, 2010 - by Lee J.

Seemingly nagged into submission by users who have been bombarding them with requests, Cerulean Studios is prepping an Android version of their popular instant messaging app, Trillian.