Oct 27, 2013 | Mobile, WhatsApp
This chart shows the growth of the top 15 mobile apps between Q1 and Q3 2013. twitter’s social networking effort Vine has seen the biggest growth of 2013 with a remarkable 403%, but still only reaches 3% of mobile users, the smallest reach of the top 3 apps....
Oct 10, 2013 | Mobile, WhatsApp
Google is following WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage by integrating SMS and MMS texts in to its web-based chat app. According to a report from Android Police, leaked screenshots of Android 4.4 KitKat which show settings that will enable SMS and MMS with Hangouts....
Aug 21, 2013 | China, Mobile, WhatsApp
China-based mobile chat app WeChat has reached 100 million registered international users, after doubling its user base in last three months, as the firm looks to rival WhatsApp on the global stage. The messaging service app cited its aggressive global marketing...
Jul 18, 2013 | Mobile, WhatsApp
WhatsApp Messenger is to start charging iPhone users a $0.99 for its instant messaging app, bringing it in line with price plans on Android and other devices. The chat app now has more than 250m active users, making it bigger than Twitter. The charge only apply to new...
Jun 26, 2013 | Mobile, WhatsApp
Chat app WhatsApp is now attracting more than 250 million active monthly users, making it one of the largest communications platforms in the world, according to a news report. The stats were revealed to the Wall Street Journal, also showing that inbound traffic on the...
Jun 13, 2013 | Mobile, South Africa, WhatsApp
Smartphones are on the rise in South Africa. This infographic from InMobi,looks back to 2012 and illustrates how consumer behaviour in South Africa is shifting, as they become more reliant on their phones as their primary means of being connected. Smartphone...
May 16, 2013 | Mobile, Online video, Social media, WhatsApp
Google has launched a cross-platform messaging app, letting users to have video chats, send text messages and swap pictures between Android and iOS devices as well its Chrome web browser. Watch the app in action below: The service replaces Google Talk, and puts the...
May 1, 2013 | Mobile, WhatsApp
Chat apps such as WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage are now more popular than text messaging, according to a news report. The Financial Times reports that there were more instant messages being sent daily by the end of last year than there were text messages. In...
Mar 8, 2012 | Marketing through gaming, WhatsApp
Apple has revealed the top 25 paid and free apps, in terms of downloads, from its app store, with games being the most popular category. The 17 of the top 25 all time best selling paid apps on iPhone in the US are games, with Rovio’s record-selling Angry Birds...