BBM Messenger partners with HotelsCombined for best dealsCreative Media Works, operating as BBM, has partnered with leading hotel price comparison site, HotelsCombined, to offer BBM users seamless search of all the best hotel booking sites to find the best hotel deal. HotelsCombined sit More… |
Facebook to develop chatbots, live videoFacebook said it has opened up its Messenger app to developers to create chatbots, hoping that by simulating one-on-one conversations between users and companies it will expand its reach in customer service and enterprise transactions. More… |
Facebook's Messenger app passes 800 million usersFacebook’s Messenger app surpassed 800 million users, the company said on Thursday, making it the fastest-growing app of 2015 according to research firm Nielsen. The means Messenger, which Facebook created as a standalone app in 2 More… |
Facebook partners with Uber via MessengerFacebook said on Wednesday it is testing a service that will allow users of its Messenger app to hail Uber rides directly from the app, without leaving a conversation or downloading the ride-hailing app. Uber is the first partner More… |
Facebook allows Messenger use without accountFacebook has enabled users without an account to sign up for its Messenger app with a phone number, the social media company said on Wednesday, in another move to broaden the app's reach and make it a standalone platform. Earl More… |
Nasa Messenger spacecraft crashes into MercuryNasa’s pioneering Messenger spacecraft ended its four-year study of the planet Mercury on Thursday by crashing into the planet's surface, scientists said. Flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physic More… |
New BlackBerry move unlikely to stem declineBlackBerry's plan to retreat from the consumer market in favour of its traditional strength serving businesses and governments is widely seen as a desperate move that industry watchers warn will only accelera More… |
RIM scrambles to end BlackBerry outageThe company that makes the BlackBerry smartphone is working frantically to end a three-day global service disruption that has frustrated millions of its customers and pumped up pressure on its management to make sweeping changes. Research More… |
India to get BlackBerry data says reportResearch In Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, has agreed to provide Indian security agencies partial access to its Messenger service by September 1 and would complete the project by the end of the year, a Times of India repo More… |
BlackBerry to share codes with Saudi authoritiesResearch In Motion has agreed to hand over user codes that would let Saudi authorities monitor its BlackBerry Messenger, as it seeks to stop the kingdom from silencing the service, a source close to the talks said. The source said RIM woul More… |