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WeChat Directly Targets Swine Flu With New Official Account Meant to Help...
It’s not just Ebola that’s getting eradicated with WeChat awareness. The messaging application is also targeting Swine Flu (H1N1), which recently broke out in India. While various agencies are working...
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WeChat Will Make an Appearance on Apple Watch. Here’s What to Expect
Yesterday, Apple’s Watch was unveiled to the world, and is ready to go head to head with other wearable devices like the Android Wear and Microsoft Band starting late April (for those of you who missed...
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Spartan Warrior Sticker Fights Its Way Onto the WeChat Mobile Messaging Platform
WeChat has been ablaze with new sticker and Official Account launches as of late. A little over a month ago, a couple of WeChat sticker packs launched in celebration of the Chinese New Year and Swine...
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Which Calling and Messaging Apps Can You Get For Apple Watch?
Recently, a number of messaging apps have been made available for Apple Watch, and it’s a trend that will only continue as time goes on and new devices emerge in the Wearables space. Most recently,...
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WeChat Version 6.2 for iOS and Android Brings Moments Translation, Chat Log...
WeChat has just updated its iOS and Android apps to version 6.2, which brings a number of notable new features with it. The update brings translation for Moments, a “simplified” chat history migration...
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UNICEF HK To Seek Fundraising Via WeChat Payment Platform
Social platform WeChat has announced that the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK) brings in a new payment channel to support world emergency relief work via WeChat’s advanced Payment Platform,...
View ArticleWeChat Partners with Picup Delivery Service to Improve Courier Experiences
Tencent’s WeChat has partnered with Picup, a new on-demand goods collection and delivery service to bring social experiences to courier services. The exclusive partnership was announced at a media...
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With “WeReward” Campaign in the Philippines, WeChat Rewards Loyal Users
If you happen to live in the Philippines and you’re also a WeChat app user, be prepared to be rewarded for your loyalty to the popular messaging app. That’s because WeChat, a messaging app powered by...
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WeChat for Windows Provides Powerful File Sharing and Screenshot Tools With...
Yesterday, WeChat introduced WeChat for Windows desktop (English version), and after playing with the software for almost a day, I can safely say that it’s not only easy to stay connected with all of...
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Juniper Research: Mobile Messaging Revenues to Decline as Traffic Increases
New data from Juniper Research, which provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, has shown that the messaging market will decline from $113.5bn in 2014 to...
View ArticleJuniper Research: Traffic from Mobile, Online Messaging to Reach 438 Billion...
New data from Juniper Research, which provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector as well as consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary, has shown...
View ArticleGlobalWebIndex: Users of Messaging Apps Up by 39% in the Past Three Years
New research by GlobalWebIndex reveals the major effect that the growth of mobile instant messaging (IM) users are having on other forms of mobile communications. In its Q2 Mobile Messaging Report,...
View ArticleWeChat Returns to Fashion With the Release of new Vogue Italy account
If you’re a fashion aficionado, you’ll likely find something to love by following Vogue Italy’s official WeChat account, which was just opened on the popular Asia-based chat application. The account,...
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Juniper Research: Payments via Social Media to Drive Mobile Money...
Payments via social apps and networks are hugely popular, and a new report from Juniper Research, which provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, indicates...
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WeChat celebrates Singapore’s 50th birthday with locally-designed Ang Ku Kueh...
Localized content is big with WeChat as it makes strides to close the gap on WhatsApp and become the world’s go-to messaging application. The most recent representation of its local focus is today’s...
View ArticleWeChat jumps to 600 million monthly active users
If you’re betting on Chinese messaging app WeChat to be knocked out of the messaging app race anytime soon, you’ll find yourself on the losing end, as WeChat owner Tencent revealed earlier today in its...
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8 mobile chat apps for group messaging
Sometimes, you may want to share a picture of your cute puppy with many friends at a time. Or planning to throw a party and need to post the address to all attendees. Mobile chat apps will help you...
View ArticleWeChat users can now create, “Favorite,” and share rich media messages on iOS
WeChat 6.2.5 for iOS has just been released and includes the ability to create and save rich media messages under your “Favorites.” You can also send them to another chat conversation. The rich media...
View ArticleWeChat fixes security flaw in the latest update for iOS
A security flaw was discovered recently in WeChat that was caused by an external piece of malware and affected iOS users who were running WeChat version 6.2.5 exclusively. Many feared the security flaw...
View ArticleWeChat adds 3D Touch to its app for iPhone 6S, 6S Plus
Hot on the heels of an update that fixes a security flaw in its messaging application, Tencent has just released a new update for its WeChat app that specifically targets the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S...
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