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Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Skype has made a name for itself as a service that provides free Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls, and which last week added in-browser calling options from Outlook.com. The Microsoft-owned Voice Over IP (VoIP) service almost seems hard to beat, but now rival Viber could be poised to strike back. Until now the service has been a mobile-only option, thus competing with Skype and WhatsApp on mobile devices – where as with WhatsApp it...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The death knell has been sounding for SMS texts for several months now. Last November mobile analyst Chetan Sharma claimed SMS usage was down amongst Americans for the first time since texting was invented. The culprit for this slow murder is easy to spot; messaging apps such as iMessage and WhatsApp. WhatsApp has been the most talked about of these messaging apps lately as rumors about their potential acquisition by Google has...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Rumors have circulated before about a high-profile acquisition of the popular messaging service WhatsApp. Each rumor ended up being knocked down, however, as the companies involved denied the alleged buyout. The same scenario played out again this week. On Monday, news sources picked up on a rumor started by DigitalTrends claiming that Google had plans to buy WhatsApp in order to create their own messaging service to compete with...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online For the second time in nearly four months, the popular messaging service WhatsApp is rumored to be nearing the final stages of an acquisition deal. This time, however, the potential buyer is said to be the search engine giant and Android creator Google. If the two are actually in talks and the deal goes through, this could give Android a native app to compete head on with Apple’s iMessage and Facebook’s Messenger app. WhatsApp...

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The once dominant BlackBerry handset surely put a lot of money in the coffers at the company formerly known as Research In Motion (RIM). Now comes word the Canadian smartphone maker might be getting in the money transfer business. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported BlackBerry is testing a service that could be tied to its instant-messaging functionality. However, BlackBerry isn’t partnering with a Canadian bank in this venture....

The trend-setting mobile tracking application, StealthGenie, has a different way of expressing its love: this time, it’s a lovely 25% off on all its products to let users ensure safety of their loved ones. Read on to know how StealthGenie intends to do exactly that. (PRWEB) February 11, 2013 The makers of the top-ranked smartphone tracking application, StealthGenie, offers its users to stay in the know and ensure that their loved ones are all safe- no matter where they are. As the...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Popular mobile messaging app WhatsApp has just been accused of violating some international privacy laws in joint-yet-separate reports from privacy officials from Canada and Denmark. Though both countries have said that the makers of the app cooperated with their investigations, they were still found to take a relaxed approach when it came to the way they handled their privacy laws. The issue centers around how the app handles its...

Canadian and Dutch data privacy guardians release findings from investigation of popular mobile app OTTAWA and THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (College bescherming persoonsgegevens, (CBP)) today released their findings from a collaborative investigation into the handling of personal information by WhatsApp Inc., a California-based mobile app developer. The...

Cell phone monitoring application makers, StealthGenie, have just announced 2 brand new features. They now offer monitoring services for iMessage and messages sent and received through WhatsApp can also be monitored. We talk to the people at StealthGenie to get an idea of how they keep churning out new features and innovations on such a regular basis. (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 Just a few months after totally revamping their website and upgrading their software, cell phone monitoring app...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Here’s a lovely 20th birthday present for the Text Message: Rumors have begun to circulate about Facebook looking to acquire WhatsApp, a popular messaging app often blamed for the recent decrease in text messages. The story was first reported on by TechCrunch yesterday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Such a move would fall in line with Facebook’s recent shift to mobile. The social giant has made it clear that...