messengers

Messengers have become part of the new paradigm of digital communication, with users selecting specific sources of information instead of seeking out information in the general information flow. Private chats both for personal and professional conversations as well as channels making posts with a specific focus all represent alternatives to the traditional social network model and are more natural for most people. Mark Zuckerberg compared the two models to a town square and a private living room. Today, users increasingly prefer knowing who is reading their posts, which is easier to do when talking to people you know in a private space instead of shouting over the noise in a busy street.

Viber and WhatsApp get updated

Viber and WhatsApp get updated

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WhatsApp focuses efforts on security, Viber gets a new design and messaging without phone numbers.\n
In China WeChat is replacing passports, banks, and even the registry office

In China WeChat is replacing passports, banks, and even the registry office

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Developers of instant messengers are trying to combine many services into one application. Users save time by doing operations directly on the messenger, and companies get more user involvement in their...
You can now create channels on “WhatsApp” (just like on Telegram)

You can now create channels on “WhatsApp” (just like on Telegram)

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One of the most popular instant messengers, “WhatsApp”, introduced a channel function starting on June 29th. Group chats can now be switched to “broadcast only” mode and only administrators can post there. In...
Will instant messengers make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone?

Will instant messengers make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone?

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More and more people are beginning to use instant messengers, and companies are looking for ways to develop communication tools and expand the market. The integration of payment tools into messengers is one of...
ELVN – a cryptomessenger that pays for activity

ELVN – a cryptomessenger that pays for activity

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Messengers have become a new communications standard. Users primarily appreciate an instant exchange of text messages and other types of files as well as message security and confidentiality. Operating in a...
Telegram tests its user identification service. WhatsApp sees a serious competitor.

Telegram tests its user identification service. WhatsApp sees a serious competitor.

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The messenger service Telegram has started testing its External Secure ID service, which will be a convenient way to identify users on the new TON (Telegram Open Network) platform. The service will combine...
Tap2Pay allows to make payments directly in messengers

Tap2Pay allows to make payments directly in messengers

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Many online retailers require a separate registration and filling out different forms. A Belorussian startup called Tap2Pay offers to substantially simplify Internet purchases and perform them with a couple of...
Russia began to block Telegram. Other services are suffering so far

Russia began to block Telegram. Other services are suffering so far

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Russian Internet regulator Roskomnadzor started blocking Telegram. The agency began sending out to providers the lists of addresses banned to access started from the April 16. App Store and Google Play are...
Telegram collects another $850 million in the second round of its ICO

Telegram collects another $850 million in the second round of its ICO

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The Durov brothers attracted additional funding for the development of Telegram and the development of a blockchain platform for the messenger. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a...
Telegram breakdown on March 29

Telegram breakdown on March 29

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On March 29, 2018, Telegram messenger was not functioning in Europe, Middle East and CIS for about three hours. Both applications and the web version of the service did not work. Our users in Europe, Middle...
The creators of Signal's secure messenger will open a fund to support the project

The creators of Signal's secure messenger will open a fund to support the project

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Signal developers have always put the principles of protecting personal data and confidentialty first. Thanks to cryptography and open source encryption, the popular messenger is providing users with free and...
Durov Brothers reported on raising $ 850 million for Telegram and TON blockchain platform

Durov Brothers reported on raising $ 850 million for Telegram and TON blockchain platform

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice on the offer of securities owned by Telegram Group Inc. and TON Issuer Inc. owned by Pavel and Nikolay Durov. Assets with a total value of $ 850...
Windows Vulnerability with customer Telegram enabled to disseminate malware and do cryptocurrencies mining

Windows Vulnerability with customer Telegram enabled to disseminate malware and do cryptocurrencies mining

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Kaspersky Laboratories, the antivirus company informed about the 0-day vulnerability in the Telegram. The Company’s experts have discovered that hackers were able to disseminate malware and get access to the...
Line instant messenger will have its own cryptoexchange

Line instant messenger will have its own cryptoexchange

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The Japanese company Line Corporation, which is developing the Line messenger, plans to add the possibility of exchanging cryptocurrency for its users. The monthly volume of the messenger is about 200 million...
E-Chat cryptomessenger will make its own Ethereum hardfork

E-Chat cryptomessenger will make its own Ethereum hardfork

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The creators of e-Chat messenger working on Ethereum decided to develop their own hardfork. A new blockchain platform is required because the application has outgrown a standard messenger and became a...
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