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BlackBerry’s BBM Chat Software to Come Preloaded on Some LG Phones
Struggling phone maker BlackBerry said on Wednesday that its BBM instant messaging software will soon come preloaded on a phone from Korea’s LG Electronics. BlackBerry, which recently made BBM freely available for iOS and Android, said that the software will also come preinstalled on the LG G Pro Lite phone in various markets around the world.
Russia’s Mail.ru Hopes to Crack U.S. Market With Mobile Chat and Email Programs
Sure it is a crowded market. But, says Mail.ru CEO Dmitry Grishin: “We can learn a lot and compete with the best companies.”Quip Is Great for Collaborating, but Still a Word-Processing Work in Progress
Quip is a new cloud-based word-processing app for the mobile age. Can it replace more mature products?New Hangouts App Conflicts With Google Voice Feature; Fix Coming
Tough luck for Google Voice loyalists, as the new Hangouts messaging product denigrates a key function of Voice. Change is coming, but it could be a while.With Revamped Hangouts, Google Aims to Unify Messaging
Google’s new take on messaging is finally here.Five Startups for $16 Million: Yahoo’s Mayer Is Buying Up Most Mobile App Companies on the Cheap
Warm entrepreneurial bodies: Priceless!Facebook Engineering Director Josh Wiseman Departs for EIR Gig
Wiseman played a key role in launching some of Facebook’s pivotal products over the past six years.Former MySpace and NFL Digital Exec Jeff Berman Tapped as President of Hollywood’s BermanBraun
Is content poised to take off online?Voices