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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.
2013 Was a Huge Year for Android Gaming
And paid apps on both Android and iOS are falling deeper into obscurity.News Byte
Instagram to Hold NYC Event on December 12
Instagram has invited reporters to a press event in Manhattan on Dec. 12, according to reports from CNET and TechCrunch. The invitations do not specify what the event will focus on, though a recent report from GigaOM suggests that it could be a messaging service.Pay Attention, Snapchat! China’s WeChat Messaging App Does E-Commerce Well.
Smartphone sales, in-app gaming and sticker packs! Can American companies learn a thing or two about monetization from Asian messaging services?Voices