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Ina Fried in Mobile on January 10 at 5:02 pm PT
T-Mobile said on Tuesday that it is expanding its Bobsled messaging service to allow more text messaging and voice calling abilities. The No. 4 U.S. carrier also announced a new Samsung Galaxy S phone, as well as faster HSPA+42 data service in 12 additional cities.
Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on December 13, 2011 at 4:36 pm PT
Twitter.com has revamped its site to make it more approachable and easier to use, particularly for tweeting newbies.
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Ina Fried in News on December 7, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
Twilio, whose technology
lets developers build telephony and messaging into their apps, announced Wednesday that it has raised $17 million from Bessemer Venture Partners and Union Square Ventures — two of its existing investors. The San Francisco-based company, which has around 100 employees, plans to use the money to help fuel continued hiring and international expansion.
Ina Fried in Mobile on October 13, 2011 at 3:55 am PT
Forced to go back to the drawing board after being sued by RIM, Kik spent several months redesigning its BlackBerry app. Looks like it finished just in time.
Kara Swisher in Media on October 11, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT
As the deal officially closes, what’s next?
Kara Swisher in News on September 27, 2011 at 7:16 am PT
New CEO Meg Whitman appoints acting communications head as part of new “one-voice” rule.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 22, 2011 at 4:45 pm PT
The details of a horrifying two-part attack in Norway’s capital city unfolded in large part on Twitter and YouTube. Update: The number of confirmed dead has now reached 80.
Kara Swisher in News on March 14, 2011 at 3:01 pm PT
If you had to pick the hotsy-totsy start-up to win the media darling of South by Southwest award for 2011–following in the precious footsteps of Foursquare and Twitter from years past–it would probably have to be GroupMe.
Here are the co-founders of he group messaging/conference call/locations/photo sharing service enjoying their day in the sun–quite literally, at their free grilled-cheese-and-beer giveaway this weekend in Austin.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 12:55 am PT
HTC became the latest company to “friend” Facebook, showing off a pair of Android phones that have a button for connecting directly to the social network. It also used Mobile World Congress to show off its first tablet and other Android devices.
Liz Gannes in Social on February 9, 2011 at 10:53 pm PT
I last wrote about Bubble Motion, provider of the Bubbly mobile messaging service, exactly a year ago. At the time, the company had 150,000 users. Today, it has more than seven million.
