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Facebook Messenger for iOS gets VoIP in the UK today

by Steven Sande (Mar 25th, 2013)

A little over a month ago, Facebook added Voice over IP (VoIP) calling capabilities to its iOS app for users in the US and Canada. Now users in the UK have been added to the gradual rollout of Facebook's VoIP domination of the universe. The VoIP capability works through Facebook Messenger, ...

Samsung getting in the mobile messaging business with ChatOn

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 29th, 2011)

Samsung today announced they are entering mobile messaging market. Like Facebook Messages, which hopes to kill off text messaging for good, Samsung's ChatOn is a cross-platform messaging service for Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Samsung's own Bada OS that offers users the ability to send text, ...

Facebook announces Messenger app for on-the-go contact (Updated)

by Chris Rawson (Aug 9th, 2011)

Facebook has announced Facebook Messenger, a dedicated app for Facebook messaging. It's already possible to send messages and chat within the standard Facebook app for the iPhone, but this new app hopes to streamline the process by putting the focus squarely on the chat interface. Messages can ...