In more figures likely to make phone carriers wince, some 87.9 percent of respondents said they already use
mobile messenger services on their phones, while 47 percent «fessed up to using m - VoIP.
In addition, 65.6 percent of respondents said that
mobile messenger services displayed virtually no difference in quality with their phones» native SMS services, and 68.3 percent said they regarded mobile messengers as «must have» apps.
ChatON is Samsung's own proprietary
mobile messenger service, available in multiple countries (237 stated on the store page) and supports 63 languages.
The problem is that this isn't the first time a release date has been mooted for the hugely popular
mobile messenger service.
Not exact matches
Some of the
mobile rich features include java enabled chat,
messenger services, ability to access the website's email, browsing for other users via search facility etc..
News is abuzz that Indian handset vendor Karbonn
Mobiles is geared up to launch its own instant
messenger for
mobile phones (similar to BBM or Samsung's ChatOn
service) which are priced below Rs 5,000.
For the socially connected Canadian
mobile phone manufacturer Research In Motion has unveiled BBM Music, a music
service that connects into the popular BlackBerry instant
messenger application for sharing music collections.
This
services provides email and internet usage; however, our satellite - based bandwidth is limited and we are NOT able to support Skype or other VOIP protocols, instant
messenger services, Youtube, video downloads, webcam, streaming video, IP TV, IP based
mobile phones or other applications that require large amounts of bandwidth.
Today, Korean
mobile messaging
service Kakao Talk announced it has passed 100 million registered, becoming the latest
messenger in the region to pass the impressive milestone.
That the company came to this conclusion in 2011 is interesting since the
mobile messaging industry, which was then comparatively far smaller than it is today, is now really testing those waters with gaming, video calling and other
services sprouting up on
messenger apps — initially those in Asia — over the past 6 - 12 months.
Mail.Ru Group is the worldwide technology company which unites three big social networks Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki and My World; ICQ
messenger;
mobile ads
service Youla; popular online games Warface, Allods Online, Armored Warfare and Skyforge; food delivery platform Delivery Club; and ridesharing
service Beepcar.
Livingston says Kik learned from its initial foray into supporting native apps — which he discussed with us at length back in September — and that has helped it turn its
service into «a
mobile browser with a
messenger at the core for distribution.»
Asked why they used
mobile messenger, 69.7 percent said because it's free, while 51.1 percent said it's because many people around them use such
services a lot (45.7 percent cited convenience).
Korean smartphone users are increasingly taking
mobile messenger and m - VoIP
services — such as Kakao Talk and My People — for granted, and are using their allotted calls and text messages far less as a result.