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Retail Asia02/06/2023

In recent years, group chats have seen a significant surge in demand, especially with the rise of remote work in specific industries. Communication software like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Chanty, and Google Chat have become go-to platforms, making any news regarding their updates worth paying attention to. It appears that Google Chat may be gearing up […]

Retail Asia14/12/2022

During this year’s Lens Fest, Snap announced the launch of a brand-new AR music platform for artists: Minibeats. The music platform is available in the form of a set of Lenses that lets Snapchat users play their own versions of artist songs paired with funny AR effects. If you’re a music fan and love using Snapchat, you now […]

Retail Asia21/02/2022

Snapchat’s been enjoying a streak of big updates lately, announcing the introduction of ads to Snapchat stories, creating a Snapchat Tinder, and the list goes on. The latest addition is undoubtedly more safety-oriented: yesterday, Snapchat announced it was bringing live location sharing to the platform. Sharing your location a single time for a friend can make it […]

Retail Asia23/07/2020

The parent company of social-media app Snapchat, Snap, reported its second-quarter results after the market closed today at 4 pm EDT. During the three months including April, May, and June, Snap reported a 17% hike in revenue year-over-year to $454 million. However, the net loss increased from $255 million during last year’s second quarter to $326 million […]

Retail Asia04/03/2020

It will probably take a lot of time for Facebook to integrate all its services into a single app, and we don’t even know if it will eventually succeed. But every major endeavor starts with a small step, and today Facebook made one. The social network giant has just announced it has launched a brand-new Messenger […]

Retail Asia04/09/2019

Google has confirmed it will kill off another of its obsolete chat service – YouTube messages. The decision is probably related to the fact that not many people are using the ability to message directly on YouTube. Although it’s a relatively old feature having been launched back in 2017 after one year of testing, Messages on […]

Retail Asia15/07/2019

What not as popular in the U.S. as it is overseas, the Telegram messaging app offers end-to-end encryption and no limits on the number of people you can chat with or broadcast to at one time. It’s no wonder that protesters of all types outside of the states love to use Telegram. And today, the company […]

Retail Asia03/06/2019

New data from Juniper Research predicts consumer interaction with chatbots in retail will reach 22 billion by 2023. The figure represents a sharp increase over an estimated 2.6 billion interactions this year. According to the new research report “AI in Retail: Segment Analysis, Vendor Positioning & Market Forecasts 2019-2023”, chatbots in retail will enable effectively automated […]

Retail Asia10/05/2019

Earlier this month, we told you that Snapchat had started rolling out its revamped Android app. On Tuesday, Snapchat officially announced that the new faster version of Snapchat became available in the Google Play Store for all Android users running 4.4 and higher at the end of the first quarter. The app was rebuilt from the bottom up and […]

Retail Asia23/04/2019

Snapchat disseminated a tweet today announcing that it has released its new Android app. The app was rebuilt from the ground up so that it could be faster for Android users. In rebuilding its Android app, Snapchat had to take into consideration the many different cameras and chipsets used on various Android handsets. The decision made […]

Retail Asia19/04/2019

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LINE FRIENDS, one of the world’s fastest growing global character brands, released the first official episode of ‘BT21 UNIVERSE’ through its official social media channels on April 4. The video immediately went viral among millennials from all around the world, recording over 1 million views less than a day and ranking #3 most watched video […]

Retail Asia21/01/2019

SK Telecom introduced a new messaging service on Tuesday in an attempt to compete with Korea’s dominant chat app, KakaoTalk. The new service will look a lot like Apple’s iMessage. Users won’t have to download a separate app. It is offered to SK Telecom subscribers only. Messages will be sent on data networks. Group chat and check […]

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Google Chat may receive design updates and Mobile App redesign

Snapchat launches AR music platform for creators who want to monetize their work

Snapchat introduces live location sharing

More people used Snapchat last quarter although more red ink was spilled

Facebook launches faster, cleaner Messenger app for iOS devices

Google thinking to remove the ability to message directly on YouTube

Telegram update adds location-based chats

Boomtime ahead for chatbots in E-commerce

Snapchat’s rebuilt Android app has better Performance

Android users should now have a better performing Snapchat

LINE FRIENDS releases the first official episode ofthe BT21 UNIVERSE series

SK Telecom announces plan to take on KakaoTalk