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  Chat app Viber releases Windows Phone and BlackBerry betas, but no voice calls for now

  By Sam Byford on May 8, 2012 06:26 am + 10 comments

  Popular voice and text chat app Viber has expanded to BlackBerry and Windows Phone. The app offers Continue reading…

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  Facebook for Android update pulls new icons, acts like nothing ever happened

  By Evan Rodgers on May 8, 2012 01:35 am + 34 comments

  On Saturday, Facebook made an update to its Android app that removed the the icons it introduced in Continue reading…

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  Skype for Android updated with new chat UI and faster startup time

  By Sam Byford on April 26, 2012 10:34 pm + 8 comments

  These are busy times in the fast-moving world of Skype apps — in the past week the Windows Phone Continue reading…

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  Major Google+ redesign puts focus on discovery, lets users customize layout

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 11, 2012 09:32 am + 261 comments

  Google has just announced that it is completely redesigning the Google+ interface, with a new focus Continue reading…

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  Pirate Bay links blocked from Windows Live Messenger due to 'malicious' content

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 26, 2012 01:54 pm + 30 comments

  We learned yesterday that Microsoft had started blocking links to The Pirate Bay in Windows Live Continue reading…

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  Windows Live Messenger blocking links to The Pirate Bay

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 25, 2012 11:12 pm + 63 comments

  If you're a Windows Live Messenger user who happens to drop your friends links to The Pirate Bay, it Continue reading…

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  Adium 1.5 update adds built-in notifications, new icons, and a better transcript viewer

  By Thomas Houston on March 16, 2012 01:14 pm + 10 comments

  Mac chat client standby Adium today got its first major update in a year and a half with the release Continue reading…

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  Turntable.fm updated with new private messaging system

  By Bryan Bishop on February 21, 2012 05:44 pm + 2 comments

  When it comes to virtual DJ parties, it doesn't get much better than Turntable.fm, but the service's Continue reading…

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  Steam iOS and Android apps officially out of beta, available to all

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 31, 2012 03:40 pm + 28 comments

  Valve's Steam Mobile beta testing period didn't last long — less than a week after initially Continue reading…

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  ChatON, Samsung's cross-platform messaging app, released for iOS

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 6, 2012 01:13 pm + 36 comments

  ChatON, Samsung's attempt to get a piece of the messaging app pie, has just launched in the iTunes Continue reading…