With LeBron James hundreds of miles west plying his trade for the Los Angeles Lakers these days, Cleveland Cavalier fans haven’t had a lot to cheer about this season, but Aramark (the stadium food and beverage vendor) and the Cavs have teamed up with Apple Business Chat to let fans order drinks right from their […]
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How to choose and use an encrypted messaging app
Text messaging has been around since the dawn of cellular technology, and sparked its own unique language. But it’s time to put sending regular SMS messages out to pasture. If you have an iPhone, you’re already on your way. iPhones (as well as iPads and Macs) use iMessage to send messages between Apple devices. It’s […]
View More How to choose and use an encrypted messaging appGoogle is killing off Allo, its latest messaging app flop
It’s official: Google is killing off Allo. The messaging app was only launched in September 2016 but it was pretty much flawed from the word go with limited usage. Google was, once again, painfully late to the messaging game. The company said it had ceased work on the service earlier this year, and now it has announced […]
View More Google is killing off Allo, its latest messaging app flop5 ways to text from your laptop
Misplace or break your phone? No cell signal? Have no fear. You can still text away with a computer via WiFi.
Texting from a laptop has its perks: it’s (usually) free, typing is easier and faster, and best of all, you can look busy when you’re not.
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Apple users claim iOS 12 is sending iMessages to the wrong contacts
A new, previously unannounced iOS 12 feature is causing major headaches for some Apple users.
The feature, which Forbes points out was left off the official iOS 12 features list, was intended to merge chats you had with iOS device users who have mult…
Google gets more RCS messaging support from Samsung
Google has secured a bit more buy in from Samsung for a next generation text messaging standard it’s long been promoting. The Android OS maker’s hope for Rich Communication Services (RCS), which upgrades what SMS can offer to support richer comms and content swapping, can provide its fragmented Android ecosystem with a way to offer comparably rich […]
View More Google gets more RCS messaging support from SamsungPoor Cat Designs’ take on virtual personal shopping uses real people instead of AI
Facebook has been pushing for AI Bots to handle customer inquiries, and Apple is offering Business Chat for iMessage.
But where do smaller sized businesses fit into this equation? For them, the AI helpers might carry too high a price tag and, m…
Apple’s Business Chat signs up five more brands, more tech platforms
Apple Business Chat, Apple’s new platform for allowing companies and brands to communicate with customers over iMessage, is expanding. In addition to Dish becoming the first TV provider to support Business Chat, Apple says it has also added four other brands, Aramak, Four Seasons, Harry & David, and American Express, in addition to five new […]
View More Apple’s Business Chat signs up five more brands, more tech platformsiOS 11.4 is here to sync your iMessages across all of your Apple devices
Get your iPhones and iPads out because iOS 11.4 is now available for download.
For iOS users, the software update finally adds the long-awaited Messages in iCloud feature, which syncs your iMessages across all of your Apple devices. iOS 11.4 also bri…
Apple releases iOS 11.4 with support for Messages in iCloud, AirPlay 2 and more
Apple this afternoon will officially release the latest version of its iOS software for your iPhone and iPad, iOS 11.4, which at last adds support for Messages in iCloud, along with other new features, including most notably, AirPlay 2 and an update that allows two HomePod speakers to work together as a stereo pair. Messages […]
View More Apple releases iOS 11.4 with support for Messages in iCloud, AirPlay 2 and moreGoogle’s plan to fix texting on Android is really about the death of SMS
Google finally has a plan to fix Android’s texting problem.
This week, the company confirmed its long-rumored plan to improve messaging on Android and bring its features up to par with other popular messaging apps like Apple’s iMessage.
Google being …
T-Mobile will now offer customer support through iMessage
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Apple Business Chat has a new partner.
T-Mobile announced Wednesday that it will now offer customer support via Apple’s Business Chat. This means that if you have an iPhone, you’ll be able to talk to T-Mobile representatives directly through iMessage.
This will be another of many ways T-Mobile users can contact their provider. Previously, you could chat with representatives through the T-Mobile app, the company’s Facebook and Twitter pages, at a store, or over the company’s customer service phone line. Read more…
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