Google are launching a new messaging app dubbed Allo. The service is all about including Google’s new Assistant inside an end to end encrpyted messaging app. The chat function has a few interesting gimmicks, but more interestingly, the app will allow chat participants to do a lot more while still inside the chat. This includes […]
Facebook to acquire WhatsApp for a cool $19 billion
In rather unsuspecting news today, Facebook have just announced that they are to purchase WhatsApp for a deal which includes $4 billion in cash, $12 billion worth of Facebook shares and finally another $3 billion in restricted stock units for the founders and employees. WhatsApp has been a text book case of success since it […]