Tag: Messenger

  • Once dear BBM consumer service comes to a close

    BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) consumer service will be closing in May, the once dear instant messaging platform has confirmed. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the platform made this known on Thursday with a blog post thanking users for being part of the BBM consumer service journey. The post reads: “Today we’re announcing that we will be closing BBM…

  • Messenger, 45, slumps after receiving sack letter in Kaduna

    A messenger, Malam Abubakar Shu’aibu, 45, of Government Secondary School, Aminu Marmara, Sabongari Zaria, Kaduna State, on Tuesday slumped into coma shortly after receiving his sack letter. A credible witness confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the area on condition of anonymity for fear of victimisation. The source said the incident…

  • Facebook Messenger records higher video chat sessions in 2017

    Facebook Messenger video chat sessions this year took a leap forward recording 17 billion realtime video chats. “The art of conversation has evolved, and we’re no longer limited by just text. Just think about it, now you can group video chat with masks, choose from thousands of emojis or GIFs to add more color to…

  • Facebook tops 1.9 billion monthly users

    Facebook tops 1.9 billion monthly users

    On Wednesday, Facebook reported hitting 1.94 billion monthly users as of the end of the March quarter; up from 1.86 billion in the previous quarter and 1.65 billion in the same quarter a year earlier. Facebook now has 1.28 billion people who use its services every single day, up from 18% year-over-year. According to CNNtech,…

  • Facebook acknowledges, fixes apps battery draining issue

    Facebook has acknowledged that it’s main and messenger apps drain battery unusually on both iOS and Android devices, and had said the issue has been fixed. David Marcus, Head of Messenger at Facebook, replying to a Twitter user’s query claimed that the “issue was isolated and fixed server side,” adding that users experiencing battery drain…