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Edward Snowden warns against using Allo because of Google surveillance

Edward Snowden, an ex CIA employee who exposed several global surveillance operations has recommended that users avoid the Allo messaging app by Google.

Google Allo, WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram; which is the best messaging app for you?

I've analysed all of the popular messaging apps in the market today, to help you narrow down the best messaging app that you should use.

Hike Messenger gets $175 mn funding from Tencent, Foxconn; enters $1 bn unicorn club

Existing investors Tiger Global, Bharti and Softbank Group also participated in this round

Social media foils rocket attack plan by Islamic Militant in Singapore

Social media posts leads to arrest of Islamic militant who was planning a rocket attack on Singapore from neighboring Indonesia.

Japanese chat app Line soars in New York-Tokyo dual listing

Japan's Line Corp saw its shares rocket on their Tokyo debut on Friday, extending a strong start in New York the day before, and taking the value of the messaging app firm to $8.6 billion in the year's biggest tech IPO.

LINE may raise upto $1.3 billion as it prices IPO at top of the range

Japanese messaging app firm Line Corp priced its initial public offering at the top of its marketed range, putting it on track to raise as much as $1.3 billion and reflecting robust appetite for the world's biggest tech listing this year.

Biggest tech IPO of the year LINE, struggling to show a working growth plan

In delaying its IPO by two years, Japanese messaging app company Line Corp bought time to correct weak financial reporting controls, work on its business plan, bolster staffing - and left billions of dollars on the table as its valuation shrivelled.

Supreme Court to hear plea to ban WhatsApp

The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking a ban on WhatsApp on the ground that its end-to-end encryption gives terrorists a means of communication

Japan messaging app Line launches music streaming business

Messaging app operator Line Corp launched its music streaming service in Japan on Thursday, getting a head start in the virtually untapped business for mobile music subscriptions in the world's second-biggest music market.

Line's Popcorn Buzz app: Users can group call up to 200 friends at once, for free

LINE, the world’s leading life platform, announced the official Android launch of “Popcorn Buzz” yesterday. Popcorn Buzz by LINE is a free group call app that allows up to 200 participants to simultaneously talk to each other.