Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Rich communication services (RCS) is already a big deal on Android phones with more than a billion users. Those numbers might be going up by the fall, as Google claims Apple will be joining the RCS party. Apple Unveils Its iPhone 15 and Apple Watch Series 9 A page for … Read more
Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday’s lineup was an extremely close race and Read It Later fans put up an admirable fight but with 52 percent of the vote, Twitter goes to the next round. Today, we have a contest between apps for people … Read more
Note: As I was getting ready to publish this piece, Beeper’s servers began faltering. TechCrunch reports that Beeper Mini had lost access to Apple’s servers, though I’m still able to send text-based messages with a bit of delay. This piece covers the experience before this breaking news hit. I reached out to Beeper to ask … Read more
Google’s bet on RCS is paying off, or at least that’s what it wants us to think. After a few minor wins, including Apple quietly confirming RCS support in the next iPhone and officially surpassing 1 billion monthly active users, Google is celebrating its successes by announcing new features for Messages users on Android. “Even … Read more
Via the years there have been loads of apps promising a one-stop store for all of your messages, and the most recent of those is Beeper: It collects your entire conversations from WhatsApp, Fb Messenger, Instagram, Slack, Google Chat, Twitter (or X), and, sure, even iMessage. Video Chat – From Sci-Fi to Sci-Truth The concept … Read more