Apps News

With an addition of 100 million users in last four months, the instant messaging app Line, claims to have crossed the 300 million mark, worldwide. Reportedly, it took the company 19 months to reach the 100 million mark, 6 more for 200, and 4 more for 300. Line's biggest competitor, WhatsApp, claimed 350 million monthly active users, in October.

Aiming to rake in additional revenue in the coming months, the Canadian handset maker, Blackberry, has come up with a variety of offers on some of its most popular apps on the BlackBerry World. One offer says that BlackBerry will offer one free app each day between Dec-1 and Dec-25. Offers will be available on handsets like Q5 and Q10.

BlackBerry has announced that its popular messaging platform BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will soon be coming pre-installed on LG smartphones. The company said the G Pro Lite, an Android-based smartphone, would be the first LG device to offer BBM out-of-the-box. BlackBerry has also inked deals with Indian companies like Micromax, Spice, Zen, and Celkon to pre-load BBM on their smartphones.

WhatsApp, the popular mobile instant messaging service, claims to have 400 million monthly active users. WhatsApp's CEO, Jan Koum revealed the news, and also noted that the company added 100 million active users in the last four months alone. Further, the company claimed to reach the 400 million mark without spending a penny on targeted ads or even marketing campaigns.

Microsoft India on Thursday announced that it is introducing a new safety app named Guardian, which is aimed at protecting women. The app enables users to switch on a 'track me' feature that lets people track them in real time using Microsoft Windows Azure cloud services and Bing Map APIs. It is available exclusively for Windows phone users in India.