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A rumor long ago was that Facebook and Google were bidding to buy Whatsapp for an unquoted price. The rumor was later dispelled and the matter became of the past. However, this time, Facebook have agreed to acquire Whatsapp, the social messaging company/app for $16 Billion: this is not a rumor as it was confirmed by Facebook. According to Facebook, the $16 billion will include $4 billion in cash and about $12 billion worth of Facebook shares. The agreement also provides for an additional $3 billion in restricted stock, to be granted to WhatsApp's founders and employees, that will vest over four years once the deal closes and also see the CEO of Whatsapp joint the board of directors at Facebook. To date, this is the largest buy over that Facebook has done - the deal with Instagram ($715.3 million) doesn't even come close. Facebook says it would keep Whatsapp as a separate entity just like it's doing on Instagram. Like our Facebook page and follow...

Whatsapp messaging app have finally been updated to the feel and look of iOS 7. The new update is good and stable as you would expect from the Whatsapp team. One new feature that is long overdue is the ability to send broadcast message to everyone at the same time without having to manually select people have been added to this new update. Furthermore, location services is better, with 3D maps location sharing being implemented. For those that love their Whatsapp to be up to date, you can grab the free update from Apple app store. Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for more smartphone news.  [via: engadget ]

Finally,  BBM has gone cross platform (Android, iOS and BlackBerry OS) for about a week now and million of Android devices are already pinging massively. Whatsapp on the other hand have been around cross platform for a longer period and with a lot of users. Alot of updates and refinement have been put into Whatsapp for Android and iPhone to give a very high user experience. BBM on the other hand will just start the update which will include BBM Channels and Voice in the near future. Now, for those that have both messaging apps on their devices, it won't be long before people start taking sides as to which of the two messaging apps they prefer. Putting the question to you folks,  which do you think it's better considering that BBM is just 1 week old cross platform? Drop your comments below and don't forget to like our Facebook page  and to join this conversation. Also follow us on Twitter for more smartphone gists.

Whatsapp released and update to their Whatsapp Messenger for Android platform yesterday, stressing on the good things you get to gain from using Whatsapp Messenger. One of the good things according to Whatsapp is that you don't need to remember PIN or contact name.  This is some sort of taking a spin on BlackBerry Messenger aka (BBM). You would recall that BlackBerry was supposed to release BBM for Android and iPhone last week (21st of September) but failed.  I for one, am getting really impatient and the same goes for a lot of folks. Some have already lost interest in the BBM app for Android and iPhone. Sequel to this failed BBM release for Android and iPhone, Whatsapp have beefed up their app, making it more fluid and user friendly with successive updates across all platforms. Of course, Whatsapp is aware of the huge craving consumers have for BlackBerry Messenger and Whatsapp is doing everything in their power to make sure that its customers stay with them ...

The popular cross platform Instant social messaging app Whatsapp for BlackBerry 10 just got an update. Various updates have been rolled out by Whatsapp over these past few months. This could be due to the announcement by BlackBerry to make BlackBerry Messenger a cross platform app to run on Android and iOS.  Of course, if BBM goes cross platform, Whatsapp usage will diminish significantly .  In other to stay useful and not lack any feature that the BlackBerry might have, Whatsapp have decided to release various recent updates that would give users better experience and more stability. The latest Whatsapp update to BlackBerry 10 comes with bugs fixes, enhancements and including the following: 1. Fixes and Improvements to voice message 2. Emoji input support for Messages 3. Default maps app opening when received. 4. Push notifications fixes 5. Media auto download settings As usual, this update can be downloaded from the BlackBerry World. Source: BlackBerryOS

The fuss about Blackberry Messenger (BBM) coming to Android and iPhone is a very interesting one. As we stated in one of our posts, BBM for Android and iOS is expected to be released before September ending. Already, real image of BBM for Android only have surfaced, which we saw at BGR website, and this we present to you below. Although we believe that BBM for other platforms should have been available long before now, yet, better late than ever. The real question is, will BBM for Android and iOS kill the strong hold that Whatsapp already have on these platforms? If you think so, drop your comments. However, Lets wait and see how things unfold  in the coming weeks.  Till then, stay glued to this blog site and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to be among the first the get it before your other friends...bragging rights of at least 10 seconds is still bragging. Image Source: BGR , BBOS