Yahoo! Messenger [J] To Shut Down

Yahoo! Japan announced [J] that it would terminate its messenger service “Yahoo! Messenger” at 3 p.m. on March 26, 2014. Yahoo! Messenger was one of the most popular messenger services for Japanese Internet users, competed against Skype and MSN Messenger. (MSN Messenger, aka Windows Live Messenger, was also stopped after Microsoft got Skype) Yahoo! Japan… Continue reading Yahoo! Messenger [J] To Shut Down

Comm – DeNA Enters Smartphone Call/Message Battlefield

DeNA, a Japanese web company runs a huge social gaming platform Mobage and mobile auction service Bidders, announced today that they had released a new messaging app/platform Comm. It is a free call app by which you may call from/to 204 countries. The app also supports messaging with “stamps” and photo-sharing. Different from Mobage, Comm… Continue reading Comm – DeNA Enters Smartphone Call/Message Battlefield