Comments on: Facebook planning to acquire WhatsApp? http://www.yugatech.com/web-20/facebook-planning-to-acquire-whatsapp/ YugaTech is the #1 Technology News and Reviews Site in the Philippines. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:15:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Gab de Vera http://www.yugatech.com/web-20/facebook-planning-to-acquire-whatsapp/comment-page-1/#comment-544168 Gab de Vera Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:02:06 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/?p=40149#comment-544168 All I know it that facebook messenger would drop it’s account requirement so even if you don’t have facebook, you can still access it. It’ll be like Whatsapp. Update will start with android followed by ios.

sources:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/4/3725498/facebook-messenger-account-requirement-sms-whatsapp-bbm

http://blog.gsmarena.com/facebook-messenger-finally-finds-its-true-calling-wants-to-be-the-all-in-one-messenger-hub/

]]> By: booboo http://www.yugatech.com/web-20/facebook-planning-to-acquire-whatsapp/comment-page-1/#comment-543809 booboo Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:09:13 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/?p=40149#comment-543809 AFAIK, it is not free for iOS. That’s why Viber is more popular among iPhone users.

]]> By: Ryuuji http://www.yugatech.com/web-20/facebook-planning-to-acquire-whatsapp/comment-page-1/#comment-543589 Ryuuji Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:57:37 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/?p=40149#comment-543589 Not sure how I should react to this, but if it’s going to improve WhatsApp’s security lapses, then by all means, let FB acquire it. I use WA a lot to contact my friends abroad. What I like most about it is that it is compatible in almost all smartphones OSs (even Symbian!).

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