Big List Of Android Messaging Apps

messageing-apps-introTexting is kinda lame. SMS messages have a character limit, you have to know the person’s phone number and well, its hard to hold a longer SMS conversation. Some phones don’t thread the messages. If you forgot what you started talking about, it is a real pain to go back and re-read.

I am sure many of you have used an instant messenger before. For the uninitiated, it is similar to a text message, but has fewer limitations. You can IM (instant message) from your data enabled phone (Android) or via the web.
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Access Your IM Logs From Anywhere With Simkl

simkl-logoMost Instant Messaging applications keep a history log of all your conversation. When you need to access your history, you can just do a quick search within the app to retrieve the conversation. The only problem arises when you are using multiple IM applications, multiple computers, or both. In such situation, retrieving a particular history log can be difficult because you have no idea which IM app or terminal to retrieve the history log from.

Simkl is an application that will keep all of your chat histories stored in the clouds. This means you can access a chat from anywhere you have internet access, not just your local machine.
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Christmas Week Special: IM+ Pro For Android Free Giveaway

implus-logoChristmas is just few days away and we have prepared a series of free gifts for you. In this week, we will be giving out several free giveaway. Stay tune!

There are no lack of Instant Messaging apps in the Android market. A quick search will yield apps like eBuddy, Meebo, IMO, IMEasy etc. IM+ is yet another instant messaging app.

For those who are coming from iPhone, you will know that IM+ is one of the most popular IM app in the Apple App Store. It supports Twitter, push notification and many more features unique to other IM app. So how does the IM+ for Android stack up? Does it live up to its reputation? Can it stand out in the crowd? Let’s take a look.

Note: We are also having a free giveaway for the IM+ Pro app for Android. Read on for more details.
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What’s Your Favorite Instant Messaging Application? [Poll]

mte-pollThe poll last week was “How Much Are You Willing to Pay For a Mobile Application?” and the results were out. 33% of you are willing to pay for apps that cost under $1. 31% of you said that you only download free apps. 15% of you are willing to pay up to $2.99 and 10% are willing to pay up to $4.99 and $9.99 respectively. A total of 39 votes were casted.

Poll results and this week’s poll after the jump.
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Create Your Own Private Social Communities With Frid.ge

fridge-logoHow many of you use social sites? Do you find yourself using Twitter or Facebook for more private communication? There are other options out there.

Frid.ge is a private social site offering a lot of what you are used to without the prying eyes of everyone who have friended or followed you everywhere else on the web. If you are familiar with any other micro blogging sites, Frid.ge most resembles Tumblr.
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Read SMS Messages On your Computer With TalkMyPhone [Android]

talkmyphone-logoMy day is split between sitting in front of the computer and being on the move. While I am at my computer my HTC Magic (running Android 2.2) is comfortably charging in its dock. Unfortunately, this means that every time I receive a text message or other notification I have to remove the phone from the dock and read the message. Additionally, I hate writing a message on the Android’s tiny keyboard when I am sitting at a full sized keyboard.

These problems have been alleviated by the new Android app TalkMyPhone.

TalkMyPhone works by having your phone connect to your instant messaging client. The IM client then displays your text messages and other information as though it was a conversation with any IM contact. The beauty of TalkMyPhone is that it also allows you to act on the information you receive, for example by replying to a message.
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YuuGuu – Free and Easy Web Conferencing

yuuguu-logoHave you ever had the need to show your screen to someone because it was too hard to talk them through something? Whether it is for school, work or just to show someone what you are doing on your computer, screen sharing is a great way to show someone exactly what you you want them to see.

Yuuguu give us a free and easy way to hold our very own spur of the moment web conference. In just a few minutes, you are ready to share your screen with anyone connected to the internet.
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Snippet: Add Facebook Chat to Empathy

empathy-fbchat-failed-authenticationIf you are a regular Facebook Chat user, you will be happy to know that Facebook has recently launched the XMPP support which allows you to connect to FB Chat from (almost) any IM applications (only applies to those that support the XMPP protocol).

For Ubuntu Karmic users who are using Empathy rather than Pidgin, some of you might have difficulties connecting to the FB Chat network. The most common seen problem is the Authentication Failed message. Here’s the fix:
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imo.im – A Multi-Client Web Based IM Service

imo.im-main I am what you could call an instant message junkie. Between Facebook, Yahoo, Google and Blackberry messengers, I am always chatting with someone. In some cases Instant messaging from a mobile device just won’t cut it. What would happen if you were at a friend’s house and you need to get a hold of someone on Skype and your buddy doesn’t have it installed?

This is where imo.im can help. Imo.im is a web based instant messaging application that lets you log into all of the major IM services including Skype and Facebook. Having access to some of these apps in an all-in-one web app is a damn good idea; I’m surprised these kind of web based apps aren’t more popular.
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Google Wave – The Future of Email?

wave-logo-smallGoogle’s not afraid to reinvent the wheel, as long as they think they can make a better wheel. So far, in my opinion at least, they’re usually successful. That being said, when I first heard about Google Wave, the new browser based communications system, I was skeptical. I like my emails, IMs, message boards and blogs the way they are. Could Wave really transform the way I communicate online? Could Google really reinvent email in a way powerful enough to pull me from my beloved GMail? Well through my massive underground operative network I was able to get one of the beta invitations to try out Wave for myself.
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