wechat

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Musk wants to turn Twitter into something resembling WeChat

    Musk wants to turn Twitter into something resembling WeChat Elon Musk has teased something called “X, the everything app” after he buys Twitter Inc. Based on the billionaire’s past comments, that service could look a lot like Chinese super-app WeChat. [Bloomberg]
  2. Rual dV

    China censors any mentions of massive data leak on domestic social media platforms

    China censors mentions of massive data leak involving 1 billion citizens — Report Chinese authorities are censoring any posts on domestic social media platforms regarding an alleged data leak containing 1 billion citizens' data, Financial Times reports. In a post on Breach Forums, user...
  3. Jan

    Tencent's WeChat app keeps growing despite Beijing crackdown

    WeChat grows despite China's crackdown Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat super app managed remarkable growth in services from e-commerce to payments and search over the past year, defying a government crackdown that sought to tear down barriers within China’s internet arena. Daily active users of...
  4. Jan

    Telkom launches data bundles for 8 chat apps

    Telkom launches new WhatsApp bundles Telkom has launched new chat data bundles that can be used on eight messaging apps — WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, WeChat, Viber, Line, Threema, and Facebook Messenger.
  5. J

    WeChat Wallet in South Africa shuts down

    WeChat Wallet in South Africa shuts down WeChat has informed registered WeChat Wallet users in South Africa that the service will effectively shut down on 30 June 2020. WeChat launched its wallet feature in South Africa at the end of 2015 in partnership with Standard Bank.
  6. D

    Assitance registering with WeChat

    Could someone assist me with creating a WeChat account? Its asking me to have another user scan a referral code (attached)
  7. J

    "World's most powerful app" still far behind WhatsApp

    "World's most powerful app" still far behind WhatsApp Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s strategy for expanding WeChat Pay globally is pretty straightforward: Follow the (tourism) money. Grace Yin, operations director of WeChat Pay’s international business, summarized Tencent’s approach at the RISE...
  8. J

    We do not store your chat history — WeChat

    We do not store your chat history — WeChat WeChat has assured that it does not store the chat history of its users.
  9. J

    Bitcoin enthusiasts move to Telegram after China cracks down on WeChat

    Bitcoin enthusiasts move to Telegram after China cracks down on WeChat WeChat is starting to see its first wave of defectors: Chinese cryptocurrency afficionados.
  10. Kevin Lancaster

    WeChat launches “mini programs” embedded apps

    WeChat launches “mini programs” embedded apps WeChat has launched “mini programs” – embedded apps which run inside WeChat and do not require downloading or installing.
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Beware WeChat Wallet payments

    Beware WeChat Wallet payments WeChat is aggressively promoting its WeChat Wallet payment service, but MyBroadband’s testing showed the payment platform can fail spectacularly.
  12. Kevin Lancaster

    WeChat targets wallet technology in South Africa

    WeChat targets wallet technology in South Africa Messaging app WeChat is heavily focused on the take-up of its wallet technology in South Africa this year, says the app’s head of Africa Brett Loubser.
  13. Kevin Lancaster

    WeChat is catching up to WhatsApp

    WeChat is catching up to WhatsApp BI Intelligence has released a new report which shows that WeChat user numbers are catching up to WhatsApp’s.
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    You can’t compare us to WhatsApp: WeChat

    You can’t compare us to WhatsApp: WeChat WeChat South Africa has said there isn’t a comparison to be made between it and WhatsApp.
  15. Kevin Lancaster

    WeChat Wallet launched in South Africa

    WeChat Wallet launched in South Africa WeChat has partnered with Standard Bank to offer a mobile wallet and payment system.
  16. Kevin Lancaster

    Mxit’s big battle with WhatsApp, Facebook

    Mxit’s big battle against WhatsApp, Facebook Mxit is struggling to stay relevant in the South African mobile messaging market, where big international players are dominating
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    Massive WeChat growth in SA

    Massive WeChat growth in South Africa … but can it hold onto its new users?
  18. Kevin Lancaster

    Most popular social platforms in SA

    Most popular social platforms in South Africa A new report from We Are Social reveals how popular services such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter are in South Africa
  19. Kevin Lancaster

    WhatsApp vs BBM vs Skype in SA

    IM battle in SA: WhatsApp vs BBM vs Skype The latest South African Mobile Report sheds light on which instant messaging platform is winning the war
  20. QuintonB

    CliffCentral not ready to divulge listener numbers

    Cliffcentral mum on listener figures The Gareth Cliff Show, under the Cliffcentral brand, launched on 1 May 2014. The company, however, said it is too early to release listener figures
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X