eBuddy, one of the world's leading independent provider of web and mobile instant messaging (IM), recently experienced explosive mobile IM growth, surpassing a milestone of 10 million J2ME downloads of its mobile IM client, eBuddy Mobile Messenger since its launch in June 2007. The company's mobile IM downloads have accelerated significantly since the last milestone of 5 million download...

NeuStar announced today that it has restructured its Next Generation Messaging (NGM) service organization to better position the business for the future growth of mobile instant messaging worldwide

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Verizon also launched the flip Samsung Renown. It has a 2.0 megapixel camera with NightShot to enhance the camera's capabilities in dark environments; a camcorder; and video, picture, text and mobile IM messaging options. The Renown also supports Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music with Rhapsody and V CAST Video services in the U.S. V CAST Music with Rhapsody lets customers transform their Renown into ...

Verizon Wireless today unveiled the Samsung Renown, a fashionable clamshell with a 2.0-megapixel camera. The Renown comes with a 2.0-megapixel camera with NightShot, a camcorder, and video, picture, text and mobile IM messaging options. It also supports Verizon Wireless' VCAST Music with Rhapsody and VCAST Video services in the U.S. VCAST Music with Rhapsody lets users transform their handhel...

The popular mobile IM app Palringo has added live location information to the latest version of its application - Palringo Local, allowing users to display their location alongside their status. Palringo enables vocal instant messaging and picture messaging, as well as text-based instant messaging. Knowing the location of contacts adds further richness to the experience and

The greatest adopters of mobile IM are T-Mobile subscribers whose demographic profile shows a high percentage who only work in an office. As office work typically requires PC access, mobile IM adoption appears more related to familiarity with IM through the PC rather than mobility itself.

Kerry Ritz is in Soho, London. His colleague Ross is in Newcastle. So there's not much reason to consider ringing Ross, to ask if he fancies a quick drink after work... but then Kerry knew that anyway from the display on his phone.

Palringo, one of the most popular instant messaging applications for mobile phones, has added live location information to the latest version of its application - Palringo Local.