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Facebook wants to kill off the phone number in 2016: Claims system is from the 'flip phone era' as it reveals Messenger now has more than 800 MILLION users
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 8.1.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, texting
Summary | More than 800 million people use Facebook Messenger. Facebook wants to 'kill off the phone number' and attract even more users thanks to more features. Texting and SMS were flip phone communication styles. Now we can do much more with our smartphones, and new communication styles are appearing. With Messenger, Yes, you can text, send stickers, photos, videos, voice clips, GIFs, and even money to people. You can call people and you don't even need to know people's phone numbers anymore. Facebook also wants to introduce its digital virtual assistant called "M" into Messenger
Image Description | Photograph of Mark Zuckerberg, chart displaying Messenger statistics, illustrations of two smartphones displaying a conversation with "M", and photograph of a finger touching a screen displaying several icons.
Image Tags | Facebook, hand(s), logo, male(s), smartphone, text
WhatsYapp! Smart collar concept translates your dog's bark and sends you a message revealing what their noises mean
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 27.1.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone, texting
Summary | Online pet store Fetch.co.uk revealed a new concept that may allow dog owners to have real conversations with their pets. Thanks to a smart collar connected to a smartphone, the app called WhatsYapp can analyze a dog's barks/sounds/movements and translate them into words so that the owner knows what the dogs means. The firm also unveiled other concepts: CatQuest and PetPounds.
Image Description | Screenshot of a conceptual design displaying a conversation between owner and dog, illustration of the smart collar, illustration of CatQuest, photograph of a smartphone displaying an interactive screen for cats, and illustration of 'PetPounds' smartbands.
Image Tags | smartphone, text
Can't find the right emoji? AI app analyses your message to suggest the perfect memes, emoticons and gifs while you type
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 14.6.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, emojis, GIFs, meme, texting
Summary | A new app called Dango uses artificial intelligence to suggest the most appropriate emojis, GIFs, or memes you can use. Thanks to AI, the app analyzes the meaning of your text messages.
Image Description | Screenshot of Dango's chat bubble, photograph of a series of emojis on a screen, and chart explaining how Dango's neural system works.
Image Tags | chart, emojis, smartphone, text
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