Yahoo unveils Livetext messaging app to take on Snapchat, WhatsAppJuly 30, 2015 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yahoo launched Livetext messaging app to rival Snapchat, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, according to the BBC. Livetext will allow users to exchange live video, text and emoticons, but without audio. The app is available now for Apple and Android devices in the UK, U.S., Canada, Germany and France. "We wanted to find that new and expressive way of communicating," said Adam Cahan from Yahoo at a New York media event to launch the app. Yahoo says video calls can be better than texts for expressing emotions, but their audio component makes private conversations public. With Livetext, you message friends by typing, just like texting, but you see video of friends without the audio. Cahan said the Yahoo team chose to focus on video without audio to encourage people to use the app in different situations. "We wanted to make sure there is no inhibition of answering or connecting," he said. He said that they'd found with audio, in many situations, people "aren't willing to engage". According to BBC, the app was tested in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Ireland, as well as some U.S. college campuses. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |