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Facebook Takes a Swing at SMS and Email with Facebook Messenger for Android Update
- HotHardware.com, Tuesday, December 4, 2012 4:56 PM
Facebook has announced that its updated Facebook Messenger app for Android will allow new users who are not members of the Facebook site. The move signals a shift in the way Facebook looks at mobile, as the service sits in the middle of short (and potentially expensive) SMS message, and the more robust email messaging which runs more slowly on mobile devices. Facebook will first introduce the service in India, Indonesia, Australia, Venezuela and South Africa. Similar updates are planned for the iOS version of the app as well.
