【BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp(应用软件)therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300million?Platforms:Andro】
Bigmessagingappsabroad
WhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp(应用软件) therearemanyequivalent appsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.
WhatsApp(US)
Users:morethan300million?
Platforms:Android10SWindowsPhoneBlackBerry
Features.Textchatpush-to-talkfilesharinglocationsharing
Withmorethan300millionactiveusersWhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.
Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchatbutonAug6it alsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibilityeaseofuseandtheabsence(没有)of adverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyearafterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-year
subscription.
KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)
Users-morethan100million
PlatformAndroidiOSW.ndo.sPhone.BlackBerryandBada(anoperatesystemdevelopedbySamsung)
Features.Textchatgroupchatpush-to-talkgroupcallsfilesharing
With.orethan100millionusersin.orethan230countriesKakaoTalkisamulti-platform(多平台)textingapplicationthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesfortree.WithKakaoTalkusers choosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.
Line(Japan)^
Users:morethan200million
Platforms.AndroidiOSWindowsPhoneBlackBerryandPC
Features.Textchatgroupchatpush-to-talkfilesharinglocationsharinggamingstickers.
Linnetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.ApartfromtextandvoicemessagingLineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfrom.ownshop.Inthefirstquarter of2013alone.it made$7millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.
25.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisnsedto .
A.introducethemostpopularmobilemessagingappsinChina
B.talkaboutnewfeaturesinthelatestmobilemessagingapps
C.drawreaders'atten