Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Asian Messaging service Line Launches App for Nokia’s Asha Range

<p>Japan-headquartered mobile messaging service Line has launched an application for Nokia's Asha range of phones, coming good on a promise made back in February.</p><p>Line, which was recently spun-off from parent company Naver Japan an affiliate of Korea's biggest Web content firm has 130 million registered users worldwide. Its arrival on the Asha platform will boost its potential user base in emerging markets (were Asha is most popular) and help compete among the bevvy of messaging rivals in Asia.</p><p>The Asha app supports regular messaging, the sending of photos and group chats, but it is not immediately clear whether users can send stickers popular emoticons that are sold for $1/2 since advanced features are often not present in more basic applications.</p><p>The free call and messaging service is available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, but the company has also targeted more budget devices, having already launched an application for older BlackBerry phones.</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/04/17/asian-messaging-service-line-focuses-on-emerging-markets-with-app-for-nokias-asha-range/">Keep reading...</a></p>

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