The popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp, acquired by
Facebook last year for nearly $22 billion, has unveiled a new
service for sending messages from a Web browser.
WhatsApp, which claims
some 500 million users, said its Web service will be a “mirror” and would
require an Internet-connected phone to work.
“Our Web client is
simply an extension of your phone: the Web browser mirrors conversations and
messages from your mobile device – this means all of your messages still live
on your phone,” WhatsApp said in a blog post.
The new messaging
service currently only works with Google’s Chrome browser and will not be
available to iPhone users “due to Apple platform limitations,” according to
WhatsApp.
Facebook in October
completed its buy of WhatsApp in a stock-and-cash deal. The acquisition
highlighted the stunning growth of mobile messaging but also prompted analyst
questions on the price paid by Facebook and future plans for the service
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