Mobile Minutes: Facebook Messenger; Apple buys Emotient; Smartphone passports; Smartphones evolve
Facebook Inc's Messenger app surpassed 800 million users, the company said on Thursday, making it the fastest-growing app of 2015 according to research firm Nielsen.
Apple Inc. has purchased Emotient Inc., a startup that uses artificial-intelligence technology to read people?s emotions by analyzing facial expressions.
An Austrian passport-maker in business for 200 years says it is ready to put vital identity documents on that most personal of devices - the smartphone.
While many consumers may be satisfied with their current devices,BlackBerry's CEO told CNBC that he believes there is still another leg of growth ahead for phones.