Here comes yet another reason why you should also buy an iPhone if you already have an iPad, or an iPad if you already have an iPhone: iMessage - which I am reviewing here. iMessage is not multi-platform like WhatsApp (and many other such messaging apps) but it is better integrated with Apple services and offers additional goodies so it's worth using. The general idea of iMessage is why should you pay fees for text messages (also known as "SMS") if you already pay for flat rate mobile Internet? No reason. No reason at all. And besides: you can also use it without a cellular network connection...


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Yes, it's a very (very!) strange name for an app. Based on all the recent controversy with apps being accepted or denied in Apple's App Store, I'm seriously surprised that WhatsApp was approved. After all, it bypasses the iPhone's sms app completely. You could, conceivably, get rid of your text messaging plan altogether, and just use WhatsApp. So what exactly is WhatsApp? The short version - it's the iPhone's answer to Blackberry Messenger. You can send messages to, and receive messages from all your contacts who also have WhatsApp installed on their iPhones. It's really very clever, and works...


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