Archive for August 5th, 2013

WeChat announces major upgrade to Ver 5.0 with sticker shop

Monday, August 5th, 2013

WeChat 5.0 introduces a sticker shop with online payment. WeChat 5.0 for iOS is now available for download. WeChat 5.0 for Android will be available at a later date.

Screenshots from WeChat 5.0.

Screenshots from WeChat 5.0.

The launch of WeChat 5.0 further enriches the user experience.

“The new WeChat 5.0 moves the platform beyond a simple chatting app and enriches the user experience by being a truly mobile social platform. Users not only meet, chat and share moments, pictures and videos with friends and people they care about in an innovative and fun way, they do it in a dynamic and intuitive fashion,” said Poshu Yeung, Vice President at International Business Group at Tencent, the company behind the WeChat app.

It had recently announced that it had passed 70 million registered user accounts internationally.

With the WeChat 5.0 comes the introduction of the Sticker Shop which is supported by online payment.

Users download and pay for stickers via the platform.

Also new with the WeChat 5.0 is the ‘Hold Together,’ a location based service that allows users to further find and connect friends who are close to each other.

Along with ‘Shake’ and ‘People Nearby’ (previously called “Look Around”), users are able to connect with friends with just a simple touch of the screen.

In addition, other platform updates include:

POTD: Smiley and cool cupcakes

Monday, August 5th, 2013

Here are some cheerful cupcakes to light up your day.

Take your pick of favourite vibes from these cheerful cupcakes. Photo taken with an Olympus E-450 with Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens. Photo credit: John Tan.

Take your pick of favourite vibes from these cheerful cupcakes. Photo taken with an Olympus E-450 with Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens. Photo credit: John Tan.

Got a box of these cheery cupcakes during the launch of the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone in Singapore some 2 weeks back.

Have been saving this snapshot to cheer up the day.