![Eniac, Allen Zhang, others put $2M behind Bluetooth messaging app Sochat](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sochat-Founding-Team-2-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Topic > WeChat
![Eniac, Allen Zhang, others put $2M behind Bluetooth messaging app Sochat](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sochat-Founding-Team-2-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![You can now do nine-person video calls on WeChat for iOS](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wechat-group-video-calling.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
You can now do nine-person video calls on WeChat for iOS
![WeChat on iOS updated with 3D Touch for iPhone 6s, video calling rolled out on Windows](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Screen-Shot-2015-09-25-at-18.12.54.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
WeChat on iOS updated with 3D Touch for iPhone 6s, video calling rolled out on Windows
![WeChat hacked through ‘security flaw,’ no user data or money stolen](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wechat-reuters.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
WeChat hacked through ‘security flaw,’ no user data or money stolen
![WeChat introduces Evernote-style clip functionality in latest iOS update](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wechat-favourites-update.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
WeChat introduces Evernote-style clip functionality in latest iOS update
![Apple promotes China to first wave of markets in iPhone 6s launch](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/shutterstock_198133157.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Apple promotes China to first wave of markets in iPhone 6s launch
![WeChat really wants you to understand what it’s all about](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8168315723_275c9b7201_o.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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WeChat really wants you to understand what it’s all about
![WeChat wants to be everything to everyone, including a fitness tracker](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wechat-reuters.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
WeChat wants to be everything to everyone, including a fitness tracker
![Uber’s WeChat drama exposes the unique challenges of winning in China](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/RTR4IC7F.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Uber’s WeChat drama exposes the unique challenges of winning in China
![QuizUp morphs into WeQuiz to take on the mammoth Chinese market](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/WeQuiz.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
QuizUp morphs into WeQuiz to take on the mammoth Chinese market
![How Facebook aims to keep game developers on its platforms (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dan-morris-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How Facebook aims to keep game developers on its platforms (interview)
![Facebook officially unveils its Messenger Platform](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/11089059_10152643542921851_826914771_o.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook officially unveils its Messenger Platform
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Tencent revenues grew 24 percent in Q4, lowest pace in seven years
![MC Hammer, marketing tech, mobile insight: all the top sessions from Mobile Summit 2015](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/VBMS3104-X2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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MC Hammer, marketing tech, mobile insight: all the top sessions from Mobile Summit 2015
![11 apps ready to launch on Apple Watch, plus a few more to look out for](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Instagram-Apple-Watch-2.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
11 apps ready to launch on Apple Watch, plus a few more to look out for
![Almost half a billion people use WeChat monthly, and 55% use it 10 times a day (charts)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/WeChat-Sunburn-2-664x440.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Almost half a billion people use WeChat monthly, and 55% use it 10 times a day (charts)
![WeChat opens API to connect official accounts and mobile apps](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10151884_671227306247538_3697427575812382663_n.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
WeChat opens API to connect official accounts and mobile apps
![Tencent invests $3.2M in a laundry-on-demand service in China](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/8726321870_65845807a2_b.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Tencent invests $3.2M in a laundry-on-demand service in China
![Has game investing turned into a gold mine or risky bubble speculation?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/videogame-economics-forum-site.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Has game investing turned into a gold mine or risky bubble speculation?
![The most interesting tech IPOs in U.S. markets are coming from China. Here’s why](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/alibaba.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The most interesting tech IPOs in U.S. markets are coming from China. Here’s why
![WeChat ramps up m-commerce offerings with a flight booking service](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/airplane-jet-clouds-flight-shutterstock-kamenetskiy-konstantin.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
WeChat ramps up m-commerce offerings with a flight booking service
![WeChat opens its image-recognition tech to the public](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image-recognition.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
WeChat opens its image-recognition tech to the public
![Alibaba takes control of ChinaVision, all the better to spar with Tencent](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-16-at-3-11-45-pm.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Alibaba takes control of ChinaVision, all the better to spar with Tencent
![The DeanBeat: What Facebook’s $16B acquisition of WhatsApp says about the rise of Asian games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/whatsapp.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: What Facebook’s $16B acquisition of WhatsApp says about the rise of Asian games
![Jens Begemann on Wooga’s plan to create million-dollar mobile blockbusters (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wooga.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Jens Begemann on Wooga’s plan to create million-dollar mobile blockbusters (interview)
![How Japan’s Line became an unintentional gaming-platform giant (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/line-promo-image.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How Japan’s Line became an unintentional gaming-platform giant (interview)
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Facebook inches one step closer to music with update to Android app
![Apps, apps, apps: Who’s winning and what’s working on Google Play and iOS](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/large__7457293250.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Apps, apps, apps: Who’s winning and what’s working on Google Play and iOS
![Gree searches for the billion-dollar game from its swanky S.F. headquarters (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Gree searches for the billion-dollar game from its swanky S.F. headquarters (interview)
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