Windows Phone version of TalkBox online

At the end of March, Tencent CEO Ma Huateng personally announced that WeChat users broke through 100 million news, and claimed that WeChat is a product of our own life. Subsequently, in the recent restructuring of Tencent's organizational structure, Tencent upgraded WeChat to a platform level, and WeChat became Tencent's most important strategic product. All this is enough to show that voice chat applications are evolving into new social forms. As the first TalkBox to launch a voice chat application, it is constantly expanding its platform. After the iOS and Android clients, today TalkBox officially landed on Windows Phone.

In terms of functions, in addition to the previous features, the WP version of TalkBox has added a "collection information" function that allows users to collect important information in one click so that they can read it again in the future. At the same time, because it is the Windows Phone platform, another highlight is the Metro style. The entire color of the WP version of TalkBox will change with the theme color of the mobile phone system.

However, in the face of the strong rise of Tencent WeChat, TalkBox will be very difficult in the Mainland. Last October, TalkBox had 6 million users worldwide, with the United States and China accounting for 25% and 23% respectively. After more than half a year of development, the TalkBox team revealed to us that the total number of users has exceeded 10 million. However, the activity of mainland users has dropped significantly, and the main reason should be the impact from WeChat. The TalkBox team is frank, and TalkBox has no advantage in the face of a giant like Tencent, but will continue to work with other partners.

At present, TalkBox has reached a strategic cooperation with Renren.com to fully integrate the social elements of Renren. First, TalkBox introduces the connection of Renren. Chinese users can use the Renren account to securely bind and Log in to TalkBox; second, integrate the real name chain of Renren. By binding the Renren network account, TalkBox users can automatically pair and synchronize Renren friends, and use TalkBox to get in touch with Renren. The person in charge of TalkBox revealed to us that the reason why People's Network is chosen is mainly because Renren.com has a real-name relationship chain, which is consistent with the current crowd positioning of TalkBox. TalkBox will not consider doing any stranger dating business.

In terms of new users, Southeast Asia is the fastest growing market for TalkBox, both in terms of user volume and user activity, while the US market remains normal. Next, in addition to the development of the iOS and Android platforms, the TalkBox team will launch BlackBerry and other platforms to achieve coverage on all platforms. The TalkBox team also revealed that they are currently preparing for the next round of financing negotiations, but the details are not disclosed.