Microsoft launched the Outlook Lite app in select few countries last year. However, the company has not launched any major feature since then. This is all set to change in the next few months.
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In a bid to compete with app-based messengers, Google is helping a consortium of carriers implement Rich Communication Services (RCS) to succeed SMS, bringing read receipts to regular texting.
Text messaging has been banned in the Central African Republic by order of the country's Prime Minister, Andre Nzapayeke, with all messages being considered a security threat and actively blocked.