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The article reports on the launch of products from Apple including the updated version of mobile applications such as iMessage and the Siri, and the iOS 10 software program.

Complaining about Dish Network’s service is about to become as simple as firing up the iPhone or iPad and sending a text. Dish Network today joined Apple Business Chat so that its subscribers can use Apple’s Messaging app to contact Dish’s customer service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on multinational corporation Google Inc.'s acquisition of text messaging application Emu from Apple Inc. It is pointed out that Emu application adds location sharing, reminders and scheduling functionality to text messaging. The availability of Emu on Android devices since 2013 and on iPhone in April 2014 is noted.

The article discusses a story reported by technology website Android Police that the Hangouts software application introduced by Internet company Google for the Android mobile device operating system will be able to receive and transmit standard text messages. The product is compared with its competitor iMessage service by technology company Apple Inc. Issues related to messaging software overriding capability and interoperability with the short message service (SMS) text standard are noted.

The article focuses on the abrupt removal of a smartphone messaging application (app) by the Internet services provider Google Inc. from its online app store Google Play. As per Google, the iMessage app from the computer maker Apple Inc. has violated its store policies. Google further noted that users of the app were required to log in through their Apple's Identification Detail (ID) including the username and password.

The article offers information about using Siri, the electronic personal assistant feature available on mobile devices from the technology firm Apple including the iPhone smartphone and the iPad tablet computer. Suggested uses include scheduling ongoing or location-based reminders, sending text messages, and managing appointments and contacts on one's calendar.