Its 'Line channel' sounds even more nebulous and aims to use the existing app as a foundation for integrating and linking to yet more programs and services.

Line, the mobile messaging company from Japan, is borrowing a strategy from Facebook after it launched a lightweight version of its service for Android devices in emerging markets. The service ...

LINE is working with LG and Sony to build a standalone speaker that lets you talk to its new digital assistant, called Clova, both inside and outside your home.