You might remember Beeper. It's the company whose Beeper Mini app famously brought iMessage to Android last year before it found itself in something of a technological spat with Apple. Ultimately, Apple was able to stop Beeper Mini from working, and with some concerns about potential privacy and security considerations, things went very quiet indeed.
But now, Beeper is back. It has a new owner, too, with Automattic picking the company up in a deal that was only announced today. Automattic already owns WordPress and Tumblr among other online services, and it sees messaging as another key aspect of its future.
