Message Box

Abstract

Around 3 billion mobile applications based on Google android and iOS platform are available in the market. In Aug 2012, Microsoft launched highly anticipated Windows 8 to make their place in smartphone market. . Smartphones are more common among young people and they prefer messaging over calling using build in as well as third party applications. Such applications have basic features like scheduling of messages, group messaging. Those applications lack in extended features like categorization of messages, sync/backup data from server and messages searching, also do not have all features together. The Message Box brings the exceptional functions together in a signal application. The application allows user to send free messages over internet while providing special functionality like scheduling of messages with respect to time, categorization of messages in folders with respect to any level in hierarchy, group messaging, contact grouping, synchronization/backup with server and message searching within inbox based on date, sender/receiver and folder. The key factors in making Message Box a solid utility are HCI aspects, managing server resources to provide better infrastructure for message delivery and providing best user experience.