In the world of technology, nothing is permanent. The world is dominated by apps right now, but they might become extinct very soon, all because chatbots are slowly making their foray and are on the march. “Bots are the new apps”, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said during a keynote address last month. And he might be onto something because chatbots are the future, as right now they are emerging to be the hot new things in tech. So, what are chatbots? Putting it simply, chatbots are basically software that can conduct human-like conversation and can become your very own helpful assistant which texts you and answers your queries.

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Messaging app Kik recently launched an online store for chatbots, to allow brands to talk to users via bots. Kik, which has 275 million users, has signed up 16 partners including make-up store Sephora and The Weather Channel. In Kik's store, users will be able to download bots for entertainment, customer service and shopping.