Instagram on Wednesday announced new features for direct messages (DMs). It adds the capability of translating messages in different languages in 1:1 chats, enables users to schedule messages, and ...

What happens when your team needs to have a conversation, yet coworkers are scattered across town or even around the world? Conference calls can be pricey and inefficient: Talkers often overlap, no ...

Lately, privacy has become so much concern, that at least some consumers are looking for text-based encrypted instant messengers which are secure. WhatsApp is still very popular, but from what we have ...

A once-popular but now extinct "buddy" on America Online's Instant Messenger that freely answered questions on movie times, weather and stocks is poised to make a comeback next month--but at a price.

ChatGPT announced that as of today it is rolling out the ability for anyone to use it without having to sign up or log into the service. Aside from some missing features, the exact same functionality ...

We all know how great Twitter is for real-time breaking news and posting short-winded complaints about life. And, with its direct messages feature and “@” mentions, it can even be used as a fast way ...

Citrix today added a new real-time chat feature to its Podio social business platform that allows users to discuss projects, tasks, documents and other items by using standard instant messages, as ...

Instant Games, available inside the Facebook Messenger platform, has been around for just over a year now and has expanded from 20 games at launch to 70, including the newly added “Tetris.” Facebook ...

Facebook Messenger rolled out Instant Video, a video chat feature, Thursday evening. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach Facebook Messenger, trying to further integrate video in its interface, announced the ...

No, we aren't going to let you take a break from checking out new social-status services; especially not when a new one is bringing something actually interesting to the table. Rejaw, just launched ...