Keep Your Facebook Chats Secure With Encryption
Facebook wants to take your personal messages and use them as a way to target you with more advertising. Let's try to stop them.
Windows XP To Chrome OS, Comcast Worst Company, iWatch Rumors [Tech News Digest]
Switching from Windows XP to Chrome OS, forcing Facebook Messenger, Project Ara developers, Comcast named "worst company in America," Apple iWatch rumors, and an Easter PSA from Goldieblox.
Tawkers Attempts to Bring Meaningful Conversation Back To The Internet
A website called Tawkers seeks to bring meaningful conversations back to the internet, by allowing two people to have a public instant message conversation.
Facebook Messenger Upgrades With Group Creation & Message Forwarding
Only available for iOS at the moment, the new Facebook Messenger comes with the ability to easily create groups, as well as forwarding IMs to other people.
Skype 4.7 Updates Android App With Battery Life Improvements
Everyone wants instantaneous always-on availability when it comes to chat. Skype included. That's why the latest update to Skype on Android comes with a lesser drain on your mobile's battery.
Join The Opt-In Program For The Facebook Messenger Beta Android App
Facebook is looking for beta testers to squash the bugs and road test the latest beta versions of Facebook Messenger for Android before they are released to the general public.
YouTube Flagging, Free OneNote, Apple Chat Support, Street View Hack [Tech News Digest]
Policing YouTube, OneNote free-for-all, paid Apple chat support, WhatsApp privacy assurances, Twitch mobile gaming, Nakamoto fighting Newsweek, and Urban Jungle Street View.
How To See And Respond To Facebook IMs in Messages for Mac
Love Facebook chat, but don't want to leave Facebook open for fear of entire days disappearing? Here's how to integrate Facebook's chat service with Messages.app and more.
Windows Phone Users Can Now Install Facebook Messenger
Windows Phone users are now being rewarded for their patience, with Facebook Messenger now available for the platform. It's very Windows Phone-ish - lots of white and blue.
Slack Makes Group Communication Faster and Easier
Group emails can really kill productivity. It's time to put mail clients to rest and use collaboration services like newly launched Slack.
IMO Drops Third-Party Messaging Networks: Save Your History Now
Instant Messaging app imo just announced they will end support for all third-party messaging networks on March 3rd. Users have until March 7th to retrieve their data, which imo.im has made easy.
Chrome Windows, Virgin Network, Candy Crushed, iPhone 6 Queue [Tech News Digest]
Windows coming to Chrome OS, new Apple TV hardware, Virgin America social network, Candy Crush victim, IMO adds voice chat and video chat, Kik adds Web browser, and the queue for the iPhone 6 has begun.
IMO Goes After Skype and Google Hangouts With Video and Audio Chatting
IMO just launched a newly designed interface, adding both video and voice calling functionality to its former IM platform. On top of this, it looks like a cross between Google Plus and Facebook.
6 Secure iOS Messaging Apps That Take Privacy Very Seriously
Don't fancy your messages being read by unwanted parties? Get a secure messaging app and worry no more.
Snapped Bypasses Snapchat's Limitations On Mac OS X
So far, sending and receiving messages on Snapchat has been restricted to your iOS or Android device, but Snapped is changing that with an app for Mac OS X.
Swifty Is The Fastest Way To Send Gmail, Facebook Messages and DMs From OS X
Swifty is the quickest way to send emails, messages on Facebook or DMs on Twitter from your Mac — and you'll never have to open a browser window.
Self-Destruct: The Future Of Personal Communication
This message will self-destruct in five seconds… Who would have thought that today, what was once in the realm of fiction is now reality?
Instagram Jumps Into The Mobile Messaging Market With Instagram Direct
Instagram has just started a chat-like feature called Instagram Direct, allowing users to share photos directly and have conversations about them.
Broadcast Your Message To A List Of Friends As WhatsApp Redesigns Its iOS App
WhatsApp is counted among the more popular social networks today. The new iOS 7 look is subtle and the new Broadcast List feature is surely something any user would appreciate.
Expecting Skype To Be Perfect On Windows Phone? Think Again...
Owned by Microsoft since 2011, Skype would seem to be a perfect app for Windows Phone 8. But does it deliver free Skype to Skype video calls, instant messaging and voice calls as effortlessly as it should?