Facebook launches desktop app for group video calls and chats
It's probably not a suitable replacement for Zoom or Hangouts
Windows 10 Your Phone app to support RCS messaging from your computer
Unfortunately, support is limited to select Samsung phones for now
Unicode Consortium adds 62 new emoji for 2020
There are 62 new emoji as well as 55 gender and skin tone variants
Twitter is rolling out emoji reactions for direct messages
Probably not its highest priority
Dark Mode finally arrives to WhatsApp Beta
The latest WhatsApp Beta (version 2.20.13) finally brings the long awaited dark mode. To activate download here, install and head to the three dots in the upper right corner. Next select Settings > Chats > Theme > Dark. FYI, going from stable to beta doesn't affect your chats or settings in anyway.
Google finishes US rollout of RCS, its replacement for SMS
"iMessage for Android" is now live
What Ever Happened to ICQ?
#ThrowBackThursday ICQ, short for the phrase "I Seek You," laid the groundwork for standalone instant messaging clients when it arrived in November 1996. Think about how long ago that was... Windows 95 was barely a year old, Nintendo had just introduced the N64, and those with a reason to have a cell phone actually used it to talk on.
Facebook is testing Threads, a standalone messaging app for Instagram
The company takes another shot at emulating Snapchat's appeal
Slack to allow admins better control over access and data
Admins have greater control than ever
Slack shares surge in successful stock market debut
The stock exchange welcomes new millionaires
WhatsApp vulnerability allowed spyware to infiltrate phones
The discovery is being termed as a targeted surveillance attack
Mark Zuckerberg outlines Facebook's "privacy-focused" future
Zuck believes private messaging is the way forward
Google's 'Duo' video calling app is reportedly arriving for desktop users
It all happens within your browser
Facebook wants to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
End-to-end encryption is also reportedly in the cards
Google Hangouts to be officially retired in October
G-Suite customers will be the first to transition
Slack is preparing for an IPO that may raise as much as $10 billion
The company's value has skyrocketed this year
Verizon is launching 'RCS' messaging, but only for the Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL
SMS is finally being replaced
Yahoo returns to messaging with group chat app Yahoo Together
Yahoo's take on mobile group messaging
WhatsApp co-founder shows remorse for selling out his users' privacy
He is currently funding fully encrypted messaging app Signal
Essential Apps You Should Install on a New PC Running Windows or macOS
You just bought a new laptop, built a new desktop PC, or are simply clean installing on a new SSD, good for you! Gotta love the taste of a fresh new machine, but now you have to get back to productivity zen by recovering your files and installing programs. Not sure which ones? Well, let us help.
WhatsApp will charge businesses that take too long to reply
Facebook wants to monetize the popular platform