Android Messages will now fight against spam texts
A corollary to call screening
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
Samsung is working with Google on RCS interoperability
Android messaging is about to undergo big changes
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WhatsApp will charge businesses that take too long to reply
Facebook wants to monetize the popular platform
Microsoft counters Slack with a free version of Teams
Microsoft's collaboration tool is now free to use
Samsung Messages glitch could be sending your photos to random contacts
And you wouldn't even know about it
Google starts rolling out Android Messages for the web
Send and receive texts from your desktop
Walmart supports startup Jetblack that allows you to shop via text message
A modern ChaCha that can do your shopping
Apple pandering to Russia by blocking Telegram app updates globally
Cupertino collusion with the Russians
Discord celebrates its third birthday by revealing significant 2018 growth numbers
User numbers have climbed from 45 million to 130 million
Skype has gone from popular free calling app, to promising acquisition, to utterly mismanaged and now enterprise tool
Despite worsening public perception, Microsoft may have found a place to be with Skype for Business
Facebook will let you lock your children out of Messenger Kids at night with 'Sleep Mode'
You can now prevent your kids from chatting with their friends at bedtime
Google wants to replace SMS with Chat, an RCS-based messaging service
Development of Allo is being put on pause
France is scared of Telegram, so they are making their own encrypted messaging app
Citing worries over snooping by Russian and US governments
Facebook deletes executives' messages from user inboxes
Special perks for top brass with no warning to users
Telegram's appeal against handing over encryption keys in Russia is rejected
But it will appeal again
WhatsApp is giving users an extra hour to delete their shameful messages
More time to undo your terrible mistakes
Google finally rolls out Hangouts Chat to G Suite
Can Hangouts Chat compete with the likes of Slack and Teams?
A future Android Messages update may let you text through your browser
Android Messages may follow in Google Allo's footsteps
Alexa can now send SMS messages via voice commands
You'll need an Android device to enable the new feature
Child experts urge Facebook to discontinue its Messenger Kids app
They say children aren't ready for online relationships