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Why Facebook wants its three messaging apps to be friends

Facebook is planning to allow cross-platform messaging between WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram DirectThe roll-out is likely to be sometime in 2020

2 min read29 Jan 2019
Technology

Facebook asks big banks to share customer details

Facebook was interested in information including bank card transactions, checking account balances, and where purchases were made

2 min read7 Aug 2018
Technology

Why you should upgrade to Skype 8.0?

Version 8.0 adds many of the missing pieces in Skype app for desktop users and puts it at par with rivals

2 min read19 Jul 2018
Technology

Yahoo Messenger’s last day today. Will the messaging app be reborn as Squirrel?

There is no official word from Yahoo yet on whether it is coming up with any replacement for Yahoo Messenger but indications are clearly in favour of Squirrel

2 min read17 Jul 2018
Technology

The five best group video calling apps available right now

It's time you looked beyond Skype for group video calling

2 min read29 Jun 2018
Technology

Decoding Facebook F8 keynote announcements

As expected, privacy, messenger, VR and dating took away the limelight in what seemed to be a rather upbeat appearance by Mark Zuckerberg, and an attempt to excite developers

4 min read7 May 2018
Technology

Google isn’t relying on failed AI to fix Android messaging

With RCS in place, Google's new Chat service will allow users to send messages and get all the features that one expects in a modern day instant messaging app

2 min read24 Apr 2018
Technology

Facebook deploys more measures to restrict data, but you might still feel confused

Facebook also confirms that the consolidated app controls will roll out for all users, and will be available at the top of the news feed when you log in to the app

3 min read10 Apr 2018
Industry

Facebook scans what you send other people on Messenger app

While Messenger conversations are private, Facebook scans them and uses the same tools to prevent abuse there that it does on the social network more generally

2 min read4 Apr 2018
Technology

New and upcoming features of Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is getting a bunch of new features targeting individual users as well as businesses

1 min read24 Nov 2017
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