Microsoft has issued an apology after Skype was down for most part of the day on Monday and it was quite a few hours before everything was back to normal. The outage…
Tag: Instant Messaging
Skype is down globally; Microsoft working on a fix
Skype users across the globe are facing connectivity issues as the popular VoIP and instant message app is down since a couple of hours. Users have taken to Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and…
WhatsApp fixes web client vulnerability that could have affected 200000 users
WhatsApp has fixed the vulnerability in its web client that could have affected over 200,000 users globally potentially exposing their computers to hackers, malicious activity and more. Security company CheckPoint revealed that…
Security researchers discover software flaw in WhatsApp web version
Security researchers have found a flaw in WhatsApp’s web interface that puts up to 200 million users at risk. The vulnerability allows hackers to distribute malware, including ransomware, which demands victims pay…
Instagram Direct update adds support for threaded messages, quick selfies, and more
Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram has rolled out a new update which adds a host of new features to the app. The suite of new features include support for sharing images from the…
WhatsApp for Android gets Vulcan salute, middle finger emojis
WhatsApp for Android has been updated with new features including new emojis, mute contact feature, customised notification tones among other things. The most notable feature coming included in the latest WhatsApp for…
Instant messaging to soon surpass email, new research finds
Instant messaging will soon surpass email in terms of usage, a new research report claims. According to new data from research and analytical firm Juniper Research, 43 trillion instant messages will be…
BBM updated with Private Chat feature; Privacy and Control Subscription introduced
BlackBerry has updated its messenger app BBM for BB10, Android and iOS with new Private Chat feature and has replaced the existing Timed and Retracted Messages Subscription with Privacy and Control Subscription….
Facebook introduces new caller ID feature for Messenger app
Facebook on Tuesday announced it has begun rolling out a caller ID feature for its Messenger app. Announcing the new feature on Facebook, David Marcus, Facebook Vice President of Messaging, said “Today…
Facebook Messenger’s video calling feature goes global
Facebook on Tuesday announced global rollout of free video calling feature in its Messenger app. David Marcus, Facebook’s Vice-President of Messaging Products, announced the expansion of Messenger’s video calling feature in a…
Emoji is UK’s fastest growing language: Report
Emoji is the fastest growing language in the UK, evolving even more rapidly than ancient languages such as hieroglyphics, a new research study has found. According to a study conducted by TalkTalk…
Facebook might soon allow businesses to contact customers through WhatsApp
Recent reports suggest Facebook might soon allow businesses to contact customers directly through its instant messaging service WhatsApp. According to Bloomberg, the social networking giant is currently testing some features in its…
Twitter now lets you send ‘Direct Message’ to users you don’t follow
Twitter has tweaked its popular direct message feature to allow users to have a private conversation without even following each other. Until now, Twitter’s direct message system required users to follow each…
Snapchat publishes first-ever transparency report
Instant messaging service Snapchat has published its first-ever transparency report on government request for user data. Snapchat’s data request report covers a four-month period starting November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015…
WhatsApp finally lands on Desktop
WhatsApp has finally rolled out a web client version of its popular mobile messaging application for desktop users. “Our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the web browser mirrors…