WhatsApp for iPad will use the wider screen to let you multitask more efficiently as you chat with your friends and family. The biggest private instant messaging app in the world is finally available ...

If you were born anywhere between 1981 and 1996, you might remember an internet that's vastly different from the one we use today. Along with experiencing a smorgasbord of '80s and '90s nostalgia, ...

These days, we take internet-based chatting for granted. We're spoiled by a massive (and admittedly fragmented) ecosystem of direct messaging (DM) services on our phones and PCs, ranging from WhatsApp ...

Matt Conover worries that malicious Net users may know something about instant messaging that he doesn't. The hacker and security expert, who specializes in finding holes in instant messaging clients, ...

Meta’s Messenger has a new logo set in Facebook blue. The instant messaging app dropped the multicolor gradient used in its previous logo for a solid blue that matches the shade used by Meta’s ...

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WhatsApp is exploring a new AI-based text rewriting feature that would help users change the style and tone of their message. When users type in the text box, a new Pencil button will appear. Tapping ...