Text and shop: You will soon be able to browse for stuff within the Viber app
You can talk, you can text, and now, you can shop, all within Viber. But be warned -- you still can't buy anything.
Skype is jazzing up its app with four new features to help you ‘express yourself’
Skype is testing out four new handy features for its app: In-call reactions, integrated camera, messaging reactions, and find panel.
Gfycat makes it easier for developers to make GIFs a part of their apps
Gfycat, one of the world's largest online GIF libraries, has launched an SDK that'll let developers tap its growing collection of images.
Secure video calling is now available on encrypted messaging app Signal
Open Whisper System's Signal -- a secure chat service known for its commitment to privacy -- now lets users make encrypted video calls.
Beleaguered BlackBerry rolls out its latest plan to make some money
BlackBerry plans to use its enterprise-grade BBM messaging technology as the basis for a new revenue-generating service.
WhatsApp for iOS finally lets you hit send when you lose connection in the subway
WhatsApp's new update on iOS should be warmly received by anyone who travels by subway or finds themselves in spotty service areas.
Alexa texts as you talk — Amazon’s AI assistant can now send SMS messages
Starting November 18th, AT&T mobile customers will be able to use their Alexa assistant to send out text messages.
Line may not be focusing on the U.S., but it has impressive plans for expansion
Line CEO Takeshi Idezawa revealed that the company will be focusing primarily on four Asian markets rather than expanding efforts in the U.S.
Report says messaging apps were regularly blocked by governments in 2016
Governments increasingly blocked WhatsApp and other messaging apps during 2016, according to a new report from Freedom House.
Forget chatbots: Blend adds ‘Genies’ to amplify your conversations
Blend has just released its own take on chatbots. They're called Genies, and you don't need to interact with them.
Google Hangouts to be replaced by Duo in the Google Apps package for Android
Google is shifting its attention in the messaging market. The company has sent out emails to partners saying that Hangouts will no longer be mandatory.
Hands-on: Google Allo
Google's new messaging app, Allo, introduces Assistant, Google’s artificially intelligent bot that will power Google Home.
Allo and Duo news: what we know about Google’s all-new communication apps
Allo and Duo, new apps from Google, are edging near their release date. One Reddit user claims to be a beta tester for the apps.
Messaging has been made musical thanks to Bars, which detects song lyrics from texts
A new messaging app called Bars hopes to disrupt the massive messaging market. What makes Bars different? It uses song lyrics instead of basic text.
Communicate better with Fleep and its efficient messaging system
Fleep, the Tallinn-based startup created by ex-Skype engineers, is looking to support non-intrusive communication for quicker, more collaborative convos.
Could Kifi be what Google Spaces needs to step up its game?
Google has bought Kifi, a content-sharing startup that builds extensions to "collect, organize, and share" links found in various social apps.
Have all your conversations in public with new app Public
Public lets you “discover and follow conversation from the most fascinating people in entertainment, politics, sports, and tech .”
Facebook reintroduces SMS integration to Messenger for Android
Facebook Messenger has reintroduced SMS support to its Android app, allowing users to text message their friends outside of Facebook.
WhatsApp now the most popular Android messaging app in the world
The number of people saying what's up with Whatsapp has officially made the messaging app the most popular Android chatting app in the world.
Well that’s not creepy: Google Duo lets you peep at callers before you answer
Google introduced a new video calling app at Google I/O 2-16 called Duo.
One Google engineer is pushing for default end-to-end encryption in Allo
While Google's new messaging app, Allo, does not enable end-to-end encryption by default, at least one engineer at Google seems to wish otherwise.
Rawr looks to animate conversations by bringing virtual avatars to messaging
Rawr is a messaging app that has a personalized avatar in the backdrop of conversations. You can trigger these avatars to perform actions via hashtags.
Windows 10 Mobile Preview build adds Messaging Everywhere service to the mix
The new build of Windows 10 Mobile for the Insider Preview program introduces the Messaging Everywhere service and injects Cortana with three new languages.
Snapchat aims to be the all-in-one messaging platform of choice with Chat 2.0
Chat 2.0 comes to Snapchat, which brings seamless integration of video, audio, GIFs, stickers, and texting to the platform.
Skype for Web gets notifications, YouTube video playback, landline calling, and more
Microsoft has announced a new version of Skype for Web with support for outbound calling, YouTube video embeds, notifications, and more.
Meet new people with Plane, a text-based app that lets you send ‘signals’
There are no pictures in Plane -- the app is entirely text-based. It's meant to be a social icebreaker that lets you interact with people in a new way.