The first developer beta for iOS 18.2 has begun to roll out to enrolled users. Early adopters are now beginning to get their hands on the new software. Quickly, it’s been discovered that Apple is ...

1. Telegram As the “messaging app with a focus on speed and security ”, it’s no wonder that Telegram is one of the top 10 most downloaded apps. It’s ability to create channels for unlimited audiences ...

WhatsApp is one of the first major messaging platforms to adopt Apple's Default Apps framework. You can now use WhatsApp as the default shortcut for calling and messaging people from outside of ...

Encrypted messaging apps like Telegram can keep the identity of users protected, making the platform a relative safe zone for discussions about illegal activity. Rarely are channels about fraud ...

Since launching as an off-the-record messaging app in 2014, Confide has tried its best to position itself as the go-to private channel for professionals to discuss confidential matters.

Social messaging apps tend to make major news headlines a few times per year for either their use in planning some sort of crime or, more routinely, for users’ privacy concerns over how ...

The latest Media Technology Monitor report looked at the methods and platforms newcomers to Canada use to keep in touch with family and friends in their country of origin, based on the research firm’s ...

Google’s Messages and Phone apps collect and send user data to the company’s servers without user consent, potentially violating privacy laws like Europe’s GDPR. The claim comes from Douglas Leith, a ...

Facebook acquired group messaging app Beluga in March of that year, enlisting its founders to help build its own stand alone app, Messenger, which launched six months later.

Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, by far the company's largest acquisition and bigger than any that Google, Microsoft or Apple have ever done.