While iMessage and Meta's apps dominate modern messaging, there have been many other instant messaging apps that were hugely ...

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 ...

As users are exposed to an increasing variety of mobile communication forms--mobile e-mail, voicemail, SMS, and, of course, voice--managing one's availability, or presence, becomes important. Wireless ...

A once-popular but now extinct "buddy" on America Online's Instant Messenger that freely answered questions on movie times, weather and stocks is poised to make a comeback next month--but at a price.

Their firms blocked access to America Online's AOL Instant Messenger and competing services. They were worried about viruses and other security threats, and that the content couldn't be monitored and ...

The companies, through their iPlanet software collaboration, are quietly working on instant messaging software for businesses, a market segment where Microsoft and IBM lead. Stephen Shankland worked ...

Instant messaging is booming. Almost everywhere you look, people are typing messages to friends and work colleagues at a frantic pace. These are not e-mails but rather short messages that often travel ...

There are a lot of instant messaging apps available these days, and we’re here to check out some of the best ones. Instant messaging became normal a long time ago, and not that many people use SMS ...

Does Gmail want to be an instant messaging client? Last month the popular webmail app shipped an emoji reactions bar in the mobile app, where a single tap would send a new email with your emoji ...

The use of instant messaging in the U.S., for both work and play, is up 19% over last year, according to an Instant Messaging Trends survey released yesterday by America Online Inc., which makes AOL ...