Chat articles

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  Google Talk IM service currently down for 'majority of users' (update: 'problem resolved')

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 26, 2012 08:51 am + 53 comments

  If you rely on Google Talk for your chat services, we have some bad news for you — Google has c Continue reading…

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  Viber VoIP app for Android and iOS updated with group messaging and improved iPhone audio engine

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 24, 2012 05:52 pm + 19 comments

  Viber is a fairly well-regarded and free cross-platform VoIP and chat app, and the company just Continue reading…

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  AOL chat rooms: a history

  By Kimber Streams on July 6, 2012 02:37 pm + 54 comments

  AOL's chief architect and longest-employed staffer Joe Schober talked to Time about his history Continue reading…

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  Samsung reportedly planning 3G/4G video chat functionality for ChatOn messaging service

  By Sam Byford on July 2, 2012 10:57 pm + 13 comments

  Samsung's ChatOn messaging app is already available across multiple platforms, but it faces stiff Continue reading…

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  Mobile chat app GroupMe previews minimalist web app redesign

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 21, 2012 10:27 am + 3 comments

  Skype-owned chat app GroupMe has just launched a preview of its redesigned web app you can use to Continue reading…

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  Skype 4.0 for Linux released with new conversation and call UI

  By Bryan Bishop on June 14, 2012 04:57 pm + 20 comments

  Microsoft acquired Skype last year, but that doesn't mean development on the software has slowed for Continue reading…

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  Skype for Mac 5.8 released with Mountain Lion support and customizable contact list window

  By Nathan Ingraham on June 14, 2012 11:37 am + 20 comments

  Microsoft's Skype for Mac team has released a number of updates for the video chatting client Continue reading…

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  Hands-on with Sean Parker's Airtime: anonymous video chat without the nudity

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 5, 2012 06:33 pm + 47 comments

  Napster co-founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker today announced Airtime, a web-based video chat Continue reading…

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  Google to acquire Meebo, will move team to Google+ (updated)

  By Joshua Topolsky on June 4, 2012 04:11 pm + 54 comments

  Today the folks behind Meebo, the cloud-centric IM startup, confirmed on the company blog that the Continue reading…

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  Telefonica launches Tu Me for iPhone with free VoIP calling and messaging

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 8, 2012 07:01 pm + 8 comments

  It's not often you see a wireless carrier launch an app that directly competes with its core Continue reading…