Im articles

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  Top Shelf 011: OK Google, let's hang out

  on May 17, 2013 04:55 pm + 1 comments

  The Verge is in San Francisco for the 2013 Google I/O conference. We take the time to reflect on the Continue reading…

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  Evernote expands into new territory, partnering with South Korea's dominant messaging service

  By Sean Hollister on May 3, 2013 01:37 am + 14 comments

  Evernote saves text, to-dos, and files to the cloud so they're readily available. KakaoTalk is the Continue reading…

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  Article

  Hiiiii! Why are you adding extra vowels to your words?

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 22, 2013 03:42 pm + 74 comments

  Hellooooo!!! Sure, you can get the meaning across without tossing in all those extra, repetitive Continue reading…

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  Article

  Facebook debuts two-paned Messages view, adds keyboard shortcuts

  By Ellis Hamburger on August 22, 2012 02:57 pm + 35 comments

  Facebook today announced the launch of a new two-paned view for its Messages page that consolidates Continue reading…

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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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  Article

  'Rare' Skype bug sends IMs to wrong contact, fix coming 'in the next few days' (update)

  By Andrew Webster on July 16, 2012 10:15 am + 14 comments

  An update in June has caused what Skype is calling a "rare" issue, in which some users' instant Continue reading…

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  Article

  Facebook Messenger 1.8 for iPhone and Android adds quick conversation switching, larger photos

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 25, 2012 04:33 pm + 42 comments

  Facebook Messenger for iOS and Android just hit version 1.8, bringing a few slick new features like Continue reading…

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  Meebo shutting down IM, apps, and sharing services on July 11th

  By Dieter Bohn on June 11, 2012 09:50 pm + 24 comments

  When we first heard rumors that Google was interested in acquiring Meebo, we weren't sure exactly Continue reading…

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  ChatOn messaging app now available for Samsung Windows Phones

  By Justin Rubio on June 7, 2012 12:37 pm + 6 comments

  Samsung's messaging app ChatOn has expanded beyond Android, iPhone and iPad, BlackBerry, and Bada, 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…