Instant Messaging articles

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  Verizon takes on SMS challengers with cross-platform Messages service

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 21, 2013 11:37 pm + 40 comments

  As non-traditional messaging services like Google Voice, iMessage, and WhatsApp continue to displace Continue reading…

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  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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  Microsoft to shutter Windows Live Messenger service on March 15th

  By Tom Warren on January 8, 2013 11:02 pm + 79 comments

  Microsoft previously confirmed its plans to retire its Windows Live Messenger service in favor of Continue reading…

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  All-out messaging war between Apple and Facebook heats up

  By Ellis Hamburger on October 1, 2012 01:00 pm + 377 comments

  Last week, as part of new versions of iOS and OS X, Apple consolidated every iPhone user's Apple ID Continue reading…

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  Facebook Messenger for Android gets exclusive SMS threading inside conversations

  By Ellis Hamburger on September 20, 2012 03:00 pm + 96 comments

  Don't worry, Android fans — Facebook hasn't forgotten about you. The social network is in the Continue reading…

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  Facebook Messenger 1.9 adds emoji and lets you see when friends were last available

  By Ellis Hamburger on August 24, 2012 03:51 pm + 11 comments

  Facebook is in the process of rolling out Messenger 1.9 for iPhone and Android, which adds full Continue reading…

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  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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  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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  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…