Facebook Hello app will let users see extra information on their contacts, but what does it mean for Whatsapp?
Following Android launch earlier this year, iOS service could launch within weeks
A design flaw reportedly allows WhatsApp users' online status and other information to be monitored, even with the strictest privacy…
WhatSim allows users to access the service across the world without the need for Wi-Fi connection
IBM Verse uses social, analytics and cloud technology, and is aimed at transforming the way people work and collaborate
Snapchat partners with payments provider Square to provide fast payments alongside self-destructing selfies
Company looks to new features to attract new Twitter users
New rebranded service will be available from early next year
Horror film Ouija becomes first ever advert on messaging service
Investment could value the messaging app at around $10bn
Internet portal Daum and Kakao, South Korea's top mobile messaging service provider, are to join forces to promote expansion at…
Apple has fixed a server glitch preventing former iMessage users from getting SMS on their new handsets, but says a…
Silent Text 2 brings range of improvements to secure messaging app for Silent Circle subscribers
Snapchat reprimanded by US regulator and faces 20 years of scrutiny for deceiving its users
Facebook users will have to use dedicated messaging app for iPhone and Android chats
Turkish court rules that the country must lift a ban on Twitter that had been imposed last week by Turkey's…
“Twitter, schmitter” says Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who vows to ‘wipe out’ the social network in Turkey
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba investing money ahead of its upcoming US IPO
Jan Koum defends WhatsApp users' right to privacy following $19bn acquisition by Facebook earlier this month
Integrated iPhone email service sparked security concerns after being introduced last October
Messaging and social apps lead the way with 203 percent growth
Online IM services such as WhatsApp increasingly replacing traditional SMS
Instagram Direct adds a direct messaging option to allow users to better share their photos with others
WhatsApp says that it will never give in to the temptation of advertising
Facebook says paid messages will reduce spam by charging up to £10.68
Twitter promises to play fair with broad messaging patent
Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws
Avaya Flare Communicator is now providing unified comms on the iPad, and other mobile platforms will go online later this…
Red Hat emphasises its support for the open-source Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
RIM blames a core switch for a third day of BlackBerry outage, and shareholders demand a change