Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into an instant messaging (IM) service. Unlike email, messages are sent immediately, whereas email can be queued up in a ...

The evolution of communication has witnessed a shift from traditional SMS and MMS messaging to an era dominated by feature-rich messenger apps. In this article, we explore instant messaging and ...

In a poll of 50 Fortune 500 companies, Forrester Research found that nearly half expect to use instant messaging services for business in the next two years. "Instant messaging is a way to ...

Messenger users now have access to a new feature: Notes, reminiscent of the era of instant messenger and setting statuses.

WhatsApp is the world’s most popular instant messaging service, with 2 billion active users worldwide. As well as being super popular, WhatsApp is also end-to-end encrypted by default.

Windows Movie Maker and MSN Messenger were two of Microsoft's most iconic Windows programs. The former was a casual video editing app, while the latter was an instant messaging (IM) chat service.

Long before we had umpteen different online profiles, there was AIM. In the heady days of 1997, when AOL Instant Messenger came into the world, there was nothing else like it. Conceived within the ...