Redmond is killing off its Live Messenger client in favor of Skype, but the underlying Messenger service will continue to run, at least until next year. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer ...

Facebook is merging its Messenger service with Instagram's direct message feature. The changes will allow users on Instagram to send chats, videos, and photos to people on Facebook Messenger and vice ...

Earlier this week came widespread reports that Microsoft would be retiring its widely used Messenger service on March 15th, forcing all users (apart from those in China) to switch to using Skype for ...

We demystified it last month, but Facebook’s $18 billion acquisition of WhatsApp should begin to make more sense to people today after the company announced that its Messenger service will become a ...

Facebook's recent effort to force people to adopt its standalone mobile messaging app has privacy-concerned users up in arms. Many of them believe the app is especially invasive. One blog from the ...

REDMOND, Wash., March 16, 2001 — The MSN® network of Internet services, the leading consumer network in the world, with 230 million unique users, today announced that the latest data released by Media ...

Facebook is making it easier for businesses to leverage its Messenger service on their own websites. The company in November 2017 first launched a new customer chat plugin that allowed customers to ...

Facebook on Wednesday launched a standalone version of its Messenger service for web browsers separate from Facebook’s main site, marking another step in the company’s plan to make the service more ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Facebook is launching its Messenger Kids app in over 70 new ...