Messaging Apps

End-to-end encryption on messaging service is unacceptable, says British interior minister

Technology companies must cooperate more with law enforcement agencies and should stop offering a "secret place for terrorists to communicate" using encrypted messages.

Are chatbots our answer to everything in life?

Interestingly, the early bots show a similar pattern as we saw in the first wave of iOS apps.

Supreme Court to hear plea to ban WhatsApp

The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking a ban on WhatsApp on the ground that its end-to-end encryption gives terrorists a means of communication

Messaging apps: The new battlefield for Google, Facebook and Microsoft

Messaging apps are the new battlefield and over the last couple of months Google, Facebook and Microsoft have shown serious intent at grabbing a share of the pie.

How messaging apps are changing the way we work

Given that our lives today are being governed by the app revolution, it would be an apt time to look back at how our lives have transformed because of apps, and how they have transformed our lives both professionally and personally.

Indonesia government warns messaging apps to drop same-sex emoticons

Human Rights Watch on 12 February urged Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to protect gay and lesbian rights, a day after his government told instant messaging apps to remove stickers featuring same-sex couples in the latest high-profile attempt to discourage visible homosexuality in the socially conservative country.

Facebook and WhatsApp are preferred choice of Indians: Report

Facebook remains the most popular social networking site in India with 51 per cent of users logging on daily, while WhatsApp tops the list of instant messaging (IM) apps, according to report by global research consultancy firm TNS.

Reliance Jio Chat app launched; now available on Android and iOS

Reliance Jio Infocomm, led by Mukesh Ambani, has launched a new a new instant messaging app called Jio Chat which is now available for Android and iOS devices.

Line messaging app said to be reviving IPO plans

Line, the popular messaging app launched in the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, is set for an initial public offering as early as this year, a report said Thursday, after shelving plans for a listing in 2014.

Microsoft will soon discontinue support for Google, Facebook chat in Outlook.com

Under Satya Nadella's reign, Microsoft has been undergoing many structural changes. The latest move comes in the form of the company's decision to pull support from Facebook and Google chat.