instant messaging

News about instant messaging

Article | 14/05/2013 Outlook.com to let users engage in IM chats with Gmail users
Microsoft is upgrading its new Outlook.com webmail service so that its users can communicate with Gmail users via instant messaging.
Article | 2/05/2013 Citrix adds IM to Podio enterprise collaboration software
Citrix has added instant messaging to its Podio enterprise collaboration product so that employees can engage in one-to-one and group text chats while...
Article | 10/04/2013 Chat app Line takes on Amazon, e-book retailers with manga service
Line, the popular messaging platform based in Japan, is challenging e-book vendors like Amazon and Rakuten with a new service to download and view man...
Article | 9/04/2013 Glitch hits Apple's iMessage, Facetime
Apple's iMessage and Facetime messaging systems have been hit with a glitch that has taken the services offline for several hours.
Article | 14/02/2013 Samsung takes aim at emerging markets with REX phones
Samsung Electronics has launched REX, a new series of "smart feature phones" that it will sell in emerging markets.

Features about instant messaging

Article | 18/02/2013 App Spotlight: Sendboo translates multi-lingual messages on the fly
So you're looking to work with an overseas supplier for parts. Or you need to hire a programmer whose English is fractured at best. Now what? Do you r...
Article | 11/12/2010 Who’s using Twitter? Some surprising answers
Eight percent of online Americans may use Twitter, as the Pew Internet & American Life Project reported on Thursday. But does that mean your small bus...
Article | 6/09/2010 Did e-mail and the Internet kill the 9-5 workday?
Have you checked your work e-mailtoday? If you're like most employees in the United States and United Kingdom, the answer is yes despite the fact that...
Article | 19/07/2010 PalTalkScene adds video to its chat
PaltalkScene is a full-featured messaging/chat program that includes video, audio, and a host of other bells and whistles, as well as the ability to s...
Article | 12/08/2009 Instant messaging etiquette: Five simple rules
The popularity of instant messaging has grown exponentially in the past decade, but the communication platform's immediacy presents users with endless...

Whitepapers about instant messaging

Controlling Peer-to-Peer and Recreational Internet Traffic

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