In a week, on April 8, Microsoft is set to begin moving the tens of millions of users still on its desktop version of its Windows Live Messenger instant-messaging service to Skype IM. Microsoft will ...

Windows Messenger started out its life as a small instant messaging application: version 4 came bundled with Windows XP, and later, downloadable versions reached version 7.5. In more recent years it ...

Microsoft has released the final version of "="" phones"="">, according to a company official. The new Live Messenger release isn't as full-featured as the customized Windows Live Messenger and other ...

The battle for supremacy in instant messaging has been a lively and hard-fought contest in the past few years. Pioneers such as ICQ found themselves dwarfed by AOL Instant Messenger, and more recently ...

Facebook Messenger is finally getting desktop apps almost 9 years after its debut. After seeing over a 100% increase in desktop browser audio and video calling, Messenger today releases its Mac and ...

The new version of Facebook Messenger for Windows 10 is rolling out to select users. The app is completely rewritten and is at feature parity with the iOS and Android ...

Facebook made several huge announcements during its F8 2019 keynote, including some of them leaked a few hours earlier than expected. Among other things, Facebook will release a dedicated Messenger ...

Mac and Windows apps will be available later this year, the company says Mac and Windows apps will be available later this year, the company says Casey Newton is a contributing editor who has been ...

Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit just released a beta version of the upcoming Messenger for Mac 8 and it heralds the arrival of the long-awaited audio/video conferencing feature. The new functionality ...

Both desktop apps have been removed from app stores and will stop working in December. Both desktop apps have been removed from app stores and will stop working in December. is a senior editor and ...

Fresh off its stellar earnings report, which owed much to its remarkable mobile performance, Facebook is giving a little focus back to the desktop. On Thursday, Facebook unveiled its first Facebook ...