You might think that archaic chat program MSN Messenger was dead and buried. In 2013, Microsoft announced the service would be retired and gradually integrated into Skype. But the program has remained ...

Over 1.3 billion people use Facebook Messenger every month to stay in touch with their family and friends. Facebook’s messaging app set out to compete with each and every instant message app around, ...

Before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket and access to countless free mobile games (both good and hot messes), people got their free gaming fixes from browser games. I have fond memories of ...

Facebook launched Messenger Kids, a special version of its messaging app aimed at kids under 13 years of age, in the United ...

If you’re one of the hundreds of millions using Facebook Messenger, then now would be a good time to think about alternatives. While the platform heralded a major security update this week, with the ...

To make its iPhone messaging app run better—especially on older phones—Facebook rewrote it from the ground up. The new version is going live now. Along the way, it supplemented its original text-based ...

To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, Messenger today announced a handful of new features: poll games, word effects, contact sharing and birthday gifting via Facebook Pay. But beyond the fun features, ...

Only six social media apps in the world have a billion or more users, and four of them belong to Facebook. Tops is the eponymous flagship app, known as “Big Blue,” followed by three apps all focused ...