Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Facebook’s new video chat product, Messenger Rooms, is now available to ...

Privacy is an endangered species online–especially with free, ad-driven networks like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Coincidentally, they are all part of the ...

In an unexpected turn of events, WhatsApp's lawyer last week told the Delhi High Court that Meta’s messaging platform would rather exit India if forced to break its encryption This comes after ...

Texting has become little more than a quick way to fire a simple message off to someone you've only a casual acquaintance with, or those few holdouts still using dumb phones. Everyone else is likely ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: I have used AOL Instant Messenger at work to communicate with customers and co-workers in other offices for over 20 years. Since AOL announced it is ...

A few weeks ago, Facebook updated its Messenger app to match iOS 7’s visual design. Unfortunately, the update is a bit bland, with no real embellishments in terms of UI or animation. This week, a new ...

Kik Messenger might not be the powerhouse that it once was, which has led the company CEO to call time on the instant messaging app. We’ve already seen Blackberry Messenger bite the dust this year too ...