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Facebook Messenger app finally swoops onto iPad screens
By JR Bookwalter published
Break out the party stickers, Facebook Messenger is now on iPad.
Facebook's attempt to 'Slingshot' over Snapchat briefly appears on App Store
By Chris Smith published
UPDATED Early version of Facebook 'Slingshot' app was launched and promptly pulled from the App Store on Monday.
Apple addresses iMessage bug but proper fix could be a while
By Chris Smith published
A problem with iMessage means texts aren't reaching users who have defected from iPhone to rival operating systems.
Chat changes: how phone messaging will look in the future
By David Nield published
In Depth From implanting your phone into your bloodstream to talking to animals - the way we chat is about to change massively.
Facebook and WhatsApp: if you can't beat 'em, buy 'em
By Carrie Marshall published
Gary Marshall What if Microsoft had snapped up every conceivable rival in the late 1990s? It'd be unstoppable - and that's what Facebook is aiming for.
Snapchat is sorry again, this time for an explosion in 'Snap Spam'
By Chris Smith published
Snapchat has apologised (yes, again) after users received a heavy amount of spam messages over the weekend.
Send your smart appliances a 'get to work' text with LG's new HomeChat
By Chris Smith published
Owners of new LG refrigerators, washing machines and vacuum cleaners will be able to control settings via text from their smartphones.
BlackBerry Messenger will now come pre-installed on new LG phones
By Michael Rougeau published
The LG G Pro Lite is the first LG smartphone to come with BBM out-of-the-box.
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