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Apple’s HomePod update will finally let you make calls
By Henry St Leger published
An iOS 12 report points towards new calling features for Apple’s smart speaker range.

Skype’s new read receipts let you know that your message was received
By Darren Allan published
The new capability is being tested in a Skype preview build, but should soon see a wider release.

Google talks up WhatsApp-style rich interactive messages at MWC 2018
By Jamie Carter published
MWC 2018 Now 25 years old, SMS looks set to get a rich messaging revamp that could also replace branded apps.

Google is streamlining its chat apps again
By David Nield published
Google Talk is killed off, Hangouts loses SMS support, and more in another Google spring clean.

Google Allo is here (kind of) and it's ready to be Android's answer to iMessage
By Stephen Lambrechts published
Google has announced that its platform agnostic messaging app, Allo, will be available very soon.

FreshTeam app brings unity to mobile teams, solves the 'Where Are You?' problem
By Darren Murph published
FreshTeam is an iPhone and Android app designed for teams who are distributed and constantly on the go.

The Messaging Wars: Who gets to choose how we talk?
By Max Slater-Robins published
In depth Communication is big business, and everyone's fighting for a piece of the pie.

WhatsApp's new feature seems pointless, but it might be secretly significant
By Hugh Langley published
WhatsApp made little fanfare about its latest feature.
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