Facebook Messenger for Windows 7 now official, Mac support coming soon
Facebook’s Messenger app for Windows 7 computers leaked to the public late last year. The service was initially in a beta phase, but as of …
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Activision announces Call of Duty Elite, a social network gaming experience [video]
Activision on Tuesday announced Call of Duty Elite, a new social network-style experience that will allow Call of Duty players to interact with one another in …
Yahoo! Messenger adds iPad 2 support, enables cross platform video chat
Yahoo! Messenger for iOS has been updated to version 2.1. The chat client is now optimized for tablets screens, and Yahoo! has added support for …
Android 2.3.4 rolling out in 'next few weeks', bringing video chat to Nexus S [video]
Moments ago, Google announced it will begin pushing out Android 2.3.4 in the “next few weeks.” The company notes that the software will contain bug …
Fring brings multi-user video chat to Android, iOS [video]
Earlier this month, we told you about Internet voice and video chat company fring and its plans to release a multi-user video chat client. Today, …
Video chat may be coming to Android 2.3.4
A carefully crafted tweet has sparked rumors of a native video-chat feature coming to Android 2.3.4 in the near future. “Just had a video call …
HP's webOS 3.0 beta 1 gets exhaustive review via emulator [video]
The brood over at PreCentral have managed to acquire a leaked copy of HP’s webOS 3.0 beta 1 software development kit (SDK). Why is this a good …
Video chat-capable version of Skype leaks for HTC ThunderBolt
Have an HTC ThunderBolt and a burning desire to use Skype’s video chat service? You’re in luck, because the gang over at Droid-Life have discovered a leaked …
Fring testing group video chat on Android and iOS [video]
Fring, the makers of the self-titled, cross-platform, mobile voice and video chat client, are beginning to dabble in group video chat. In a recent YouTube video, …
Facebook for BlackBerry 2.0 beta launches with Facebook Chat
RIM has made Facebook for BlackBerry, version 2.0, available via its BlackBerry Beta World portal. The latest update includes support for Facebook Chat and messages — …
Yobongo for iPhone hands-on
Yobongo, if you haven’t heard, is a new iPhone app that meshes location-aware messaging with a chatroom-like environment, and it’s kind of amazing. By using …
Google acquires voice messaging start-up SayNow to enhance Google Voice
Palo Alto, California-based start-up SayNow announced on Tuesday that it has been acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum. SayNow’s platform facilitates voice messaging between …
Skype sees record usage; 27 million simultaneous logins
After last month’s little service snafu, internet communications giant Skype is back up, fully operational, and setting company records. Just yesterday, Skype saw a record …
Skype to acquire Qik
Skype announced Thursday that it will acquire mobile video software and service provider Qik. Unconfirmed rumors suggest the deal will be worth approximately $100 million. Qik …
Skype coming to Sony BRAVIA, VIZIO VIA televisions
Via a quick blog post, Skype announced a partnership with Sony and VIZIO that would bring its video-chat software to BRAVIA and VIA TVs later …
Skype 3.0 brings video calling over 3G, Wi-Fi to iOS devices
Today, VoIP chat and calling provider Skype announced a new version of its iOS client simply titled Skype 3.0. The new code brings several, small …
Facebook for Android updated, chat and push notifications in tow
Late yesterday, Facebook released an update for its Android mobile application, bearing the version number 1.5. The new code adds support for Facebook chat — …
Video chat icons, PlayStation-like gaming calls found in Android 2.3 SDK
Over the past 24-hours, electronic archeologists — of sorts — have been sifting through the Android 2.3 SDK looking for little nuggets of information that could …
Former President Bush on Facebook Live… now
Oh come on now, who doesn’t miss good ol’ G.W.? The former Commander-in-chief of these United States is, at this very moment, on Facebook live talking …
Google begins to roll out Gmail call recording to some users
It looks like search giant Google has started to roll out a new feature to its Gmail users that also utilize Google Voice. The new functionality allows …
Hands-on with the new Facebook messaging system
Our friends over at Facebook were nice enough to hook us up with an invite to the initial roll-out of the company’s new messaging service …
Skype 5 beta for Mac now available
Today, Skype announced that a beta version of its chat software, Skpe 5.0 beta, is now available for Mac users. The software has several new …
Qik to power T-Mobile’s mobile video chat service
Qik, the mobile video company that is often most closely associate with Sprint’s Evo 4G, will be playing a serious roll in T-Mobile’s Android lineup. …
T-Mobile's myTouch 4G ROM, video, spec-sheet leak
When a ROM for an unreleased handset leaks, sometimes the most valuable thing they contain are images and videos of the device, and the ROM …
Skype 5.0 launches, adds Facebook integration and group video
Today, internet calling giant Skype announced that the new version of its Windows client — Skype 5.0 — is now available to the general public. …
Google launches video chat enhancements labs feature for Gmail
Search giant Google has announced a new labs feature for their Gmail web-based email client called “video chat enhancements.” As Google explains: Visit the Gmail Labs …
Google adds Linux support to browser voice and video chat in Gmail
Thursday, Google announced that it added support for browser-based voice and video chat in Debian-based Linux distributions. If you rock Ubuntu, or any Debian-flavored OS, …
