Allo Could Have Been Great. Google Blew It.
I’ve been using Allo since the day it was released. At first, it was simple curiosity. Google’s got another messaging…
Google May Be Shutting Down Hangouts for Consumers Sometime in 2020: Report
It looks as though Hangouts will join a growing list of Google chat products to bite the dust. After years of…
What's the Best Chat App of All Time?
In case you haven’t heard, your once-favorite chat apps are going the way of the dinosaur. Yes, following the recent…
iMessage for Windows Would Be Sick
One of the most interesting tidbits of news to come out of Microsoft’s Build developer conference earlier this week was…
Google Is Making Another Goddamn Messaging Service Because of Course It Is
Google, apparently unsatisfied with the already incredibly long list of short-lived communications solutions that it…
Facebook Messenger Will Reportedly Let Developers Build Armies of Chat Bots
Facebook’s Messenger has recently started dabbling with chat bots, such as the one used by Uber to help you order a…
Skype Will Now Work Straight From Your Browser Without Any Software
Skype for Web makes chatting face-to-face with your aunt easier by eliminating the need to download a pesky app.
16 of the Most Mortifying Wrong Window Stories We've Ever Heard
Yesterday, we asked your to bare your souls to us by revealing the most embarrassing chat-related mistakes you've…
Google Voice Is Dying and It's Beautiful
I am a huge fan of what Google Voice can do. That's why I've been calling for a mercy kill, so that its best features…
BitTorrent Bleep: The P2P Plan to Make the World's Most Secure Chat
Last fall, BitTorrent (the company) announced and experimental plan to build a secure chat system using the protocol…
Hey Google, Here's How You Win Messaging
This week I saw a demo of the best messaging system yet. One where SMS and non-SMS messages, all calls, come to all…
Why Google Killing Google Voice Would Be Fantastic
Brace yourself Google Voice fanboys, your treasured service is probably not long for this world. But don't you worry;…
BitTorrent Thinks It Can Make Your Online Chat Secure
The fallout from the NSA spying scandal has left many people unsure about what they should and shouldn't share across…
The Only Fragmentation That Matters (In Charts!)
We can argue about Android fragmentation and conflicting standards all day long, but you know what? Those fights are…
It's Time To Kill Google Voice
Even if it's not quite as amazing as it could be, Google Voice does some wonderful things. That's what makes it hard to…
Don't Upgrade to Hangouts If You Use Google Voice on Your Computer
In many respects Google Hangouts is impressive—it brings together Google's disparate chat options rather neatly—but…
Google Hangouts Has a Weird, Fun Multi-Cam Trick
So, Google's new Hangouts app keeps all of your chats in sync across all of your devices. Cool, right? But what if…
The Android Hangouts Video Chat App Doesn't Work on AT&T Cellular
If you try and use Google's new Hangouts app for Android on AT&T's cellular network, don't expect to video…
Hell Yes! You Can Gchat in Outlook Soon
Here's some good, good news. Microsoft is adding Google Talk (which all of you just call Gchat) support to Outlook.com.…