Instant Messaging

• BlackBerry BBM messaging app shuts down, consumers offered replacement service BBMe

  The once very popular instant messaging service from Waterloo-based Blackberry, called BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), has officially shut down.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2019
  
• Police warn Mandarin-speaking Canadians about scam in Toronto

  Toronto police say individuals pose as Chinese authorities and law enforcement officials by phone or instant messaging.

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2017
  
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• Facebook Messenger now has over 800 million monthly users

  Facebook announced Thursday that it's standalone app Facebook Messenger now has more than 800 million active monthly users.

  Tech

  Jan 8, 2016
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• Google reportedly working on an artificially intelligent messaging app

  Google may be working on a new messaging app that would use artificial intelligence to give users answers to search queries, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

  Tech

  Dec 23, 2015
• WhatsApp back online in Brazil after ban

  WhatsApp is blocked throughout Brazil following a judicial order requiring cellphone operators here to disable the messaging app for 48 hours.

  Tech

  Dec 17, 2015
• Best new apps to watch out for in 2015

  Uber, Facebook, Instagram - sure, they've been all the rage, but as 2014 winds down we're all ready for something fresh.

  Tech

  Jan 2, 2015
• Microsoft to roll out web version of Skype

  Microsoft announced Friday it will start rolling out a web-based version of its popular communication tool, Skype.

  Tech

  Nov 14, 2014
• Facebook Messenger tops 500 million downloads on Android

  Facebook Messenger has garnered over 500 million downloads from the Google Play Store, despite widespread user backlash over the standalone app.

  Tech

  Aug 19, 2014
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• Facebook Messenger remains No. 1 free app despite criticisms

  Facebook’s Messenger app has become the most downloaded app in Google’s Play Store and the App Store despite growing anger from users being forced to download the app.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2014
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• Facebook launches ‘Slingshot’ app, for real this time

  Facebook launched its new messaging app “Slingshot” Tuesday, just a week after it released the Snapchat look-alike to the App Store by accident.

  Tech

  Jun 17, 2014