Facebook is bringing its new Messenger Rooms chat feature to Instagram. As usage has increased in recent months, the tech giant rolled out a number of video features for its parent platform back in ...

Facebook just announced it is implementing multiplayer games into the video call feature within Messenger. This functionality allows you to converse with friends and family as you kick their booty in ...

Messenger (Facebook Messenger, that is) is getting some new features. Meta announced a number of changes to the app in a Wednesday blog post, all having to do with video and audio calls. Three of ...

Microsoft Thursday released an update to its MSN Messenger application, offering improved video and voice calls in an effort to catch the eyes and ears of more Internet users. At the same time it ...

Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype (RIP). Even if you haven't used the app in years, it's possible Skype was your introduction into modern video chats. The app made it easy to call friends ...

Viber Messenger is now allowing even more participants in its group video call feature. That’s based on recent reports detailing an update to the app. But the change isn’t just hitting mobile either.

The Skype video-calling app is ubiquitous, and this fact alone gives it enormous usefulness: a lot of people and companies are on it. The beauty of Skype is that it can be used to make video calls, ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Encrypted messaging app Signal is rolling out support for encrypted group video calls with up to five participants in its latest update. In a blog post announcing the update, Signal developer ...

Microsoft and Net2Phone have placed limits on free Internet phone calls offered over MSN Messenger, marking the latest disappointment for consumers hoping to wipe out long-distance bills by turning to ...

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