Facebook Messenger

Google has put information online about a new api in Android, which makes it possible, among other things, to request addresses and birthdays from the Contacts list of users. Users must give permission before the data can be retrieved.The…

There seems to be a version of Facebook Messenger that is suitable for Apple's operating system OS X. A photo of the still unannounced software surfaced. It seems that the software is only being tested internally at Facebook for the time…

Sony has introduced PlayStation Messages on iOS and Android. Sony hopes this will make communication between friends on the PlayStation Network easier and faster. The app thus takes over some of the tasks of the original Playstation…

Social network Facebook is removing the 'Other' or 'Other' inboxes for private messages. Instead, users are notified that someone they are not friends with wants to send a message, after which they are given a chance to allow or not to do…

Facebook hopes that companies will eventually use its Messenger service to interact with customers. One of the companies that will make use of the Business options is KLM, which wants to pass on flight information and ticket details via…

A Facebook spokesperson told The Daily Dot that the "possibility of showing the organizer and guests who has or has not seen the invitation within private events" is being investigated.That writes The Daily Dot who, following a tweet asked…

BlackBerry makes it possible for Messenger users to make PayPal payments within a chat conversation. This makes BBM one of the first 'western' messaging services to support payments within chats.BlackBerry is going to test the service in…

Facebook will no longer automatically share the user's location via the Messenger app. Also, location information would no longer be requested unless the user explicitly turns on the location service on the phone for the app.The company…

Facebook has created a standalone web version for Facebook Messenger. It is accessible without a user having to open Facebook. Earlier, Facebook already came up with stand-alone Messenger apps for mobile platforms.The standalone web app…

Facebook will announce at the F8 developer conference next week that it wants to open up its Messenger platform. For example, third parties could add new possibilities to the instant messaging app.TechCrunch reports this based on a number…