Telegram's Durov says Russia triggered payment system problem by blocking VPNsTelegram's billionaire founder, Pavel Durov, said on Saturday that Russia's attempt to block Virtual Private Networks (VPN) triggered a pro...
04 Apr, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Kremlin's drive for a state-backed messaging app touches a nerve for someRussia is promoting its own messenger app, MAX, as foreign communication platforms face restrictions. Many Russians are reluctant to adopt ...
03 Apr, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Meta shutting down Messenger Lite app for AndroidMeta is shutting down the Messenger Lite app, the lightweight stripped-down version of Messenger, on Android.
25 Aug, 2023, 08.51 AM IST
How Flipkart’s Ping aims to redefine e-commerce through the messengerThe currently invite-only feature has increased the app size by about 2 MB. Once the resting is over, the feature will be rolled out to all...
26 Aug, 2015, 04.55 AM IST
Map to tell your Facebook friend's locationThe extension loads the map in Messenger's Web interface. The data is retrieved from messages sent with location sharing enabled.
29 May, 2015, 06.42 PM IST
Flipkart, Jabong bet on instant messaging to acquire customers, facilitate paymentsThe two companies also partnered with Japanese messaging app Line, which has a feature that allows users to make payments using credit card...
20 Jan, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Facebook Messenger userbase reaches 500 million per monthThe US-based firm had originally started the messenger service as a chat feature on the website but later rolled it out as a standalone mob...
11 Nov, 2014, 02.45 PM IST
MSN Messenger, which once had 330 million users, has finally, completely diedMSN Messenger will officially close on October 31. Microsoft is offering all Chinese users of the service a $2 Skype coupon to ease the tra...
30 Aug, 2014, 03.12 PM IST
Idea launches Facebook Messenger free for three monthsIdea Cellular on Monday launched free Facebook Messenger for its subscribers for the first three months.
24 Jun, 2013, 05.44 PM IST
IB plays chinese checker, proposes to ban 'We Chat'IB has proposed a ban on Chinese mobile messengers following concerns that proliferation of such services can pose a threat to national sec...
14 Jun, 2013, 06.12 AM IST
Aircel join hands with messaging apps provider NimbuzzIt has started offering Nimbuzz app in J&K and plans to launch the package in Delhi in a few weeks and in the Northeast states from May.
27 Mar, 2013, 06.08 AM IST
New Facebook app to allow free voice calls to friendsHowever, while Facebook is not charging users for the service, the call is not technically free since it will use data on users' existing m...
06 Jan, 2013, 09.02 PM IST
Facebook launches new messenger app for Android"Users can now sign up for a messenger account with just their name and phone number, so they can send messages to their phone contacts ins...
05 Dec, 2012, 04.11 PM IST
- Oi, Microsoft and Gemalto Partner to Launch Windows(R) Live Messenger Through Oi SIM Chip
Oi, the first quadri-play operator in Brazil, today announces that it will launch, in the first week of November, Windows Live Messenger se...
27 Oct, 2008, 11.58 AM IST
- Yahoo announces mobile service
Yahoo Inc announced a new mobile phone service that integrates e-mail, instant messaging and social networks.
13 Feb, 2008, 08.40 AM IST
- Yahoo messenger on Reliance mobile!
Reliance Communications (RCL) and Yahoo! India have tied-up to offer Yahoo! Instant Messenger (IM) for Reliance Mobile customers.
22 Jan, 2007, 04.00 PM IST
- Geodesic to provide mobile messenger service to BenQ
The Mumbai-based internet product company Geodesic Information Systems has struck a deal with Taiwan-based global electronic major BenQ to ...
09 Jan, 2007, 02.19 AM IST