Regular phone calls are over—these days, it’s all about video chatting. If you’ve got a smartphone, you’re likely holding a video-chatting machine (in all its forward-facing 1.3 megapixel glory). And ...

This past spring, Apple demoed a version of FaceTime that would support group video chat for up to 32 people at once. The update was supposed to come with the official release of iOS 12 this fall—but ...

The world of instant messaging is crowded and becoming even more so. It began with ICQ (does anybody use it today?), which was closely followed by AIM, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger . More ...

These are the best private messaging services we've tested to keep your conversations confidential from advertisers, governments, and any other prying eyes. I review privacy tools like hardware ...

Looking for a more personal way to meet someone new? Phone chat lines might be exactly what you need. Unlike dating apps that rely on endless texting and swiping, chat lines offer real-time, voice ...

Forget the calendar invite. Just jump into a conversation. That’s the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised to take advantage of our cleared schedules amidst quarantine. But they could ...

Microsoft is adding even more AI features to Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. While the software maker has been adding ...