After launching a pair of well-loved but ultimately star-crossed social apps, Ben Rubin is going all-in on decentralization. Rubin previously founded Meerkat and Houseparty — apps that pioneered ...

Google Chat, the service formerly known as Hangouts Chat, has a new app that works on any PC with Chrome. The messaging service has long had a desktop application, but this Progressive Web App version ...

Google Chat, the company’s alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams — not to be confused with the web app for its RCS and SMS messaging app on Android — is rolling out an overdue feature to its web ...

Last year, Google announced that the future of Gmail will see Chat messaging and group Rooms join the existing Meet video calling integration. This is already available to enterprise Workspace users, ...

In Part 1, I covered how to use the SignalR persistent connection API to create a simple real-time chat Web application. This installment will cover how to use the Signal R Hub API in concert with ...

Google has announced that starting today, people who are still using Hangouts on mobile will see an in-app prompt asking them to move to Chat in Gmail or the Chat app. The company says the new prompt ...

It's time to talk about Google messaging again. The company's latest blog lays out future plans for its suite of messaging services, which includes stripping features out of Google Hangouts as we head ...

So far, Facebook Chat is indeed rolling out slowly. Of my 130-odd friends, only 5 show up Chat-ready, but more seem to be appearing as the hours tick by. At first, the limited list makes for an ...

In Part 1, I covered how to use the SignalR persistent connection API to create a simple real-time chat Web application. This installment will cover how to use the Signal R Hub API in concert with ...