Messaging

The CRTC said that it will require that Canada's telecommunication companies update their networks to be ready to provide next-generation 911 services by the end of 2020. The CRTC will also be decommissioning existing 911 networks by the middle of 2023. This effort will encourage multiple municipal and provincial governments to make the transition. The CRTC...

Viber is certainly one of the most popular cross-platform messaging applications available. Now, according to a new report from VentureBeat, the company has recently introduced a new feature to the application, which allows users to set time-limits for how long a video or photo will be visible inside a conversation. [caption id="attachment_202225" align="aligncenter" width="1490"] Image Credit: Paul...

According to a new report from MobileSyrup, Rogers is looking to build its own messaging service, which is currently dubbed "En Route." The name for the dedicated messaging platform was leaked in a filing to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), which shows that Rogers is working on new service called "En Route." The filing describes the...

Facebook has been pushing people to download the Messenger app for a while now, but it looks like the social network is getting even more aggressive. According to a new report from TechCrunch, the company is making it difficult to use Messenger on its mobile website and likely plans to kill that feature entirely pretty...

Today, Google has introduced a new messaging app today called Allo. It's not a Hangouts replacement, but a completely standalone app that looks a little more like Facebook's Messenger. The app follows the company’s model and incorporates a little bit of machine learning courtesy of Google's newly announced Assistant. As Erik Kay, a Google engineering...

According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Google is reportedly working on a new intelligent messaging app. The app will reportedly let you chat with your friends or message a Google bot for answers to your questions. Likely, the bot will be able to answer any questions a normal Google Search can,...

Reuters and the Wall Street Journal report that mobile messaging service Telegram has emerged as an important promotional and recruitment platform for the Islamic State. The news comes hot on the heels of the Paris bloodshed, which left 129 people dead. Actually, the Islamic State seems to be among the most technologically sophisticated extremist groups....

Facebook has great plans for its Messenger app, aiming to leverage it as a powerful platform for business rather than just a messaging app. The social networking giant has been making significant strides in improving its Messenger app to add more functionality, but its apparently far from done. As it turns out, Facebook wants its...

Kik Interactive was founded six years ago in Waterloo by Ted Livingston, who started the company while studying at the University of Waterloo. Messaging app Kik was created by a Canadian team of developers and has proven to be popular among teens. According to a new report from Bloomberg Business, Kik Interactive is looking to...