BGR

Universal Chat App Beeper Might Bring iMessage To Android, But Don't Get Too Excited

I told you recently that I'm a longtime iPhone user who is not interested in RCS-iMessage interoperability. I've never had a blue vs. green bubble problem when keeping in touch with my contacts who ...
9to5google

Google Chat rolling out Progressive Web App to replace Electron client

Google’s enterprise communication tools have seen a flurry of changes in recent weeks. The latest is a Progressive Web App for Google Chat that replaces the existing Electron client. First detailed ...
Wired

BetterDiscord Lets Users Mod the App to Their Heart’s Content

For years, gamers have sworn up and down that Discord—not Slack—is the best desktop chat app. But like with any great thing, there’s room for improvement. Enter BetterDiscord. BetterDiscord allows ...
ZDNet

Google: Update your Chat app for a pure Chrome desktop experience

Google is killing off its existing Google Chat app this month and making it a Chrome-based Progressive Web App (PWA) that behaves like a native desktop app. Google issued the alert to its customers ...
CNET

Zoom privacy risks: The video chat app could be sharing more information than you think

Rae Hodge was a senior editor at CNET. She led CNET's coverage of privacy and cybersecurity tools from July 2019 to January 2023. As a data-driven investigative journalist on the software and services ...