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Telegram app was targeted by crypto mining malware, Kaspersky Lab says

TheRussiansecurityfirmKasperskyLabsaysmalwareexploitedavulnerabilityinthedesktopversionofthemessagingappTelegram.ThemalicioussoftwarehasbeenusedtotargetRussianu

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Android Messages may soon let you text from the web

Forayearandahalfnow,Google’ssemi-officialstrategyformessagingappshasbeenathree-leggedstool:Alloforconsumerchat,Hangoutsforcorporatechat,andgoodol’SMSfortexting(

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Afghanistan won't block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services: Official

TheAfghangovernmentwillnotblocktheinstantmessagingservicesWhatsAppandTelegram,aspokesmansaidonMonday,followingdaysofcontroversyafterreportstheserviceswouldbesus

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Just Ding it! The silent rise of DingTalk app in China

Whenitcomestoinstantmessaging,Tencent’sWeChatisstilltheundisputednumberoneinChina’smessagingmarket.ButTencentrivalAlibabaseesanopeninginthemobilechatspacethatdo

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India's Paytm plans messaging service to rival WhatsApp

India'sleadingdigitalpaymentsfirmPaytmplanstolaunchamessagingservicebytheendofthismonthtocompetewithFacebook'sWhatsApp,asourcefamiliarwiththemattersaidonTuesday

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Amazon is reportedly working on a messaging app called Anytime

Amazon.comisreportedlyworkingonlaunchingitsownmessagingappcalledAnytime,accordingtoareportfromAFTVNews.Theretailgianthasbeguntosurveyitscustomersaboutpotentialf

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Aussie PM to lobby U.S. to take act against tech-savvy terrorists at G20

Australia'sPrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbullwillusethisweekend'sG20summittolobbyU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumptoactagainstterroristswhouseencryptedmessagingplatformstoshar

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The brilliant next step in paying for things in Asia

Once Apple Pay was the way to go but now messaging apps are emerging as the payment method of choice for both consumers and retailers

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Why BlackBerry ss a hit in Indonesia

BlackBerry may be struggling to regain relevance in the global smartphone market, but its instant messaging is still a hit in Indonesia.

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China to clean up instant messaging services

The Chinese government started a month-long campaign to eliminate malpractice on instant messaging services like WeChat on Tuesday.

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Messaging APPs VS  telecom giants

China's telecom operators are being squeezed by messaging applications installed in the smartphones they encourage users to buy.

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China's telecom giants challenged by smartphone messaging apps

China's telecommunications operators are being squeezed by messaging applications installed in the smartphones they encouraged users to buy, which depend on the networks that operators spent pretty pennies to build.