Microsoft this week will introduce a test version of Windows XP that significantly boosts the abilities of its instant-messaging software to provide text, chat, video, audio and telephony services. As ...

Meta Platforms will retire the standalone Messenger desktop app and Messenger.com by 2026, redirecting users to Facebook's messaging page.

The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

Messenger made its triumphant return to the Facebook app back in 2023, with end-to-end encryption finally arriving later that year. Since then, you've still been able to access Messenger through the ...

TL;DR: Meta is discontinuing the Messenger desktop apps for Windows and macOS, removing them from the Microsoft Store and App Store. Users will need to switch to the web or mobile versions for ...

Facebook has announced that its Facebook Messenger service for Windows desktop PCs and Firefox will be discontinued next week. The standalone messenger client will cease working on March 3, and the ...

In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, Candace Lombardi examines the moving parts that keep our ...

I just installed a fresh version of XP SP1. Got all the updates, and am seting up outlook express. Whenever I open outlook, Windows messenger keeps loading. I went to Tools/Options and unchecked the ...

After the apps for Windows and Mac, Meta is also phasing out messenger.com as a platform for its messenger. Users are referred to Facebook and the mobile app.

Internet service provider America Online Inc. (AOL) is taking aggressive steps to combat spam and close a security loophole by turning off a Microsoft Corp. Windows feature that spammers are ...

Meta is preparing to shut down the standalone Messenger website, ending direct web access to the service outside of Facebook’s main platform. Starting in April, users who visit Messenger.