Instagram images no longer just squaresInstagram broke its square mold with an update that adds portrait and landscape formats to the image-sharing smartphone application.
28 August 2015
Facebook adding virtual assistant to Messenger appFacebook began testing a Messenger app virtual assistant that the leading social network said goes beyond artificial intelligence programs already on the market.
Yahoo unveils silent video chat appYahoo unveiled a new mobile application allowing users to exchange live video, text and emoticons, without audio.
30 July 2015
New gay family emoji appear on Apple's iOSUsers of the Apple iPhone and iPad got a new palate of emoji on Wednesday, including a group of alternative or gay family illustrations.
09 April 2015
Microsoft buys Office collaborator app LiveLoopMicrosoft said it has purchased the office mobile app LiveLoop, which allows multiple users to collaborate on PowerPoint presentations simultaneously.
Twitter takes note of other apps on smartphonesTwitter said it would begin tracking which other applications people have installed on their mobile devices in a bid to better target ads and content.
27 November 2014
Facebook goes retro with 'Rooms' chat appFacebook released an application that lets people create virtual "rooms" to chat about whatever they wish using any name they would like.
24 October 2014
Twitter looks to weave into more mobile appsTwitter set out to weave itself into mobile applications with a free "Fabric" platform to help developers build better programs and make more money.
It's good to talk: app aims to spur voice renaissanceGoogle employees are hoping an innovative new phone application will trigger a renaissance in an increasingly unfashionable method of human communication: talking.
Google buys travel guide app startup JetpacGoogle confirmed it has bought the startup behind a Jetpac application that creates travel guides by analyzing pictures from social networks.
Accused Android app pirates face criminal chargesUS prosecutors on Monday unsealed indictments against six people suspected of collectively pirating millions of applications tailored for Android-powered mobile devices.
22 July 2014
Twitter buys mobile ad firm Tap CommerceTwitter announced that it has cut a deal to buy mobile ad firm Tap Commerce to bolster money-making tools at the popular one-to-many messaging service.