XMPP—which stands for Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol—is an XML-based protocol for real-time communication. Also known as Jabber, XMPP is an open standard that enables interoperability and ...

When Google announced that it was consolidating its Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) instant messaging and video-conferencing services into Google Hangouts, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ...

There’s a race on for the future of the enterprise messaging system. The contestants are backing competing protocols for IM and presence awareness. Which standard takes home the prize may depend less ...

This is a follow up to our recent TV Companion experiment with the BBC Two show, Autumnwatch. Whilst that post concentrated on the experience, this is an overview of the technologies we used for the ...

Microsoft has opened up public access to its Messenger IM network via XMPP, enabling Apple and others to build open clients capable of interacting with Microsoft users. In a new "Inside Windows Live" ...

Chat tool "Slack"Increase users year by year because of the relatively fine control of the range of notice by mechanism such as channel and mentions and the high extensibility by abundant Bot and API ...

Apple unveiled a new iMessaging app that brings SMS-style messaging to iOS devices that lack a mobile data connection, such as WiFi-only iPads and the iPod touch. The technology behind the software ...

Facebook will announce soon on its developer blog that it’s working on a Jabber/XMPP interface for Facebook Chat. The interface will allow users to talk to their Facebook friends using any ...

A new variant of mobile ransomware that encrypts the content of Android smartphones is putting a new spin on both how it communicates with its masters and how it spurs its victims into action. The ...