In Yahoo's announcement of its new app for iPhone and Android, the company says, "We wanted to create a new way to communicate, blending the simplicity of texting with the emotion and immediacy of ...

Instagram is far from still photos anymore. The app released a feature Tuesday where users can start a live video and then invite someone else to join in on-camera. The live video appears in a ...

European dating giant Badoo has added a live video chat feature to its apps, giving users the chance to talk face-to-face with matches from the comfort of their own home — and even before agreeing to ...

There are numerous apps, such as Omegle, that you can use to do video chat and video calls with random people as an alternative. These apps provide the same core functionality as Omegle and allow you ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Another indicator that video and messaging continue to be ...

Tweens and teens have always craved time with their friends. But with a smartphone in hand, their communication keeps changing. Instead of talking, they text. Instead of texting, they send an emoji.

From virtual cocktail hours to online classrooms, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned Zoom into everyone’s go-to social network. Now Facebook wants to kick the video-conferencing interloper off its turf.

For millions of baseball fans, spring is usually synonymous with Opening Day and fantasy baseball drafts. But for those who are unable to get together with their friends to draft in-person this year, ...

Google is introducing its own take on Apple’s SharePlay feature for FaceTime with today’s launch of a new “live sharing” feature for users of its Google Duo video calling service. In Google’s case, ...