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Duolingo's New Chat Bots Can Teach You French, German And Spanish

The language appwhichcrowdsources its users to make money, may have found a compelling use case for chat bots.

How Facebook's WhatsApp Could Hold Up Snapchat's Global Growth

WhatsApp’s new photo-doodling feature borrows heavily from Snapchat. That'll make it harder for Snapchat to break into new countries dominated by WhatsApp.

Messaging App Telegram Adds Games To Challenge Facebook

The encrypted messaging app is making a big shift towards entertainment, and hoping that will lure users away from Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.

Apple's Messages Metadata Could Be ValuableTo Law Enforcement

A leaked document shows that authorities can use data from the iPhone chat app to figure out someone’s location.

Xiaomi Challenges Apple In China With New Mi 5s

Apple is struggling in China, but China’s leading smartphonemaker is also in a slump. It’ll take more than dual cameras to fix that.

Facebook And Apple's Messaging Dreams Face A GlobalProblem

They’re trying to build a thriving business on their chat platforms, but chronic spamin developing nations will make it hard to build trust.

Samsung's Billionaire Heir Apparent Steps Up Amid Galaxy Note 7 Crisis

Chairman’s son Jay Y Lee will join the company’s board and take an important step towards formalizing his role as new head of the company.

Forget Headphone Jacks: Apple's New Home Button Could Be Just As Divisive

Headphones aren’t in constant use but the home button is, and early uses of the new iPhone 7 suggest its new ’taptic’ button ishard to get useto.

'Hundreds' Of Apps Could Integrate With iMessage On iOS 10

Developers have been working on extending their apps to live inside your texts.

Ahead Of iPhone 7 Launch, Samsung Hits A Snag With Reports Of 'Exploding' Galaxy Note 7

Samsung has stoppedshipping its latest smartphone to carriers amid reports the popular Note 7 catches fire while charging.