RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger App Dilemma

Research In Motion’s plans to make its BlackBerry Messenger service available as an app on Androids and iPhones will get its signature software in front of a wider audience. But will RIM’s initiative win new customers, or canni…

Facebook Blocks Some Apps in an Attempt to Reduce Spam

In an attempt to crack down on spam, Facebook has shut down a number of third-party software applications in the past week. The move could signal that the world’s most popular social network plans maintain righter control over …

American Workers Can’t Escape Email During Holidays

Six out of ten people check e-mail during the holidays, and many find that there are messages from their workplaces. A new poll by Harris Interactive and Xobni shows that 59% of employed Americans check their work email during …

Facebook Email Launched as Hybrid Messaging Service

Facebook unveiled on Monday a messaging service designed to incorporate email, SMS, chat and messages under one system, a move that could potentially erode the markets of a host of other high-profile email providers from Google…