WASHINGTON A published report says the National Security Agency has collected millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts around the world including those of Americans in its effort to find links to terrorism or other criminal activity. The Washington Post said late Monday it learned about…

Twitter is revamping its private messaging feature and could release a standalone app for messages, according to a new report. All Things D, citing anonymous sources, says the overhaul of messages is coming in "the near future." It comes at a time when messaging apps have exploded globally, with companies…

The blue bird’s been awfully busy since its IPO hit the books, and now it’s reportedly considering a standalone messaging app. According to AllThingsD, sources close to Twitter say the company could be considering taking its direct messaging service a step further and spinning it off as its own app….

Blackberry Ltd. said more than 10 million people signed up for the BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM) in the first 24 hours after its release on Monday for non-BlackBerry users. The company says it is processing new users at a rate of 500,000 an hour, with millions more queued up. "We have absolutely incredible…

Cureatr has just nabbed $5.7 million in financing, a sizable first round for a health technology startup. The New York-based startup provides a secure group messaging solution for doctors, which is fully HIPAA compliant, meaning it protects the privacy of patient’s most sensitive health information. Cureatr’s technology syncs with physicians’ devices,…