If it can't make you share more photos, Instagram instead plans to coax you into chatting, with a new feature underscoring the app's direct messaging. Although direct messaged have long been offered ...

Microsoft Teams’ status feature sparks backlash as workers say it wrongly marks them unavailable after brief inactivity.

These days, most of us take the instant availability of a high-speed link to the Internet for granted. But despite all of the latest technology, things still occasionally go pear-shaped — meaning that ...

After surveying smartphone users, researchers found that many people misunderstand online status indicators but still carefully shape their behavior to control how they are displayed to others. Some ...

Cruising around town, not sure what to do — oh hey look, someone is at the hackerspace! Introducing the Mobile Spacestate Indicator! During our Hackerspacing in Europe tour, we had the pleasure of ...

Are you sure you're connected to your VPN? Microsoft's latest visual cue aims to help you keep an eye on your status while you browse. Rae Hodge was a senior editor at CNET. She led CNET's coverage of ...