Facebook has rolled out a small update to profiles, shifting status indicators to the centre of profile pages in an attempt to spur interactivity and also prompt users to utilise the Facebook Chat ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fitbit OS 5.3 is rolling out as a smaller update for the Sense and Versa 3 that introduces status indicators. It follows the bigger release in June that added audible Google Assistant responses and ...

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 ...