The wait is almost over. Threaded messaging is finally coming to Slack, the popular messaging and collaboration service. It will roll out in “the next few days” and will be available on both desktop and mobile versions, according to an announcement posted by the company. Threaded messaging — or the ability to group related message …

Though the dust has barely settled from CES 2017 last week, events and invites for Mobile World Congress, the largest trade show for the mobile industry, are already rolling out. Held every year in Barcelona, MWC is often the place to see new phones from Samsung, LG and others. Lenovo, which acquired Motorola in 2014, is also planning something for …

Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 3T ups the ante on an already great phone 2:11 One of our favorite Android phones, the OnePlus 3T, is getting a fresh coat of gold paint. It will be available in limited supply on January 6 and only in the 64GB version (the 128GB model is still available in the original gray color). This …

Asking the internet to collectively do something is tricky business. Sometimes it works out for the best, à la ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. But most of the time trolls turn any endeavor, however well-intentioned, into a whirlpool of regret — like when it wanted to send Justin Bieber to North Korea, tried to name a boat and turned Microsoft’s chatbot …

After introducing chatbots in October, Duolingo, the popular app that teaches users different languages, is debuting a new competitive aspect to its platform. Known as Duolingo Clubs, the feature lets you create language clubs of up to 15 members. In a club, you can compete with one another to accomplish language goals, track each other’s progress and place on a …

2016 will go down as one of the most notoriously baffling, surprising and frustrating years to date, and that goes for the world of phones, too. From flaming batteries and killed-off headphone jacks, to adventures in modularity, phones made major headlines in 2016. We look back at this year’s most memorable moments. Samsung goes kaboom One exploding phone is bad. …

Hulu, the video streaming and subscription service, is rolling out user profiles on Hulu.com accounts. Similar to Netflix, individuals can create their own viewing profiles, which will save their viewing history, recommendations and watchlist. A kids profile can also be created too, which will let the user search for and browse only family-friendly videos. Each Hulu account can have up …

Touting it as a “free and convenient data-saving feature,” AT&T will roll out a new option that will stream video from your phone or tablet in standard-definition quality (about 480 pixels), rather than high-definition video (720 pixels and higher). The feature is called Stream Saver and will begin early 2017. AT&T will send messages to users when it is activated, …

After launching the DTEK50 in August, otherwise known as its last “official device,” former phone maker BlackBerry said it will switch gears to fully concentrate on security and software. It will license its name, however, so that other companies can build and sell phones under its brand, according to Bloomberg (in fact, the DTEK50 itself was designed by Alcatel). In …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts MacBook Pro 2:05 Apple’s latest MacBook laptops are finally here. During a press event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, Apple introduced its newest 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros, which sport a slimmer design, a larger Force Touch trackpad and a dynamic Touch Bar with Touch ID. A 13-inch model without the Touch Bar …