Slack may be ubiquitous, but it is hardly exceptional. Look, the chat program is certainly functional, but let's be honest -- it isn't much more than a glorified clone of IRC. Don't get me wrong, I ...

Over the past several years, Slack has enjoyed some explosive growth, becoming a near-ubiquitous communication tool in the world of business and enterprise. As many users will probably tell you, the ...

Slack announced on Monday a major performance update to its desktop and web client. The workplace collaboration player said the code for its desktop client -- its oldest piece of codebase -- has been ...

Slack has used Microsoft's Desktop App Converter to add its desktop app to the Windows Store, with support for Live Tiles - but its Windows phone app is still in beta, over a year after its release.

Slack today announced it's deploying an under-the-hood upgrade for its desktop app to boost performance for companies and teams using the app for workplace collaboration. The latest version of Slack ...

Slack desktop app users can finally use the workplace chat app with the popular visual theme, dark mode. The collaboration software company announced the desktop availability of an optional dark mode ...

As virally adopted products ease their way from departmental to enterprise use, communications departments often struggle with the scalability of the base technology. Such has been the case with the ...

The popular team collaboration tool is getting something of on overhaul designed to cut memory utilization in half, speed up launch times and make connecting with colleagues faster. Slack has ...

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With Slack, you can make an emoji for any situation. Chatting with coworkers on the Slack productivity app for desktop or phone has become a way of life. While being helpful for work communication, ...

Slack has patched a critical remote code execution vulnerability that could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the desktop version of its collaboration software, researchers report.