Facebook Messenger continues to move on from simply being an instant messaging app and is evolving into a platform aimed at enabling businesses to take advantage of new ways of connecting with customers.

Google has taken on Facebook’s Instant Articles with the announcement of a new open source project.

Google announced in a blog post that they are making changes to AdWords that will allow advertisers to dynamically customise their text content.

As News Feeds on Facebook become even more feature-heavy, with recent additions such as 360 video and live streaming being perfect examples, some users with slower connections could start to experience difficulties.

Google’s Code of Conduct has famously included the line “Don’t be evil” for years, but now the new corporate structure, which means the online search giant has become part of new parent company Alphabet, has dropped the phrase.

Google’s mobile-based focus has still caught some web designers on the back foot, but five months after the tech giant rang the changes, the impacts are still being understood.

Instagram has made a big leap to attract more marketers by making its ads available all around the world.

The next version of the Android operating system, which Google unveiled earlier this year, is about to start rolling out to selected Nexus devices.

Google's voice search function has received an upgrade that the company says makes it faster and better.

YouTube could launch a paid-for service as early as late October, according to industry insiders.