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WhatsApp competitor confirms: All data is revealed to Chinese government
WhatsApp competitor confirms: All data is revealed to Chinese government
It has been revealed that the messaging platform WeChat, owned by the Chinese technology giant Tencent, shares all its data with the government, ...... 25 Sep 2017 - 2 comments
Secret code found in WhatsApp beta - adds support to payment transactions
Secret code found in WhatsApp beta - adds support to payment transactions
Mobile payments have been the de facto method of making person-to-person payments in developing countries for more than a decade now - and the ...... 11 Aug 2017 - 2 comments
Leak reveals new features for WhatsApp users
Leak reveals new features for WhatsApp users
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app of our time. Only another Facebook owned messaging platform comes close, the Facebook Messenger, ...... 19 Apr 2017
WhatsApp Status feature explained
WhatsApp Status feature explained
What is Status in WhatsApp? Feature and its privacy explained. 24 Feb 2017 - 1 comment
A surprise feature from the world's most popular messaging platform
A surprise feature from the world's most popular messaging platform
WhatsApp has long ago surpassed SMS in popularity and its billion users is rivaled only by Facebook Messenger, both obviously owned by Facebook. ...... 21 Feb 2017 - 2 comments
WhatsApp has finally introduced video calling
WhatsApp has finally introduced video calling
WhatsApp has not been trying to implement every feature under the sun. The company has trusted that a well working app with thought out features ...... 15 Nov 2016
Facebook stops using WhatsApp data thanks to UK watchdog
Facebook stops using WhatsApp data thanks to UK watchdog
As Facebook bought the world's largest messaging platform WhatsApp in 2014 it promised to keep it clear of ads and keep messaging private. Now ...... 09 Nov 2016
WhatsApp video calling support goes live
WhatsApp video calling support goes live
WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app across various platforms, is rolling out video call support although it is unclear how long it will be until everyone gets the option. 26 Oct 2016
WhatsApp to share your number, data with Facebook unless you opt out
WhatsApp to share your number, data with Facebook unless you opt out
WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy for the first time in years and will share your phone number and other data with Facebook to offer more services. 25 Aug 2016 - 3 comments
Facebook Messenger reaches 1 billion users
Facebook Messenger reaches 1 billion users
Facebook has yet another service that has reached 1 billion users. 22 Jul 2016 - 2 comments
Brazil temporarily banned WhatsApp, again
Brazil temporarily banned WhatsApp, again
For the third time since last December, Brazil temporarily banned the WhatsApp messaging service before a court overturned the ruling. 20 Jul 2016 - 2 comments
WhatsApp testing video calling
WhatsApp testing video calling
Just two months after launching voice call functionality to the app, WhatsApp now appears to be testing video calling. 15 May 2016
Official WhatsApp client released for Windows and Mac OS X
Official WhatsApp client released for Windows and Mac OS X
WhatsApp finally arrives to desktop Windows and Mac OS X as an actual application. 11 May 2016 - 3 comments
WhatsApp just launched end-to-end encryption for all communications
WhatsApp just launched end-to-end encryption for all communications
Popular messaging app WhatsApp has launched end-to-end encryption for all communication, making it the largest service to do so. 06 Apr 2016 - 2 comments
WhatsApp will drop support for dead operating systems by end of the year
WhatsApp will drop support for dead operating systems by end of the year
In news that will likely not affect you - popular messaging application WhatsApp has announced it will drop support for some older, dead operating systems. 28 Feb 2016
WhatsApp likely to cross billion user mark by end of month, drops $1 price
WhatsApp likely to cross billion user mark by end of month, drops $1 price
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum has announced today that the popular app now has 990 million users, suggesting it will hit the billion user milestone by the end of the month. 19 Jan 2016
WhatsApp down for nearly a billion people
WhatsApp down for nearly a billion people
One of the most popular messaging apps WhatsApp is down. Nearly a billion people have been suffering from the outage for the majority of the past four hours. ...... 31 Dec 2015 - 3 comments
Brazil blocks WhatsApp, overturns decision within hours
Brazil blocks WhatsApp, overturns decision within hours
Earlier today Brazil court ordered mobile carriers to block WhatsApp traffic because the company had failed to cooperate in an investigation. ...... 17 Dec 2015 - 1 comment
WhatsApp reaches 900 million users
WhatsApp reaches 900 million users
WhatsApp founder Jan Koum has announced this week that the popular messenger app has now reached 900 million monthly active users. 05 Sep 2015
Apple has your back when it comes to data, Whatsapp doesn't
Apple "has your back" when it comes to data, Whatsapp doesn't
EFF has conducted another annual Who Has Your Back? survey and the results are in. The survey which researched the practices relevant to user ...... 21 Jun 2015
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