Earlier this month, we shared with you that Facebook is adding its name to Instagram and WhatsApp, and would soon call them “Instagram from Facebook” and “WhatsApp from Facebook”. For WhatsApp, this change seems to be coming very soon as it's latest beta update reportedly adds the 'WhatsApp from Facebook' tag to the app. ...
Apple’s next operating system update has taken privacy to be a renewed focus. One new feature in iOS 13 that seems centered on user privacy could have sweeping consequences for messaging and online call apps. In iOS 13, Apple will restrict apps to run voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) in the background ...
Just a few days ago, what started as an exciting rumor has now been confirmed: WhatsApp was reportedly working on a new multi-platform feature, meaning users will soon be able to access the popular messaging app on multiple devices simultaneously. Believed to have been first reported by well-known WhatsApp tipster ...
Instagram and WhatsApp are about to be renamed as Facebook tries to be clearer about its ownership of the two services. The two services will be renamed "Instagram from Facebook" and "WhatsApp from Facebook". These new titles are to appear on Facebook's internal branding, and also in the title for ...
WhatsApp, an instant messaging app used by millions of users globally by both iPhone and Android users is set to launch a voice message preview feature for iOS according to reports. One of the primary reasons for this stems from WhatsApp’s intuitive interface and expanding feature set, causing the app ...
You must have heard about the popular mod of the famous text messaging app, Whatsapp, i.e., GBWhatsapp. It is one of the most used and trending WhatsApp mod worldwide. It is packed with lots of features and modifications that can help you to hide or freeze your last seen, send ...
Don't you just hate it when you hear the sound of a whatsApp notification and think it's important, only to find memes you don't relate to, posted in a group you were forcefully added? Worse of, receiving 200 plus messages immediately you turn on your data or Wifi, all from ...
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum has left Facebook, the company that bought WhatsApp for $19 billion citing privacy concerns as Facebook trials WhatsApp for Business and WhatsApp payments and just weeks after Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal. Through Facebook, Koum wrote, "It's been almost a decade since Brian and I started WhatsApp, ...
WhatsApp Business — a free-to-download Android app for small businesses aims to make it easier for companies to connect with customers or the 1.3 billion Whatsapp users to chat with businesses that matter to them. The SMEs will have Business Profiles to help customers with useful information such as a business ...
WhatsApp is trialling a dismiss as admin feature that allows you to demote annoying group chat admins. Administrators currently have the ability to remove members from a WhatsApp group by deleting them from the chat. The new 'dismiss' feature could let group admins take less drastic action by simply demoting ...
So Whatsapp was down for a while today, and everyone almost went insane, except me. So we had people coming on twitter to confirm what exactly was wrong with whatsapp. So it is safe to say twitter is whatsapp's watchdog right? Why it isn't Facebook? Here are those who didn't ...
What started off as a rumour have eventually transcended into reality. WhatsApp have officially released the "un-send" feature for global use across all mobile platforms (Android, iOS, and Windows). Albeit the capability to un-send messages or delete texts that haven't been read and making them unavailable to the recipient have ...
Picking up from where we paused on the "Changes WhatsApp have made to revolutionize Instant Messaging" article, this sequel seeks to round things up on how WhatsApp have grown to become the biggest and most used Instant Messaging (IM) app over, how they did it and what revolutionary changes they incorporated ...
You know that moment when you send a couple of messages to a contact, and that voice in you head says, 'you couldn't have sent that'. You realise you really couldn't have sent that, but then the message is delivered and the recipient has probably even read it. We also ...
Facebook, the biggest social media network in the world is planning to monetise WhatsApp which it bought for $22 billion in 2014. WhatsApp with 1 billion daily users, will charge companies to use some future features in the two free business tools it is testing. The tools, already available in ...
It should be recalled that back in December 2016, Facebook rolled out an update that allowed users the avenue to share whatever they've got on their mind on a cool, colourful, and playful background. This move by Facebook was welcomed in warm hands by millions of Facebook users all across the ...
WhatsApp has launched its end-to-end encrypted video calling service to its more than one billion users globally, taking on Apple's FaceTime, MicroSoft's Skype and Viber among others in a move to help people stay in touch with workmates, friends, family, and others they care about. ''Today we’re excited to announce the next ...
WhatsApp yesterday announced it has finally rolled out end-to-end encryption to all users globally, making the IM safer to third party access. The move means a user's WhatsApp message will not be read by any other person but only be read by the intended recipient. With end-to-end encryption, eavesdroppers, hackers, ...
Speaking during the Connected Summit held in Diani Kenya, Joe Mucheru CS Ministry of ICT refuted claims that the government plans to ban OTT services and anonymous bloggers in the country. The CS said the laws in place were first put in place in 2006 and needed review according to ...
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum April 17 announced the instant mobile messaging app has not hit 800,000,000 monthly active users, in a move to connect its billion people target to the internet. This means the firm signed up 100,000,000 monthly active users in less than four months, after the CEO announced ...
WhatsApp Android users can now invite others to try WhatsApp voice calling after the new invitations were launched on March 25. The Android Police reports that this is the third time as the popular messaging services has invited users to try voice calling two other times on February 2015 and on ...
In a move to reach users wherever they are, mobile instant messaging service Whatsapp has unveiled its web version, beginning with the Chrome web browsers and a posibility for extension later. Now available for Whatsapp Android, Windows Phone,Nokia and BlackBerry users, the web client is an extension of Whatsapp on ...
Instant mobile messaging service WhatsApp has hit 700 million active users, up 600 million in Augustacording to the firm's CEO Jan Koum. In a Facebook post, Koum announced, "I hope you all had a happy and peaceful holiday season. Today, we’re thrilled to share that WhatsApp has more than 700 ...
India-based Nimbuzz has sold 70% stake to UK-based New Call Telecom for about $175 million putting Nimbuzz value at $250 million as the UK firm plans more acquisitions in the Indian e-commerce, fixed line broadband and Wi-Fi market. With over 201 million subscribers might be another WhatsApp or Viber acquired ...
A new app dubbed BeepTool allows users to video conference, HD calls, text and share files on any devices and aims to be Whatsapp of the emerging markets. Anytime, anywhere in the world via WiFi or 3G/4G/LTE — without draining minutes from service providers, BeepTool is compatible on iOS, Android, ...
Global messaging app Whatsapp has announced that it has reached another landmark with its active user-base hitting 600 million this month. The milestone implies that Whatsapp got over 100 million new users in a span of four months. The news, which was released by Jan Koum the CEO and co-founder ...
WhatsApp has improved the convenience of sending or receiving messages without fussing about how much phone credit you'll spend. However, cheating spouses, rebellious kids and unruly employees now have their days numbered as Juju app is now gaining a following in countries like Kenya, helping victims confront them unsuspectingly through ...
Viber, the VoIP and messaging app recently acquired by Rakuten for $900 million, has today announced that it has crossed 100 million active users and more than 360 million unique registered users Based on its number of online users, and those available via push notification, Viber estimates more than 200 million people are reachable via ...
According to the Communications Authority of Kenya, international incoming voice traffic grossed 146 million minutes in the three months to December compared to 204.9 million, representing a drop 28.7 per cent. Kenyans in the Diaspora have now turned to free internet apps such as whatsapp and skype to communicate with ...
BlackBerry is not unduly worried about competition from instant messenger WhatsApp saying that BlackBerry Messenger engaged its users more than the app despite having fewer users. Both BlackBerry Messanger and WhatsApp users exchange 10 billion messages a day on each platform at least according to a study by BlackBerry a ...
