WhatsApp is a cross-platform messaging app. It makes use of internet connection on mobile devices for messaging, voice calls, video calls, and file sharing. The company was bought by Facebook in 2014.
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May in Africa: WhatsApp tax, Kenyan satellites, and UberEATS
Imagine having to pay a daily tax to use social media. That’s what is facing Ugandan citizens as of last month. The country’s president says social media encourages gossip, and has therefore slapped a daily tax of 200 Ugandan shillings -- about $0.05 USD -- on services like ...
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A yoga guru is taking on WhatsApp in India with a rival messaging service (Update: not anymore)
Swami Ramdev may not be a household name around the world, but boy, is he big in India. After taking the country's consumer ...
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Instagram and WhatsApp are both getting group video calls soon
At its F8 conference yesterday, Facebook announced that it's bringing group video chats to both Instagram and WhatsApp in ...
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WhatsApp founder Jan Koum leaves company, cuts ties with Facebook
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum today announced he was leaving the company. While he's mum on the exact cause, rumors point to frustration with Facebook over advertising and data privacy. In a Facebook post, Koum said: It's been almost a decade since Brian and I started WhatsApp, ...
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Your WhatsApp buddies might be spying on you with this invasive new app (Update)
Chatwatch uses WhatsApp’s public online/offline status feature to tell users how often their friends check the app, and ...
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Egypt now has a WhatsApp hotline for reporting fake news
Egypt has announced a new hotline for citizens to report fake news. Launched on Monday, 12 March 2018, the hotline will run on WhatsApp and will allow to citizens to report news that aims to "to endanger the nation’s security or public interests." The announcement was made through ...
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Google Tez rivals WhatsApp and Paytm with messaging features in India
Google has added a messaging service to its Tez payments app, which allows users in India to send and receive money directly ...
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Signal's secure messaging app gets a $50 million lifeline from WhatsApp co-founder
Brian Acton, who built WhatsAppinto a $19 billion business, is pouring $50 million into an initiative to support the ongoing ...
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PSA: You can’t remove WhatsApp messages once they’ve been quoted
WhatsApp recently introduced the ability to delete texts to its app – but it turns out quoted messages will still show ...
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Report: WhatsApp is testing P2P payments in India, beta rolling out this quarter
Facebook employees in India are presently testing payments in WhatsApp, and the company plans to begin testing it with some ...
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WhatsApp Business finally rolls out for Android — and it’s totally free (for now)
After years of waiting and limited trials, businesses finally have their own WhatsApp solution. The company today launched the simply-named WhatsApp Business, available on Android devices as a free download. The app provides some of the basic functionality you'd want from a business ...
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Kaspersky: Malware disguised as Android apps from carriers can steal your WhatsApp messages
Security firm Kaspersky has discovered a new piece of malware doing the rounds that's capable of spying on your Android phone ...
