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PSA: WhatsApp is down; try not to panic
Have you messaged anyone on WhatsApp this morning and found that your message is stuck at "pending"? You're not alone. Facebook-owned WhatsApp is down, and it seems it has been for a few hours...
WhatsApp improves Status feature with support for disappearing photos, videos and animated GIFs
WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging apps on the planet is getting better status updates. With the new Status, you can now share more than a simple 'I`m Busy' instead you can now...
WhatsApp is bringing video calling to Android (along with iOS and Windows Phone)
The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp will finally allow users to take and make video calls from within its app, with an update to become to available sometime 'in the next few days.'
Video calling has...
Whatsapp update their terms of service to include data sharing with Facebook
Facebook purchased Whatsapp a couple of years ago which (particularly for non-Facebook users) caused some concern about privacy with the potential for data sharing. That concern has come to fruition with their latest...
WhatsApp now has desktop clients for Windows and Mac
Messaging application WhatsApp has had a small foray onto the desktop with a Chrome web client, but they've hit the big time now adding a desktop client for both Windows and Mac OS.
The desktop...
WhatsApp switches on encryption for its more than 1 billion users
WhatsApp, one of the most popular cross-platform messaging services, has just switched on end-to-end encryption for all users, meaning that from now on, when you and your contacts are using the latest version of...
WhatsApp Releases Beta Program To Google Play
It seems that every man and his dog use WhatsApp. Personally I was very late to the party. Apparently I'm just not hip enough anymore (if I ever was). With over...
WhatsApp tops 1 billion monthly active users
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is a big player in the messaging arena - in fact, one of the biggest, and this morning they've announced - moments after Google - that they have topped the 1 billion...
WhatsApp users targeted by phishing campaign
A new malware attack targeting businesses and consumers using WhatsApp has been discovered by the Comodo Antispam Labs.
As part of a random phishing campaign, cybercriminals are sending fake emails representing the information...
Whatsapp block links to Telegram
There is no shortage of messaging options out there these days: Skype, Facebook Messenger, Viber, Telegram, WeChat, iMessage and of course Whatsapp are just a handful of the bigger names in the messaging arena....
Backup Whatsapp with Google Drive
What's got over 30 million installs on the Android platform and helps you chat with your friends on all mobile platforms? Whatsapp, that's what! Its one of the most successful third party...