WhatsApp: News
15 Oct 2018
TechnologyWhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' feature updated: Details here
Peer-to-peer messaging service WhatsApp has issued a new update that improves its 'Delete for Everyone' feature.
13 Oct 2018
FacebookSoon, you might be able to 'unsend' messages on Messenger
Facebook users might soon get the ability to retract messages sent on the company's Messenger platform.
13 Oct 2018
InstagramIndonesia: Four arrested for selling babies on Instagram, WhatsApp
In what would count as a case of modern day slavery, four people in Indonesia have been arrested for allegedly buying and selling babies on Instagram and WhatsApp as part of a human trafficking operation.
13 Oct 2018
FacebookFacebook hackers stole numbers, emails, location of 30 million people
Days after revealing a major data breach, social media giant Facebook has finally confirmed the information hackers stole during the attack - and it's pretty scary.
13 Oct 2018
Delhi UniversityDelhi: 3-year-old child, who was kidnapped by DU student, rescued
To earn easy money, a first-year Delhi University student, along with her minor brother, allegedly kidnapped a three-year-old son of their landlord and demanded a ransom of Rs. 50 lakh, police said yesterday.
13 Oct 2018
TechnologyHow to protect your WhatsApp account against hacking
Despite WhatsApp being end-to-end encrypted, it is possible for the popular chat app to be hacked.
12 Oct 2018
FacebookNow, you can post 3D photos on Facebook: Here's how
Facebook is rolling out a new feature, one that lets you post 3D photos on the platform.
12 Oct 2018
UgandaUganda: Massive landslide kills at least 34; many missing
At least 34 people have been killed after a river in eastern Uganda burst its banks, sending thick sludge and rocks barreling into homes, disaster officials said today.
11 Oct 2018
iOSUpdate WhatsApp: This video call bug could compromise your account
If you've not updated WhatsApp in a long while (weeks or months), it might just be the time to do so.
09 Oct 2018
FacebookFacebook just unveiled two AI-powered, smart devices for video chatting
Just a few weeks after a major data breach affecting 50 million Facebook users, the social media giant has stepped into the hardware arena with a pair of smart-home devices.
06 Oct 2018
IsraelBeware! Hackers can access your WhatsApp account using this trick
Israel's cybersecurity agency has issued a countrywide alert warning people of a scary WhatsApp hack, one that revolves around voicemail security.
05 Oct 2018
TruecallerTruecaller targets WhatsApp, launches its own messaging service
Truecaller, the popular app for identifying unknown callers, is foraying into the messaging arena with a service called 'Truecaller Chat'.
05 Oct 2018
AfghanistanKashmiri student beaten up in Sharda University, over 350 booked
A Kashmiri student was beaten up after a fight broke out between groups of Indian and Afghanistan students at Greater Noida-based Sharda University yesterday, prompting police to book over 350 students for rioting and related offenses.
04 Oct 2018
FacebookThis is how WhatsApp will start monetizing
WhatsApp, the biggest messaging service in the world, is planning to roll out targeted Ads in its status feature as part of its monetization efforts.
04 Oct 2018
AndroidWhatsApp for Android gets Picture-in-Picture mode for YouTube, Facebook, Instagram
After working on this much-anticipated feature for some time now, WhatsApp has finally released Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode for Android users.
03 Oct 2018
AndroidWhatsApp Beta for Android gets 'Swipe to Reply' feature
'Swipe to Reply', a nifty WhatsApp feature that lets you quickly reply to an individual message, is finally coming to Android.
29 Sep 2018
FacebookFacebook blocked stories of its breach as spam: Details here
Soon after revealing details of the massive breach it suffered, Facebook blocked people from posting stories related to it.
29 Sep 2018
YouTubeJioPhone 2 flash sale on October 4: Details here
The feature-rich, 4G-enabled Reliance JioPhone 2, which recently saw the addition of WhatsApp to its catalog of apps, is all set to go on a flash sale on October 4.
29 Sep 2018
FacebookWhatsApp is working on bringing ads to its iOS app
According to reliable leaker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is already working to implement ads on its iOS app.
29 Sep 2018
FacebookHow your Instagram account could've been affected by Facebook breach?
On Friday, Facebook announced at least 50 million user accounts have been breached in an attack.
29 Sep 2018
TechnologyHow to protect your WhatsApp account against hacking
Despite WhatsApp being end-to-end encrypted, it is possible for the popular chat app to be hacked.
28 Sep 2018
AndroidBeware WhatsApp users: This spyware can steal your WhatsApp data
A new Android-based spyware has been spotted on the internet, one that could compromise your smartphone's critical data including your WhatsApp messages, photos, and contacts.
28 Sep 2018
FacebookFacebook admits to using our mobile numbers for targeted ads
In a recent development, Facebook has confirmed that it uses mobile numbers of its users as a tool to provide targeted Ads.
27 Sep 2018
FacebookWhatsApp co-founder left $850mn for his morals: Here's why
Since WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton quit Facebook a year ago and then went on to bite the hand that fed him, tweeting, "It is time. #deletefacebook", many questions had remained unanswered.
26 Sep 2018
IndiaWhatsApp joins hands with Reliance Jio to curb fake news
Weeks after Mukesh Ambani brought WhatsApp to millions of Indians via its cheap JioPhones, WhatsApp has announced that it is working closely with Reliance Jio to curb the spread of fake news.
25 Sep 2018
InsuranceYou can now make insurance claims via WhatsApp
In a bid to streamline the otherwise pesky task of processing claims, Bharti AXA has launched a novel service that allows claim intimation via WhatsApp.
24 Sep 2018
GoogleWhatsApp adds notification panel image previews for Android Pie
With Android Pie finally out, Google has introduced a new notification style called MessagingStyle with support for inline photo previews and stickers.
23 Sep 2018
IndiaWhatsApp appoints Grievance Officer for India to curb fake news
After sustained pressure from the Indian government over the proliferation of fake news and misinformation on WhatsApp, the messaging service has appointed a 'Grievance Officer for India'.
20 Sep 2018
Mukesh AmbaniYouTube becomes widely available for JioPhone, JioPhone 2: Details here
While YouTube had been rolling out incrementally for JioPhone and JioPhone 2, the app has now become widely available on the Jio Store.
19 Sep 2018
Pakistan NewsBSF jawan arrested on charges of sharing information with ISI
Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a BSF jawan from Noida on the charges of sharing vital information with Pakistan ISI agents, DGP OP Singh said today.
19 Sep 2018
TelanganaTelangana: Lost husband to 'honor-killing', Amrutha talks about raising child
"I am 21, he was 24. We haven't really experienced anything except unflinching love for one other," Amrutha, whose husband was killed by her own father, said.
17 Sep 2018
AndroidWhatsApp to get 'Dark Mode', 'Swipe to Reply' features soon
Popular messaging app WhatsApp is working on a few nifty features, including a 'Swipe to Reply' feature, a new 'Dark Mode', and message forwarding.
15 Sep 2018
Crime BranchOdisha police warns about Olivia porn hoax on WhatsApp
The shadow cyber games space is keeping the Odisha police on their toes.
15 Sep 2018
BooksWhen Stephen King inspired the writer in Nikhil Pradhan!
Newbie author Nikhil Pradhan picked up a worn-out copy of Stephen King's 'Christine' in school and since then he has been enthralled by the prospect of the unknown and the things that live there.
15 Sep 2018
GoogleWhatsApp backups will be deleted soon; backup your chats now
Google recently entered into an agreement with WhatsApp that will stop the messaging-app backups from eating into your Google Drive storage quota.
14 Sep 2018
Technology#TechBytes: 5 best driving apps every car owner must download
Focusing on road without getting disturbed by unwanted impediments such as traffic, calls, or texts is quite difficult these days. But, how about apps that make your driving experience fun and much safer?
14 Sep 2018
Delhi PoliceEx-IPCC chairman RK Pachauri to be tried for sexual harassment
Environmentalist RK Pachauri, the former chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the former director of TERI, will be tried in a sexual harassment case that dates back to 2015.
14 Sep 2018
FacebookYou can now download the data WhatsApp collects on you
WhatsApp has rolled out its data portability tool in the form of a "Request Account Info" feature using which you can download a copy of all your data that the chat app has.
11 Sep 2018
FacebookYou can now download WhatsApp on your JioPhone, JioPhone 2
WhatsApp for the JioPhone and the JioPhone 2 had long been promised, and was supposed to be available on Jio's KaiOS from August 15.
10 Sep 2018
Android#TechBytes: 8 WhatsApp tricks you didn't know existed
If you think you know all about your beloved instant messaging app, WhatsApp, then you're in for a (pleasant!) surprise.
