WhatsApp: News
23 Feb 2018
IndiaIndian youth allegedly running global child porn racket arrested
The CBI has busted a global child pornography racket running on WhatsApp, allegedly led by five Indian citizens.
22 Feb 2018
iOSWhatsApp tests Group Description feature on beta version
WhatsApp is testing a new feature called 'Group Description' on Android and Windows Phone.
22 Feb 2018
Facebook MessengerWhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton invests $50mn in messaging app Signal
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton has invested $50 million in encrypted instant messaging app Signal.
16 Feb 2018
Google Play (Google Play Store)WhatsApp's 'Delete for all' feature doesn't work in this case
Popular tech website The Next Web has figured out a workaround to save deleted messages on WhatsApp.
16 Feb 2018
SmartphonesBug makes Apple devices crash when Telugu character is entered
Apple has confirmed that a bug in its operating systems is causing its devices to crash when a particular character in the South Indian language of Telugu is either received by the devices or typed in the text editor.
16 Feb 2018
IndiaFacebook is the world's most evil company: Paytm founder
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of India's biggest mobile wallet firm Paytm, has called Facebook "the most evil company in the world."
15 Feb 2018
IndiaI am an entrepreneur, I should not be taken seriously
That entrepreneurs are dreamy is an understatement. People outside the 'chaar dewari' find this job glamorous, people inside it find it lonely.
13 Feb 2018
IndiaNow book an Ola cab on Hike Messenger!
Hike Messenger has announced a partnership with cab-booking app Ola. With this, Hike users will now be able to use Ola on the messenger itself.
13 Feb 2018
IndiaPaytm, Google Tez, WhatsApp: Which wallet should you opt for?
WhatsApp's peer-to-peer payments system using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recently launched, but for now it is invite-only.
11 Feb 2018
IndiaHow to send and receive money on WhatsApp
Earlier this week, WhatsApp started testing its Unified Payment Interface-based payment service in India.
09 Feb 2018
iOSApple rejecting third-party apps that are using its emojis
According to reports, Apple is rejecting apps from the App Store that are using its emoji set outside the keyboard.
08 Feb 2018
IndiaWhatsApp to allow users to send money through the app
WhatsApp has started testing out its Payment feature in India which will allow users to send and receive money through the chat app.
07 Feb 2018
ChennaiChennai: Crowdfunding raises Rs. 16 lakh for 4-year-old's surgery
An Indian crowdfunding website has raised Rs. 16 lakh in a week for the surgery and treatment of a severely injured four-year-old girl.
07 Feb 2018
AndroidWhatsApp will let you add 3 people in group video-calls
WhatsApp is all set to allow users to add up to three people in a video call.
06 Feb 2018
MalwareGoogle removes fake version of WhatsApp from Play Store
Google has removed a fraudulent version of WhatsApp from its Play Store which was downloaded by millions of people.
05 Feb 2018
IndiaXiaomi launches WhatsApp-based subscription service Mi Bunny
Xiaomi has launched a WhatsApp-based subscription service in India called Mi Bunny.
01 Feb 2018
MaharashtraClass X textbooks of Maharashtra leaked on WhatsApp
The textbook bureau of Maharashtra has recently filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police after some of the new class X textbooks were leaked on WhatsApp even before they were printed.
01 Feb 2018
IndiaWhatsApp hits 1.5 billion monthly users, 60 billion daily messages
According to WhatsApp's Q4 2017 earnings report, the instant messaging app now boasts of 1.5 billion monthly active users and hits 60 billion messages per day.
30 Jan 2018
PatnaPatna student kills himself on WhatsApp video chat with girlfriend
In a disturbing incident, a 19-year-old youth in Patna shot himself while on a WhatsApp video call with his girlfriend.
29 Jan 2018
iOSWhatsApp's latest iOS upgrade gets CarPlay integration feature
WhatsApp has just released its latest update for iOS and it comes with some handy new features.
26 Jan 2018
Delhi PoliceMan threatens Delhi woman with porn video, gets arrested
A man was recently arrested from Kolkata for allegedly blackmailing a Delhi woman by threatening her into depositing money into his account. The man allegedly blackmailed the 24-year-old woman by superimposing her picture in a porn video.
26 Jan 2018
Mumbai#DontAppAndDrive: Mumbai Police gives driving lessons to Mumbaikars
Mumbai Police has time and again tried to spread awareness messages to the residents, with a pinch of humor and wit.
25 Jan 2018
IndiaRunning short of memory on cellphones: Here's a fix
One in every three smartphones runs "out-of-space" every day in India, said Wall Street Journal.
23 Jan 2018
IndiaWhatsApp Business launched in India: Scope and risks
WhatsApp Business has started rolling out in India for Android users, four days after its launch. The iOS version is expected to arrive soon.
23 Jan 2018
FacebookWhatsApp developing new "notification system" to fight fake messages, spam
WhatsApp is undoubtedly one of the most popular messengers; it is regularly updated to offer new features and improve the user experience.
22 Jan 2018
PaytmAfter WhatsApp Business, "Paytm for Business" app launched on Android
Only days after Facebook-owned global messaging platform WhatsApp launched its "WhatsApp Business" app, Indian digital payments giant Paytm has rolled out the "Paytm for Business" app.
19 Jan 2018
AndroidWhatsApp Business app launched for connecting users to businesses
WhatsApp has officially launched its new WhatsApp Business app on Android.
17 Jan 2018
AndroidKaspersky identifies advanced virus that can 'steal' WhatsApp messages
Anti-virus software maker Kaspersky Lab has identified what it claims to be the most powerful malware ever seen.
14 Jan 2018
IndiaBug made WhatsApp 'obsolete' for some users: Here's the fix
WhatsApp stopped working for many users in India as of midnight on January 13, 2018.
11 Jan 2018
SecurityWhatsApp group chats can be hacked: Researchers
A team of German cryptographers has discovered that anyone who is in control of WhatsApp's servers can infiltrate group chats despite the latter being end-to-end encrypted.
11 Jan 2018
IIT-KanpurIIT-Kanpur's 'Gita super site' sees 4,700% jump in readership
The faculty at IIT-Kanpur is bewildered: readership on a 10-year-old dormant website on Hindu religious scriptures has suddenly surged by 4,700%!
08 Jan 2018
FacebookWhatsApp to bring Facebook-style stickers, group calls and more!
Facebook-owned popular messaging app WhatsApp, used by over 1.3bn users, has been on a roll lately, introducing new features almost every week and constantly improving the app.
08 Jan 2018
DubaiSonu Nigam faces heat in Dubai for making anti-Islam statements
After Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam's anti-Islamic tweets last year against the sound of 'Azaan', an appeal to boycott his upcoming live concerts in Dubai is being circulated on WhatsApp.
04 Jan 2018
FacebookOver 75 billion WhatsApp messages sent on December 31
WhatsApp achieved a new milestone this New Year's Eve. Over 75 billion messages were sent by users on the Facebook-owned app.
04 Jan 2018
FacebookYou can soon post Instagram Stories directly on WhatsApp!
Facebook-owned popular image sharing platform Instagram is soon rolling out a feature to allow users to post Instagram Stories directly as a WhatsApp Status.
04 Jan 2018
IndiaRs. 500 to access Aadhaar details of a billion people
The government has been insisting that Aadhaar is safe, the data is private and secure, and there has been no breach. But how true are its claims?
01 Jan 2018
Nokia MobilesNew Nokia 3310 will have 4G capability, will support WhatsApp
A new, revamped, 4G capable version of the classic Nokia 3310 is set for release.
28 Dec 2017
IndiaWhatsApp users to soon receive show recommendations from Netflix!
Popular video-streaming service Netflix is reportedly joining hands with WhatsApp to send content recommendations to users on the Facebook-owned messaging platform.
27 Dec 2017
FacebookFacebook now wants you to use your Aadhaar name
The primary goals of Aadhaar were to give everyone an identity and ensure efficient implementation of government schemes.
