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WhatsApp Bug ALERT: This might freeze your phone!

7May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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WhatsApp Bug ALERT: This might freeze your phone!

WhatsApp is one of the most successful messaging platforms today that has a whopping 1.5 billion monthly users base of active users in the world. While the instant messaging service is often riddled with scams, a new forwarded message is doing the rounds of WhatsApp which claims to hang the app for some time. The latest spam message starts from "black dot" and ends at "don't touch here." The message reads, "If you touch the black point then your WhatsApp will hang." The black dot within the message seems to be the culprit which will freeze your phone or either make the app unresponsive once you touch it. This is not a hoax as many WhatsApp users, particularly on Android, have reported of the app crashing after they tap on the black dot. Black Dot-Is it the Real Culprit? Whil...

WhatsApp “Status” Feature Hits 450 Million Users, Beating Snapchat “Stories”

3May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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WhatsApp “Status” Feature Hits 450 Million Users, Beating Snapchat “Stories”

Facebook was blamed for replication when it had copied the Sanpachat's trademark "Stories" and rolled out "Status Feature" in February last year. But, today the tables have turned different as the messaging service platform, WhatsApp owned by Facebook has crossed 450 million daily active user base worldwide. Snapchat currently holds 191 million daily user base which is just one-third of what is acquired by WhatsApp. In addition, the leading messaging service provider has 1.5 billion users using the app making it be leading in numbers at the technology landscape. Even though the feature was introduced to beat the competition from Snapchat, it brought a great change in the way people began interacting with the app daily, turning it out to be an instant success. Snapchat which started o...

The Dark Truth Behind Whatsapp Founders Leaving Facebook

2May By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

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The Dark Truth Behind Whatsapp Founders Leaving Facebook

Yesterday we published a breaking news stating that billionaire and chief executive of Whatsapp, Jan Koum, was planning to leave the parent company, Facebook. Whatsapp’s Last Remaining Co-Founder Exits Facebook. While the departure seemed friendly between the Chief Executive of Whatsapp, Jan Koum, and Chief Executive of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg but the departure motives suggest otherwise. According to several US media reports, the decision to leave his high position in the ranks of Facebook and its board of directors as well was motivated by disagreements about the company’s future. Reports suggest that Koum disagreed with the social media giant’s plan to weaken the messaging app’s encryption and strategy to use specific user information to earn money from Whatsapp. ...

2May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Coming Soon in India- Browse Internet, Make calls while in the Air!

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) came up with some key announcements in its regulatory meeting on Tuesday that will allow users to use internet applications such as Skype and WhatsApp to make voice calls to landline. Moreover, the regulatory body has also given approval for the provision of in-flight connectivity that would let travelers use their mobile phones and browse the internet while traveling mid-air. In-Flight Connectivity to take On-Board According to the new provisions, flight connectivity would facilitate data and voice service once a plane has reached a height of 3,000 meters. There are companies like Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Emirates, are already providing such service on their flights abroad. As per the sources, Telecom department...

Whatsapp’s Last Remaining Co-Founder Exits Facebook

1May By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

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Whatsapp’s Last Remaining Co-Founder Exits Facebook

Jan Koum, the co-founder of social messaging app Whatsapp announced that he was leaving Facebook, which acquired the messaging service in 2014 for $19 billion. Koum announced his decision to leave the ranks of Facebook to the public on his Facebook page, citing that he will now focus on his passions off work such as collecting air-cooled Porsches, working on cars and playing ultimate Frisbee. According to several US media outlets, the departure is mostly due to disagreements with Whatsapp’s parent company, Facebook, over the use of users’ information on the messaging service app. Indeed, reports suggest that Facebook is looking for ways to use private user information to raise income from its daughter company in ad-targeting strategies similar to those employed on Facebook and Instag...

The Top Ten Most Downloaded Apps in India

20Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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The Top Ten Most Downloaded Apps in India

Given the growing human dependence on internet and smartphones, the application market has been constantly booming.Indians are using smartphones and the internet in diverse aspects of their lives and owning a smartphone is really seen as an asset to facilitate one’s life. Smartphones and their apps are extensively being used for communication among peers, to do some shopping or buy groceries, for cashless payments and food delivery. The evolution of this digital revolution is also extending to other sectors such as health, insurance, loan credit and entertainment as well, cementing the digital culture further in the Indian society Presently, India stands among the most internet-friendly ecosystems in the world and the scale and scope of this new...

Exclusive: WhatsApp To Introduce “Block Revoke Request” Feature

16Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Exclusive: WhatsApp To Introduce “Block Revoke Request” Feature

"Delete for All" feature introduced earlier in March, which had come as a big relief to Whatsapp users is to undergo a change yet again. The 270 million subscribed Facebook-owned application had introduced a "Delete for everyone feature" which entitles users to delete a message sent mistakingly to recipients. At the time of launch, it was mentioned that users had seven minutes to revoke the sent message. However, last week, WhatsApp had increased this time limit to 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds.Whatsapp now is planning a new feature "Block Revoke Request". This has come in after an observation where users have used the "delete feature" to erase their 3-year-old messages. ⛔ WhatsApp silently adds some protections to block invalid revoke requests, for iOS, Android and W...

Exclusive: WhatsApp to hire an Indian Head for Product Strategy

11Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Exclusive: WhatsApp to hire an Indian Head for Product Strategy

After a recent update introducing peer to peer payments, WhatsApp is looking for a full time hire in India to handle its business strategy and product lineup. The position is based in Mumbai and the WhatsApp team will report directly to Chief Operating officer in California. This is a senior level position that requires a proven experience as well a track record in a reputed organization. The candidate will need to work on building partnerships with engineering and product teams while acting as a representative for WhatsApp brand for a long term. The candidate that mega messaging app is looking for hiring should be a heavy user of WhatsApp with a 15-year proven experience in product-driven companies and more than 5 years of experience with technology payments in India. WhatsApp at ...

Whatsapp Also Admitted That Its Sharing Users Information

7Apr By NitishNo Comments

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Whatsapp Also Admitted That Its Sharing Users Information

World's leading chat messenger WhatsApp partially admitted on the media reports that it is keeping track of the messages and also collects data of users, even after end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp the popular instant messaging service with over 200 million active users in India might not be as secure as being claimed. Questions were also being raised over certain provisions of the user agreement wherein most of its wrongdoings would go un-remedied and unchallenged. A representative of a WhatsApp said to the media, "That we collect very little data and every message is end-to-end encrypted. Contrary to recent comments in the media, we are not keeping track of the friends and family you have messaged. The privacy and security of our users are incredibly important to WhatsApp. The invi...

Whatsapp Co-Founder Joins #deletefacebook movement

21Mar By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

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Whatsapp Co-Founder Joins #deletefacebook movement

Brian Acton, co-founder of Whatsapp chose his side concerning the recent backlash against Facebook after reports of the misuse of its data by a firm linked to Donald Trump’s election campaign. Indeed, the former Whatsapp CEO joined the movement #deletefacebook via a twitter post on the microblogging site. It is time. #deletefacebook — Brian Acton (@brianacton) March 20, 2018 Brian Acton tweeted “It is time. #deletefacebook,” to his 21,000 followers. Brian Acton has past personal dealings with Facebook for the company he founded, Whatsapp, was bought by the thumbs up platform in 2014 for $16 billion. While the other co-founder of Whatsapp, Jan Koum, chose to continue leading the company, Acton decided to leave the message app company this year only to start his own foundation. Faceb...

SEBI Directs Tata Motors to Investigate on “Whatsapp Leak of Financial Information”

7Mar By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

INDIA

SEBI Directs Tata Motors to Investigate on “Whatsapp Leak of Financial Information”

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced on Tuesday that it expects Tata Motors Ltd to investigate on the leak of financial results for the quarter end (October-December) 2015 on Whatsapp ahead of its official release. Tata Motors is expected to complete the probe within three months and submit a report to SEBI within seven days, the board said. This decision comes after SEBI’s investigation against the automaker company revealed that the figures circulating on Whatsapp prior to the formal release of financial results were matching the actual numbers. In reaction to the announcement by SEBI, a spokesperson from Tata Motors said, “Tata Motors would like to state that it is fully committed to ensuring confidentiality of such price sensitive information. This lapse pertai...

Why Vijay Shekhar Sharma concern may be Valid For Whatsapp Pay Feature

19Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

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Why Vijay Shekhar Sharma concern may be Valid For Whatsapp Pay Feature

The day since the popular messaging app WhatsApp rolled out its digital payment feature, everybody but the founder and CEO of Paytm is not happy. However, maybe its all for the right reasons. WhatsApp, the Facebook owned application announced its entry in the electronic payment space with the feature that allows peer-to-peer money transfer through the messaging app. The payment service is launched in the beta version of WhatsApp for selected users on trial basis. The feature of the messaging platform, that is a fruit to its 200 million users in India with no Login ID and Password, is facing wrath of Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the founder and CEO of the most used digital payment application all over India, Paytm. The founder of Paytm is angry with Facebook and taking a jibe on the forme...