Facebook Messenger's new feature looks a lot like a Snapchat copy, but it's not!
Android Wear 2.0 gives smartwatches an interesting makeover following the announcement of Google to make wearables increasingly and more useful relevant to people as possible. The three main goals of the latest and the biggest software tweak in Android Wear are watch faces, messaging, and fitness.
Cybersecurity and anti-virus pioneer John McAfee has reportedly tried to mislead reporters into believing that he had sabotaged Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption. Apparently, this isn’t the first time that the self-styled libertarian gained media attention for such outlandish claims like when he told the FBI that he’ll help them hack into the San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone.
In an effort to keep a hold on its massive audience, YouTube is experimenting a new messaging add-on that allows people to share and talk about video content without switching to other apps for other social networking purposes. The move comes at a time when many social media platforms are increasingly incorporating YouTube-like features to keep their user base from switching to rival apps.
WhatsApp has just rolled out a native desktop app for both Windows and Mac users. Essentially a mobile-oriented application, WhatsApp still requires users to synch in their phones as a protection from potential hacking.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is purportedly getting a desktop client version after tweeted snaps of coding translations for the insanely popular messaging app have been making rounds online. If rumors prove accurate, it will be a game-changing inroad as it challenges the dominance of Skype and other leading messaging platforms.
Rumored insider reports suggest that Facebook is planning to expand its Messenger for Business platform by offering chatbots and other live chat APIs to clients to improve efficiency in responding to customer requests, orders, and inquiries. The social network’s chat app has now more than 900 million users sending more than a billion messages across its platform.
WhatsApp is banning users using its service through unofficial client for 24 hours. Users of popular third party clients of WhatsApp, like WhatsApp+ and WhatsappMD were afflicted.
Skype co-founder Janus Friis is backing a new communication app called Wire that aims to take on Skype itself. The slick looking app was launched few days ago for Mac, iOS and Android devices and has been build by a team of 65 people.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
