Tag: WhatsApp
WhatsApp says goodbye to passwords on Android, Kia is big winner in Used Car Awards
WhatsApp users on Android can say goodbye to insecure and annoying SMS two-factor authentication. The Meta-owned company announced on X (formerly Twitter) that it’s rolling out support for a passwordless passkey […]
WhatsApp gets ready to support iMessage, Apple prepares to launch iPhone 15
The hugely popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp appears to be getting its ducks in a row, ready to open its apps up to support for third-party messaging services like Apple’s iMessage. The […]
Data concern over period trackers, scanning WhatsApp messages not practical
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is reviewing period and fertility trackers over data security concerns. The apps work by plotting menstrual cycles, based on user information. They purport to help […]
Virgin space flight set to take off, UK government defends access to private messages
Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight is set to take off this afternoon. Among the three passengers about the VSS Unity is 80-year-old British former Olympian Jon Goodwin. The flight […]
Google claims quantum computing breakthrough, Tesla delivers record number of EVs
Google has developed a quantum computer that instantly makes calculations that would take the best existing supercomputers 47 years, in a breakthrough meant to establish beyond doubt that the experimental machines […]
ShinyShiny snippets: WhatsApp adds Twitter-like new ‘channels’ feature
WhatsApp is adding the Twitter-like ability to follow accounts outside your personal contacts. The new feature will be in a new section of the app called “updates”, separate from your […]
6 Hacks to Help You Free Up Storage on Your iPhone
Over time an iPhone’s storage can easily get filled up, with years’ worth of messages, images and different apps. To help clear space, we’ve got together with the experts at […]
ShinyShiny: TikTok boss faces grilling at US congressional hearing
Bruising, damaging, relentless. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced four-and-a-half hours of questioning at a US congressional hearing on Thursday. As one congressman pointed out, some people run marathons quicker […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Dyson air-purifier headphones to set you back £749
Dyson has announced that its Dyson Zone air purifying headphones will indeed be on sale in early 2023 as rumoured. Prices start from $949/£749. Note the ‘start from’ – Dyson says […]
ShinyShiny snippets: WhatsApp launches ‘Message Yourself’ feature
WhatsApp has started rolling out a feature to let you chat with yourself. Sending messages to your own account can be a way to keep a piece of information easily […]
