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Video Chat comes to Facebook Messenger Lite for Android

Facebook has implemented video chatting in Messenger Lite, a slimmed down version of Messenger for Android that offers the core features of the app while giving everyone the opportunity to stay connected to their friends and family, intended for people with older Android devices and/or slower Internet connections.
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WhatsApp

WhatsApp limits message sharing to Five

WhatsApp is limiting its users from forwarding single messages no more than five times, in an attempt to stop the spread of fake news through the messaging platform. The service, which had allowed users to forward messages up to 20 times, announced the new policy in Jakarta, Indonesia where the country is holding its general elections.
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WhatsApp for Android brings call waiting support

WhatsApp has launched a new update for Android which brings support for call waiting, new privacy settings and more. The biggest feature is obviously the new call waiting feature, although the company has skipped adding call holding for this release.
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Telegram

Telegram brings three new kinds of polls

Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing three new kinds of telegram polls. Previously, all polls on Telegram were anonymous but you can now create polls that allow everyone in the group to see who voted for what.
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Google Pay launch begins rebrand of Android Pay and Google Wallet

Earlier in the year, Google announced that it would be merging its Android Pay and Google Wallet services under one new umbrella called "Google Pay." A little more than a month later, the Google Pay app is now rolling out to users via an update on the Play Store. The initial launch does not bring anything new to the table and is basically the beginning of the rebrand.
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Telegram

Telegram brings photo and video improvements

Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing improvements to photos and videos. Users can now switch to the Picture-in-Picture mode to watch your video in a small window and change video playback speed in the playback controls '...' menu.
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blackberry uem

BlackBerry UEM comes to AWS Marketplace

BlackBerry Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solution is now available on AWS Marketplace. Security conscious organisations can now secure and manage devices, applications, data and policies via AWS Cloud.
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Spotify Lite for Android launches in 36 countries

Spotify Lite for Android, a simplified version of the Spotify app, is now available in 36 countries. It has a similar look and feel, but with a few key differences. It uses less storage, data, and battery to optimise performance, making it ideal for older devices and operating systems.
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NordVPN

NordVPN gets a free version

NordVPN now includes a new and easy file sharing functionality through Meshnet as well as an open source Linux application. It also makes Meshnet free of charge for anyone.
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Cybersecutity

BlackBerry launches BlackBerry Protect Mobile

BlackBerry today launched BlackBerry Protect Mobile, a new mobile threat defense (MTD) solution that extends the powerful AI-based security in BlackBerry Protect to mobile devices. The solution provides security teams with visibility into their mobile, desktop, and server endpoints from a single security console.
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Telegram

Telegram for Android and iOS Brings Video Calling

Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing an alpha version of video calling on both Android and iOS. You can start a video call from your contact's profile page, and switch video on or off at any time during voice calls. Like all other video content on Telegram, video calls support picture-in-picture mode, allowing you to scroll through chats and multitask while maintaining eye contact.
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BBM

BlackBerry Messenger Finally Closes Down

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will be put out of its misery today, finally closing down, following its failure to retain users while being unable to attract new ones.
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Twitter advises all users to change password

Twitter has identified a bug that stored users passwords unmasked in an internal log. While the company has already fixed the bug, and their own investigation shows no indication of breach or misuse by anyone, the company is advising all users to change their passwords.
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LINE for Android update brings low cost calling

LINE has announced an update to its Android app that focuses on low cost calling. The new low cost calling service is known as Line Out and it allows users to make calls to mobiles and landlines across the globe “at competitive rates” from inside the app.
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Kik celebrates hitting 200 million registered users

On Wednesday, Kik announced it has 200 million registered users, which certainly makes it competitive — although it’s much smaller than services like WeChat, WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.
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OneDrive

Microsoft unveils OneDrive 64-bit version

Microsoft's new 64-bit version of OneDrive is now available as a public preview, which means anyone can download and install it as long as you meet the necessary requirements. The new edition is aimed at OneDrive work, school and home accounts, and will supplement—not replace—the existing 32-bit version.
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WhatsApp Dark Mode

WhatsApp Dark Mode coming to Desktop and Web

Back in March, WhatsApp rolled out Dark Mode to Android and iOS, and the company today announced that Dark Mode will shortly be coming to both Desktop and Web versions of WhatsApp.
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Wechat

Judge blocks US WeChat ban

A US judge has blocked Donald Trump's executive order banning WeChat in the United States. In issuing the preliminary injunction, Judge Laurel Beeler wrote that the plaintiffs, a group of US-based WeChat users, had shown "serious questions" in their claim that the executive order threatens the users' First Amendment rights.
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NordPass Password Manager

NordPass Business launches Data Breach Scanner

Password manager NordPass Business has launched a new feature called Data Breach Scanner. This is a security feature designed to help users detect whether any of the company's emails or domains have appeared in a data breach.
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OpSec Security

OpSec Security launches OpSec SmartCheck

OpSec Security has launched OpSec SmartCheck, a proprietary smartphone-enabled Optically Variable Device (OVD) validation tool that uses advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and offers clients a reliable method of validating overt OVD features with a high level of confidence.
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TikTok

TikTok and WeChat banned from US app stores from Sunday

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Friday morning that downloads of video app TikTok and messaging app WeChat will be banned in the U.S. from Sunday (Sept 20). If a deal is not struck by 12 November, the app will be fully banned, and using as well as downloading the app will be illegal.
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Tesco launches App for Google Glass

Tesco has become the first major UK retailer to launch an app for Google Glass. The new app allows shoppers to browse goods, view nutritional information and add items to the basket and is voice activated like the rest of the Glass experience.
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OpSec Security

OpSec Security launches OpSec Network Intelligence

OpSec Security has launched OpSec Network Intelligence, a patent-pending advanced analytics tool that automatically identifies and reveals large and complex systems of highly sophisticated bad actor networks across multiple online channels.
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