Twitter has relaunched its Blue Subscription service, which gives users who sign up a blue tick badge, the ability to edit tweets and a range of other features in exchange for a £6.50 monthly fee.
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After 18 months of research and development, the creators of a popular social cause platform are launching the public beta of an entirely new application Catalyze, a decentralized answer to traditional community building platforms such as Telegram or Discord.
While there are numerous matching and dating apps on the market today, Rooit says it stands for something different; developing authentic connections with decentralized identifier.
If you are a user of Telegram, you can now subscribe to our official Rapid Meta Telegram Channel for the latest news, promotions, alerts on articles, price changes, new products/services announcement, tips and any useful information that will enhance your experience with Rapid Meta.
The first web 3.0 Dapp called Global-Guide has been launched that aims to benefit travellers by doing things they are doing in any case,
The Crypto Blocks Corporation is expanding their NFT utility through social media., launching a project that aims to create a social media platform exclusively for Crypto Blocks NFT holders.
ELON Musk has said his deal to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” over details around the number of spam and fake accounts present on the site.
The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn (£34.5bn) takeover offer from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Twitter has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk
Glimpse is a new social platform where users can upload short videos of their life and sell them on the open marketplace in the form of an NFT.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made a formal offer to purchase Twitter outright for $43 billion. Musk has filed an updated 13D with the SEC, offering $54.20 per share for 100 percent control of the social media platform.
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Dark Mode has finally come to Instagram with the introduction of the app's latest version, and is available to both iOS and Android users.
With the expansion of social networks, people are physically socialising less than ever. Even though this sounds weird, it’s a well known paradox. With the introduction of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp and other social networks, people don’t feel the need to catch up in person as they did in the days before the expansion of internet/smart phones.
Chris Hughes, one of Facebook’s co-founders, has called for the social network to be broken up by regulators, arguing that Mark Zuckerberg’s “unchecked power” has created a monopoly and given him “unilateral control over speech”.
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At it's ongoing F8 annual developer conference, while the keynote opened with CEO Mark Zuckerberg stressing on a privacy-focused platform, there were a lot of new developments shared as far as all of Facebook’s products are concerned.
Starting with Messenger, Facebook shared plans about integrating the chat app with Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Telegram has rolled out a new update which concentrates on bringing improvements to chat backgrounds. Users can now apply blur and motion effects to chat backgrounds as well as set custom colours as backgrounds and apply patterns.
Earlier, Apple revoked Facebook's iOS enterprise developer certificate for violating its Terms of Service, and Apple is now giving the same treatment to Google.
Apple has shut down Google's internal iOS apps for doing the exact same thing Facebook was doing—distributing enterprise apps outside of the company.
A new report highlights another shady Facebook policy that was paying people to install an app called the Facebook Research VPN. Facebook allegedly paid users to install the VPN, which allowed the company to collect all the user's phone and web activity at all times.
Facebook currently owns and operates three messaging platforms that all run independently of each other - Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. All three platforms feature their own respective messaging component; Instagram users, for instance, can't use the app to contact users on WhatsApp.
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Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings new Global permissions for groups, where admins can restrict all members in any group from posting certain types of content.
Last month, Twitter announced the ability to switch between seeing top Tweets first or seeing the latest Tweets first. That said, the feature was initially rolled out to iOS first, promising Android users will get their turn soon. The company has now turned on the feature for Android users.
It happens time and time again, a smartphone maker tweets from a competitors device. Occasionally it can be embarrassing, and a lot of the time a whole lot of fuss is made out of nothing. However, Huawei's post to its official Twitter account on New Years Eve definitely came under the embarrassing category.
Facebook's never-ending stream of privacy scandals continues as a new report by The New York Times states that Facebook provided companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, and Spotify unrestricted access to users' data.
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Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings new design for profiles, notifications and sounds, and general settings. In addition, Profile pages offer quick access to shared media.
Facebook today announced new tools to help people manage their time on Facebook and Instagram: an activity dashboard, a daily reminder and a new way to limit notifications. Similar to Apple's Screen Time, the tools are intended to help users monitor and control their usage of both the main Facebook app and Instagram.
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Dark Mode for the YouTube app on Android has finally started rolling out with a number of users beginning to see the feature appearing over the weekend. YouTube added a dark mode to its desktop site last year, and the company says that it became one of the most requested features for its apps.
UK privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, following reports that the company may have improperly gained access to data on 50 million Facebook users.
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.
BlackBerry has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook and its companies WhatsApp and Instagram for their use of instant messaging. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook "created mobile messaging applications that co-opt BlackBerry's innovations, using a number of the innovative security, user interface, and functionality enhancing features.
In a new identified scam detected by Symantec, a malicious app dubbed ‘Android.Fakeapp’, involves a new malware strain that is phishing for Facebook login credentials directly from the targeted devices. Named Fakeapp, this new malware strain was detected earlier this month by Symantec researchers.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing Enhanced S/MIME Management, Email Font Selection and a more Consistent User Interface.
Twitter has announced changes to its API that will massively reduce the impact of services that allow links and content to be shared across multiple accounts, i.e. the software that powers Twitter bots. This should bring an end to services that let those controlling large numbers of accounts to batch tweet, follow users, retweet or like tweets.
Facebook Messenger Kids, a controversial new messenger aimed at children is now available on Android. This app is specifically designed for children between the ages of 6 through 12, since you can be age 13 and sign up for a normal Facebook account.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings support for multiple accounts on the same device and adds a quick reply shortcut. You can now add up to three accounts and switch between them using the left sidebar menu...
Facebook has sealed a deal to allow copyrighted music videos to be used across its social media sites. The deal with Universal Music, thought to be worth several hundred million dollars, will allow users to share and listen to music without breaching copyright.
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BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing improved compatibility with HTML email messages by supporting CSS important rules.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing additional hub integrations for for Tumblr and QZone accounts.
In conjunction with OnePoll, Carphone surveyed mobile habits of 2000 smartphone users in the UK to find out what habits annoy us most, and which habits we’re guilty of ourselves, in a bid to bring back good old-fashioned phone etiquette.
Twitter is trialling longer character limits to help users "easily express themselves". Twitter currently limits tweets to 140 characters, but has doubled that to 280 characters for a small group of users.
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A group of hackers have discovered, and used, an Instagram bug this week to scrape the phone numbers and email addresses of six million Instagram accounts. They are now selling that information online.
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BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing additional hub integrations for Skype Lite, Zalo, and KakaoTalk accounts and more.
Facebook has expanded its 'Find Wi-Fi' feature globally on both iOS and Android devices for its two billion users. The social networking giant had begun testing a Find Wi-Fi option last year on mobile only for iOS users in select countries.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing dual SIM phone support, Android Wear notifications and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing a dark theme, WeChat and Line notification support and more. The BlackBerry Hub brings your communications into one place so you can manage your messages in one location. Connecting with your friends and colleagues has never been simpler.
Facebook has upgraded the login security for its 1.79 billion users by integrating the unphishable protection of the FIDO U2F (universal 2nd factor authentication) Security Key into its social platform.
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Facebook has announced that its Messenger app is now capable of performing group video calls with up to 50 participants. This expands on the group calling feature which was added back in April.
Microsoft's President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith has today announced that the Microsoft-LinkedIn deal has been cleared by the European Commission.
Microsoft has renewed its Affordable Access Initiative grant fund for a second year. The fund assists companies working to bring internet access and new technologies, services and models to underserved markets.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing .eml attachment support, contact avatars and more.
AT&T and Time Warner today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire Time Warner in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $107.50 per share.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing a bunch of improvements and bug fixes.
Germany has officially banned WhatsApp’s controversial data-sharing deal with Facebook. The company said in an update to its privacy policy that it will share phone numbers and details with Facebook to better deliver targeted ads.
CompTIA, the not-for-profit IT industry association has announced that registration to attend its 2016 EMEA Member and Partner Conference is now open.
Yesterday, WhatsApp revealed plans to share the mobile numbers and last seen status of its users with parent company Facebook for ad-targeting and marketing purposes.
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Another day, another instance of ransomware emerges on Android, according to a threat report by McAfee Labs Mobile Malware Research team.
Today at VRLA, the world's largest virtual reality expo, the team at Vive announced VIVEPORT, the destination for VR content and experiences.
BlackBerry announced today the launch of a software licensing program for its Mobility Solutions business by introducing the BlackBerry Hub+ for Android.
BlackBerry has announced that they will be holding a Facebook Live event today (Thursday, July 28) where BlackBerry's Global Head of Device Sales, Alex Thurber will be hosting a Q&A session.
Twitter announced today a new online application process for users wanting to apply for verified status and score their own blue badge of honour.
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New research published today on the network activity of 1 million European mobile phone users has revealed the threat of a cyber-attack more than doubled during the games.
New EU rules on privacy and electronic communications are to be proposed by the European Commission in 2017. However, companies from Tech and Telecom industries are calling for the repeal of the e-Privacy regime.
Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP has launched an investigation into whether the board members of LinkedIn breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed sale of the Company to Microsoft.
Facebook turned on its Safety Check feature following the horrific mass shooting in Orlando, the first time the tool was ever used in the US.
Microsoft and LinkedIn have announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash.
Facebook has announced that users can now easily share 360 photos on Facebook. Simply take a panorama with your phone or capture a 360-degree photo using a 360 photo app or 360 camera.
Google has announced today that it will stop showing adverts from payday loan companies to protect its users from "deceptive or harmful financial products".
Instagram users now have an effortless way to wirelessly print uploaded photos with the new Epson Creative Print App. Bridging the divide between the digital image and the physical photo;
The 18th Civil Engineer Group has just launched a new AtHoc Mass Notification system for the military family housing residents of Okinawa, Japan.
BlackBerry and Digitsecure, a mobility, identity and payments platform company, on Friday announced that have partnered for secure digital money transfers in India.
Facebook has announced the global roll out of group calling in Facebook Messenger today. From any group conversations, just tap on the phone icon to initiate a group call.
Reddit has released their long-awaited apps for both Android and iOS devices. The new Reddit app will serve as the official means for accessing Reddit on mobile and will replace Alien Blue.
BBM Channels lets customers chat with other BBM users about topics that interest them. Customers can join channels about a range of topics from products, hobbies and sports to entertainment, fashion, cars and more.
Facebook has announced new features for Facebook Live bringing users more ways to discover, share, and interact with live video, and more ways to personalize your live broadcasts.
SAP HANA Vora Now Available to Bring Contextual Analytics Across All Enterprise and Big Data Systems
SAP SE today announced general availability of SAP HANA Voraâ„¢, an in-memory query engine that brings powerful contextual analytics across all data stored in Hadoop, enterprise systems and other distributed data sources.
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Another day and another challenge for BlackBerry users as BlackBerry have today announced that as of March 31st, 2016 BlackBerry smartphone users will have to perform an update for the BlackBerry Facebook app.
For the first time, the BBC’s international news services are to use chat apps to broadcast to even more people around the globe.
Cyanogen today announced at Mobile World Congress the launch of MODâ„¢, an integrated mobile platform that is going to change the way users, developers, OEMs, and MNOs build and interact with their mobile devices.
BlackBerry and International Game Technology (IGT) have announced that they have entered into a royalty bearing patent license agreement related to certain power charging technology used in IGT products.
BlackBerry has announced a new way in which developers can get their apps highlighted within BlackBerry World.
Twitter today unveiled a new Twitter timeline that shows tweets at the top that the service recommends, instead of the most recent tweets.
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BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, currently only available on the BlackBerry Priv.
Slackhas announced it’s teamed up with its investors Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, KPCB, Spark, and Social+Capital and together they’ve thrown in $80 million for a Slack-first fund.
Twitter is implementing a small but significant change by switching favorites to likes and changing the star shape to a heart.
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With the upcoming release of the BlackBerry Priv, BlackBerry's first ever smartphone powered by Android, there has been a lot of talk about the future of BlackBerry 10.
We reported Monday how a lot of BlackBerry's stock apps on the BlackBerry Priv had appeared on Google Play and noted that one exception was the BlackBerry Hub.
Google has announced they will be hosting their first Android for Work Live online event to share how Android is transforming the workplace, expanding the business role of mobile devices.
BlackBerry today announced BlackBerry Audit and Archiving Service (BAAS) for BBM Protected, an on premise solution that delivers new archiving features.
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Last week, a new BBM update became available for BlackBerry, iOS and Android smartphones. With the new BBM update BBM and PayPal are integrating peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers.
Crowdfunding site Patreon yesterday announced that a hacker had gained unauthorised access to its user database.
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Experian North America today announced that one of its business units experienced an unauthorized acquisition of information from a server that contained data on T-Mobile USA.
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LG today took the wraps off its newest smartphone featuring multimedia capabilities never before seen in a mobile device.
Photobucket today announced the launch of Photobucket for Samsung co-developed mobile app, available exclusively to Samsung Galaxy device owners.
Druva today announced Druva Mobile Forensics for Android, a new capability that automatically and transparently collects data from an organisation’s Android devices.
Facebook has begun the roll out of 360-degree videos in its News Feed. The new feature is rolling out first for web-based users along with the Facebook Android app, with iOS support due..
Instagram has announced it now has 400 million active monthly users. This marks an increase of 100 million over the 300 million monthly active users that Instagram reported in December 2014.
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Periscope has implemented a new feature that allows user to set up Web profiles. This will make it easier for users to keep a track of streams for people you follow.
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AtHoc today announced that AtHoc Connect was awarded the 2015 New Product of the Year Award by Security Products Magazine in the Emergency Communications Systems category.
Samsung has announced that it is “taking mobile communications to the next level†with a new messaging app dubbed Socializer Messenger.
SAP today announced future integrated digital enterprise technologies that are intended to transform the relationships companies have with their customers.
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In an interview with Business Weekly, Bango has revealed that the company's end-user spend in mobile payment technology has increased 72 per cent to £18.45 million in the first half of 2015.
Instagram has announced a complete reworking of its Instagram Direct functionality. Sending a message to a friend will not start a new conversation each time you contact that person.
Desktop Alert today announced the availability of their native BlackBerry mobile application. Desktop Alert is a recognized leader in providing best-of-breed enterprise-class, network-centric emergency mass notification systems
Popular six second video app Vine has received an update that lets you further enhance your videos by adding your favorite music to your videos thanks to the latest Snap to Beat feature.
Instagram has announced that you can now finally share photos and videos in both portrait and landscape orientation on Instagram.
According to new findings from a study conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of TRUSTe, 64% of UK internet users agree that the 'Right to be Forgotten'* should be a human right.
Real-time monitoring of tweets by keyword and user location is now available through Twiloco, a free browser-based tool and ios and Android mobile monitoring app from UK developer Triden Elite.
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EE today launched 'Euro Pass', offering customers the option of unlimited calls and texts, and a data allowance (with 4G where available) each day when abroad in Europe – for just £4 a day.
Twitter has confirmed that they have removed wallpapers from users' home and notifications timelines on Twitter.com.
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ASUS has today released the convertible ChromeBook Flip C100 that combines the form and function of a productive notebook and a media consuming tablet into a ultra-portable device.
Facebook has announced that it is to give users greater control over what they see in their News Feed. The new options allow you to determine what kind of News Feed items are most important to you, such as which friends and pages you see first.
Another high level executive has left BlackBerry for pastures new as BlackBerry India Managing Director Sunil Lalvan has quit the company.
While announcing the availability of the BlackBerry Leap in the Philippines, BlackBerry also announced an exclusive prepaid mobile internet promotion with Globe Telecom, available to customers who purchase a BlackBerry 10 smartphone from a MemoXpress store.
Barack Obama’s press team have been tweeting away at @BarackObama for years. Today, with a tweet from the Oval Office, President Obama launched @POTUS, the official Twitter account of the President of the United States.
Meerkat, the live streaming app that lets you stream videos live to your twitter followers has now released its API for developers.
BlackBerry CEO John Chen & Chief Evangelist Mark Wilson are both to speak at MI Global next week. John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO, BlackBerry will discuss Health Care in the Digital Age, from 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Ericsson and Intel Security are working together to make managed security solutions available for telecom operators to bundle with the existing services they provide to enterprises.
Popular live streaming app, Meerkat, has opened its public beta and is allowing Android users to access the beta version of the Android app.
LG will select 4,000 consumers in 15 countries to “test drive†the all new LG G4 smartphone weeks before its official launch. Kicking off today in Korea, the program will target consumers in the following 14 other markets in the days ahead.
Mobile visual communication platform  for the enterprise now available on BlackBerry 10. Foko is a mobile visual communication platform for the enterprise that allows co-workers to share ideas and events through photos to drive an exceptional level of engagement.
