WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum is reportedly unhappy with parent company Facebook and has decided to leave.
Koum announced his departure on Monday; saying it was time for him to move on, and made no mention of any tension with Facebook.
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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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Whatsapp are to undo a new feature they launched last week. The read reciept, denoted by a double check mark did not go down well with the majority of users.
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Open Whisper has released a new update to both the Android and iOS versions of Signal, bringing encrypted video calling. The feature was previously only available to beta testers, but has now been rolled out to all users.
Updatein Labs have launched their location based search application “Updatein Places” for BlackBerry 10. The app is specifically built for BlackBerry 10 and...
A recent survey showed 41% of UK workers admit to using WhatsApp for work purposes despite it being against WhatsApp’s legal terms of service.
WhatsApp has extended its support to two more browsers after its launch on Chrome last month. The web client is now coming to Firefox and Opera browsers.
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Google has announced a number of changes for Android Wear-powered smartwatches that make controlling things easier from your wrist.
WhatsApp users have been eagerly awaiting the call feature and it is finally here for everyone on Android. WhatsApp started rolling out voice calling feature for Android users earlier this year.
WhatsApp have released an update to WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry 10, taking the latest version to v2.11.840.2. What’s new: Added option to...
WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10 has just received a substantial update that adds some enhancements to already existing features and fixes some issues introduced in previous versions.
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.
