WhatsApp Archives

How to improve customer retention with a WhatsApp chatbot

February 3, 2021July 20, 2020 by Techaeris

WhatsApp chatbot is, essentially, an automated conversational assistant that allows you to talk to your customers using the most popular messaging app in the world.

5 apps to keep connected during coronavirus social distancing

February 3, 2021March 16, 2020 by Alex Hernandez

Here are 5 apps that can help you stay visually connected during this coronavirus social distancing time.

Facebook could be merging WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger

February 3, 2021January 25, 2019 by Alex Hernandez

Facebook owns both WhatsApp and Instagram.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg facing backlash over lack of Cambridge Analytica response

March 21, 2018 by Alex Hernandez

Facebook is losing face and public trust and is losing value as the silence continues.

Do We Really Need All These Google Messaging Services?

May 20, 2016 by Jamie Moxon

A few Google I/O’s ago, rumours swirled about Google launching a standalone messaging system for Android which would rival Apple’s iMessage. This was soon to … Read more…

WhatsApp Drops Support For Some Older Operating Systems

January 23, 2017February 28, 2016 by Alex Hernandez

WhatsApp has become one of the world’s most popular messaging apps over the past seven years and now they’re planning for the next seven years. … Read more…

WhatsApp Makes Its Service Free For Everyone

January 18, 2016 by Jamie Moxon

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service, is to drop its token $1-a-year subscription to go fully free for every user, the company’s chief executive has announced. Speaking … Read more…

Yahoo Livetext All That And The Kitchen Sink

November 27, 2018July 29, 2015 by Alex Hernandez

Connecting with friends and family is important to all of us and there are a plethora of ways to make those connections. Phone calls, text … Read more…

Facebook Messenger No Longer Requires Facebook Account

November 27, 2018June 24, 2015 by Jonathon Brearley

Facebook can be used as a method of signing into an endless list of services. Instead of signing up for yet another account, many companies … Read more…

WhatsApp Now Available On Desktop; Grows To Over 500 Million Users

November 27, 2018January 22, 2015 by Marc Sykes

Mobile based messaging app WhatsApp, bought by Facebook for almost $19bn last year, has announced that users can now use the messaging service via their … Read more…

David Cameron To Outlaw Encrypted Communications?

November 27, 2018January 14, 2015 by Blake Mitchell

In news shocking to no one on the planet, British Prime Minister David Cameron said publicly that if reelected he would seek to block messaging … Read more…

Whatsapp Vulnerability Crashes App For Users

November 27, 2018December 2, 2014 by Alex Hernandez

Two 17 year old mobile security researchers from India (Indrajeet Bhuyan and Saurav Kar) have uncovered a vulnerability in the popular Whatsapp application. The Whatsapp … Read more…

EU Approves Facebook’s Acquisition of WhatsApp

November 27, 2018October 4, 2014 by Jonathon Brearley

I still have a hard time getting my head around the fact that lines of code can be worth $19 billion, but EU regulators have approved the Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp, the widely used cross-platform messaging app. WhatsApp is a really popular app and currently has over 500 million users. It functions over a data connection, so if you get your friends using it you can stop paying for that painfully overpriced SMS and MMS plan of yours, and, at the root of it, it basically does the same thing as Facebook Messenger.

Why You Should Use Telegram Instead of WhatsApp

July 4, 2014March 4, 2014 by Christopher Wieninger

When Facebook acquired popular messaging platform WhatsApp on February 19, 2014, for US$19 billion in shares, stock, and cash, two things happened: The Internet went crazy trying to figure out Facebook’s angle on the purchase, and millions of users began flocking to Telegram.

Founded in 2013 by brothers Nikolai and Pavel Durov, Telegram is a free, open source messaging app that focuses on maintaining maximum security for its users. It is available on both Android and iOS officially and Windows Phone, Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX unofficially for free; indeed, the company makes it plain on their website that “Telegram is free forever.

One Month Challenge: Pebble Smartwatch Review

December 28, 2015January 15, 2014 by Christopher Wieninger

In December 2013, I won a black Pebble Smartwatch (Model 301) as a prize at a Christmas party. I’d always had a passing interest in … Read more…

The Developer Interviews

April 16, 2024September 25, 2013 by Alex Hernandez

Hey readers! Just want to make a quick announcement. Starting tomorrow September 26th, we’re going to bring you a feature called The Developer Interviews. We’re going to be interviewing developers from Android, iOS and hopefully Windows.