Facebook on Thursday rolled out its live streaming app, Mentions, for journalists and other verified users to help then share more of their work on the social networking platform. Released in July…
Category: Apps
WhatsApp fixes web client vulnerability that could have affected 200000 users
WhatsApp has fixed the vulnerability in its web client that could have affected over 200,000 users globally potentially exposing their computers to hackers, malicious activity and more. Security company CheckPoint revealed that…
Porn app secretly takes users’ pictures, locks their phones, demands ransom
Experts from US security firm Zscaler have found that a malicious “pornography” Android mobile app takes pictures of users secretly, locks their phone and demands $500 in ransom to unlock their device…
Data protection agencies ring alarm bells over apps and children’s privacy
Members of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) have raised concerns over the amount of data collected by apps and websites with 67 per cent apps and sites collecting personal information of…
Microsoft Skype beta for Windows 10 Mobile released
Microsoft has silently rolled out Windows 10 Mobile beta version of Skype to users running a preview build of the mobile OS from Redmond. Windows 10 Mobile preview users can now download…
Microsoft updates Skype for iOS, Android with major new features
Microsoft has rolled out updated Skype for Android and iOS versions bringing in a host of new features as well as improvements to the apps. Microsoft has taken cues from Android’s ‘material…
Instagram Direct update adds support for threaded messages, quick selfies, and more
Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram has rolled out a new update which adds a host of new features to the app. The suite of new features include support for sharing images from the…
WhatsApp for Android gets Vulcan salute, middle finger emojis
WhatsApp for Android has been updated with new features including new emojis, mute contact feature, customised notification tones among other things. The most notable feature coming included in the latest WhatsApp for…
Halifax police outs scam advisory involving WeChat
Halifax Regional Police has issued a scam advisory warning citizens about a scam involving the social networking app WeChat. The police said that its Financial Crime Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation…
Microsoft Office 365 now in 25.2% of enterprises; overtakes Google Apps
Microsoft Office 365, which started off the year 2014 at a flimsy 7.7 per cent enterprise market share, has managed to more than triple its share to 25.2 per cent and in…
Evernote kills Food app
Evernote has revealed its decision of culling food-related app dubbed Evernote Food with effect from September 30. Launched in 2011, Evernote Food is currently available on both iOS and Android devices. The…
Amazon Underground lets you download $10K worth of premium apps for free
Amazon has replaced its Android app store with a revamped version called Amazon Underground wherein it is offering over $10,000 worth of premium apps, games and in-app items completely free. Amazon notes…
Microsoft Cortana lands on Android
Standing by its previous promise of releasing Cortana on Android, Microsoft has rolled out a public beta of its digital assistant in the US. Microsoft, in May, confirmed that it was working…
Spotify CEO tries to clear up privacy policy confusion
In a post on Spotify’s site, CEO Daniel Ek has offered his apologies for the recent confusion caused by privacy policy updates and has tried to address concerns of the service’s users…
Yahoo Weather app now warns you 15 minutes before rain or snow
Yahoo is ensuring that you don’t get wet or stranded in heavy snow with an update to its Weather app wherein it will alert you 15 minutes before rain or snow. “Yahoo…