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Texas sues Meta, WhatsApp over encryption privacy claims | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/texas-sues-meta-whatsapp-over-encryption-privacy-claims-2026-05-21/ #texas #meta #whatsapp #encryption #privacy #apps View Original Article
Scammers posing as politicians on WhatsApp offer false housing promises, MP warns | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/scammers-impersonating-mps-online-9.7043808 #canada #MPs #politicians #whatsapp #app #scammers View Original Article
Facebook owner Meta wins U.S. antitrust case, won’t have to break off Instagram, WhatsApp | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/meta-antitrust-victory-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-9.6983652 #facebook #meta #antitrust #lawsuit #unitedstates View Original Article
Iranian and U.S. Officials Agree: WhatsApp Is the New Security Boogeyman https://gizmodo.com/iranian-and-u-s-officials-agree-whatsapp-is-the-new-security-boogeyman-2000619020 #iran #unitedstates #meta #whatsapp #security #messaging #apps View Original Article
Telegram founder Pavel Durov says app now has 1B users, calls WhatsApp a ‘cheap, watered down imitation’ | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-says-app-now-has-1b-users-calls-whatsapp-a-cheap-watered-down-imitation/ #telegram #instantmessaging #socialmedia #apps #PavelDurov View Original Article
When you want to but tell the whole family that “It’s a girl!” or let everyone know the café you planned to meet in is closed, you have plenty of options. Last week we asked you to share the apps you…
10 Awesome Google Hangouts Tricks You Should Definitely Check Out Google Hangouts is doing well, in spite of its slow start and continued jostle with the likes of Skype, WhatsApp, and Facebook’s Messenger. It even has a nice web app now. What’s more interesting is that it has several useful hidden features that promise to …
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Apple has iMessage, Samsung has ChatOn and there are a boatload of other 3rd party Instant Messaging apps out there, namely Kik, Whatsapp, Beluga, Beejive and Fuse. One of the more popular Instant Messaging services is RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger, wh…
Facebook thinks it should be easier to communicate with your friends.
In an effort to simplify, consolidate and, ultimately, make it easier to get in touch with your Facebook contacts, they have released a mobile app for iOS and Android called Messeng…
At Apple WWDC dropped a bomb on RIM and came out with their own messaging system called “iMessage”. This has similar features as to their BlackBerry Messenger. According to the Wall Street Journal it seems that Google is developed or working on of…
BGR has learned from multiple trusted sources that Research In Motion is planning to bring its beloved BlackBerry Messenger app and service to Android, and eventually to iOS as well. According to our sources, RIM has not yet finalized details surroun…