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Discord Introduces End-to-End Encryption Protocol for Audio, Video Calls in DMs and Voice Channels
Discord launched end-to-end encryption protocol dubbed DAVE for audio and video calls on Tuesday. It will offer encryption in direct messages (DMs), Group DMs, voice channels, and Go Live streams, for its estimated 200 million monthly users. The social media platform said that users will be able to check when end-to-end encryption is in effect and ...
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Google's Latest Android Feature Drop Brings RCS Message Editing, Instant Hotspot Feature
Google announced seven new Android features for applications such as Meet, Home, Messages and Wear OS on Thursday. Users can now edit RCS messages and will soon be able to connect multiple devices to their Android smartphone’s hotspot without entering the password.
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WhatsApp Spotted Working on AI-Powered Image Editor, Ask Meta AI Feature
WhatsApp is adding AI powered features to the popular messaging app, according to feature tracker WABetaInfo. The popular chat application is adding a new AI image editor and a new ask Meta AI feature that is currently in development, which could eventually make its way to the chat application owned by Meta.
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Beeper for Android Update Brings Revamped Design, New Features
Beeper for Android is now in beta as the company begins testing a revamped version of its messaging app, with a revamped design and new features. Users will be able to pick between Material You and OLED Black themes, while the Beeper app for Android now supports native features like chat bubbles and lets you add new services from the mobile app, ac...
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WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Adding a New Label to Indicate Conversations Are End-to-End Encrypted
WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) label for individual and group conversations that is reportedly in development. The popular messaging application will show a message within chats that will confirm that the messages sent and received are encrypted and WhatsApp does not store any of the information.
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Deutsche Telekom Showcases App-Less AI Smartphone Concept at MWC 2024
Deutsche Telekom on Monday showcased a futuristic smartphone concept that relies on artificial intelligence rather than applications (apps) to handle users' specific needs. Smartphones today typically use apps for everything from messaging and social media to video games and banking.
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Apple Blocks Beeper Mini's iMessage Service Citing Security Concerns; Beeper Tries to Get App Running Again
Beeper Mini was recently released as an Android application that helped users access Apple's iMessage service for a small monthly fee. But soon after its launch, the app faced an outage. Apple confirmed that it blocked the service citing privacy and security concerns. Beeper, however, claims that the service is safe and is working towards getting t...
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Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen AI Model Announced, to Be Integrated With All Company Applications
Alibaba on Tuesday unveiled Tongyi Qianwen, an AI large language model similar to GPT that it plans to integrate into all of the company's business applications in the near future. It will first be integrated into DingTalk, Alibaba's workplace messaging app and can be used to summarise meeting notes, write emails and draft business proposals.
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Facebook Begins Testing Ability to View Messenger Chats Within the Main Application: Details
Meta is allowing some users to access their Messenger inbox within the Facebook app again. The feature was earlier available in the app, before it was moved to the standalone Messenger app in 2014. It also removed the feature from the mobile site in 2016 in order to encourage users to use the Messenger app.
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Farmer Loses Lakhs To Fraudsters. This Is How He Recovered Money
55-year-old Pawan Kumar Soni, a farmer based in Sri Ganganagar City in Rajasthan, became a victim of a cyber fraud when his 26-year-old son Harsh Vardhan opened a link from a phishing message that flashed on his mobile phone.
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Huawei Mate X3 Foldable Phone With Satellite Connectivity Could Launch Before P60 Series: Report
The Huawei Mate X3 will reportedly be released soon with next-generation satellite connectivity, allowing users to send and receive short messages directly via satellite communication. It will reportedly also support the sending of voice messages, which is a significant improvement over previous applications of the functionality. The Mate X3 model ...
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WhatsApp Avatar Feature Rolling Out to Users With Support for 36 Customisable Stickers
Meta-owned instant messaging service, WhatsApp has rolled out an 'Avatars' feature which offers customisable digital personas. These can be made from a combination of hairstyles, facial features, and outfits. The feature could be used as a profile picture or as part of 36 customised stickers that could be used in chat and elsewhere. In the Meta fam...
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Apple Removes Russian Social Networking App VKontakte from App Store to Comply With Sanctions on Russia
Apple confirmed on Wednesday that it had delisted VKontakte, Russia's most widely used social networking app from the company's App Store. The app was removed in compliance with UK Sanctions on Russia after the latter held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine. The VK apps that were removed are used for messaging, digital payments, groc...
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Microsoft Investigates MS Teams Outage For Thousands Of Users
Microsoft Corp's messaging application MS Teams was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to an outage tracking website, and the company said it was investigating the disruption.
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Microsoft Teams Down For Thousands Of Users: Report
Microsoft Corp's messaging application MS Teams was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to an outage tracking website, and the company said it was investigating the disruption.
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Discord Introduces End-to-End Encryption Protocol for Audio, Video Calls in DMs and Voice Channels
Discord launched end-to-end encryption protocol dubbed DAVE for audio and video calls on Tuesday. It will offer encryption in direct messages (DMs), Group DMs, voice channels, and Go Live streams, for its estimated 200 million monthly users. The social media platform said that users will be able to check when end-to-end encryption is in effect and ...
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Google's Latest Android Feature Drop Brings RCS Message Editing, Instant Hotspot Feature
Google announced seven new Android features for applications such as Meet, Home, Messages and Wear OS on Thursday. Users can now edit RCS messages and will soon be able to connect multiple devices to their Android smartphone’s hotspot without entering the password.
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WhatsApp Spotted Working on AI-Powered Image Editor, Ask Meta AI Feature
WhatsApp is adding AI powered features to the popular messaging app, according to feature tracker WABetaInfo. The popular chat application is adding a new AI image editor and a new ask Meta AI feature that is currently in development, which could eventually make its way to the chat application owned by Meta.
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Beeper for Android Update Brings Revamped Design, New Features
Beeper for Android is now in beta as the company begins testing a revamped version of its messaging app, with a revamped design and new features. Users will be able to pick between Material You and OLED Black themes, while the Beeper app for Android now supports native features like chat bubbles and lets you add new services from the mobile app, ac...
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WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Adding a New Label to Indicate Conversations Are End-to-End Encrypted
WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) label for individual and group conversations that is reportedly in development. The popular messaging application will show a message within chats that will confirm that the messages sent and received are encrypted and WhatsApp does not store any of the information.
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Deutsche Telekom Showcases App-Less AI Smartphone Concept at MWC 2024
Deutsche Telekom on Monday showcased a futuristic smartphone concept that relies on artificial intelligence rather than applications (apps) to handle users' specific needs. Smartphones today typically use apps for everything from messaging and social media to video games and banking.
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Apple Blocks Beeper Mini's iMessage Service Citing Security Concerns; Beeper Tries to Get App Running Again
Beeper Mini was recently released as an Android application that helped users access Apple's iMessage service for a small monthly fee. But soon after its launch, the app faced an outage. Apple confirmed that it blocked the service citing privacy and security concerns. Beeper, however, claims that the service is safe and is working towards getting t...
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Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen AI Model Announced, to Be Integrated With All Company Applications
Alibaba on Tuesday unveiled Tongyi Qianwen, an AI large language model similar to GPT that it plans to integrate into all of the company's business applications in the near future. It will first be integrated into DingTalk, Alibaba's workplace messaging app and can be used to summarise meeting notes, write emails and draft business proposals.
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Facebook Begins Testing Ability to View Messenger Chats Within the Main Application: Details
Meta is allowing some users to access their Messenger inbox within the Facebook app again. The feature was earlier available in the app, before it was moved to the standalone Messenger app in 2014. It also removed the feature from the mobile site in 2016 in order to encourage users to use the Messenger app.
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Farmer Loses Lakhs To Fraudsters. This Is How He Recovered Money
55-year-old Pawan Kumar Soni, a farmer based in Sri Ganganagar City in Rajasthan, became a victim of a cyber fraud when his 26-year-old son Harsh Vardhan opened a link from a phishing message that flashed on his mobile phone.
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Huawei Mate X3 Foldable Phone With Satellite Connectivity Could Launch Before P60 Series: Report
The Huawei Mate X3 will reportedly be released soon with next-generation satellite connectivity, allowing users to send and receive short messages directly via satellite communication. It will reportedly also support the sending of voice messages, which is a significant improvement over previous applications of the functionality. The Mate X3 model ...
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WhatsApp Avatar Feature Rolling Out to Users With Support for 36 Customisable Stickers
Meta-owned instant messaging service, WhatsApp has rolled out an 'Avatars' feature which offers customisable digital personas. These can be made from a combination of hairstyles, facial features, and outfits. The feature could be used as a profile picture or as part of 36 customised stickers that could be used in chat and elsewhere. In the Meta fam...
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Apple Removes Russian Social Networking App VKontakte from App Store to Comply With Sanctions on Russia
Apple confirmed on Wednesday that it had delisted VKontakte, Russia's most widely used social networking app from the company's App Store. The app was removed in compliance with UK Sanctions on Russia after the latter held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine. The VK apps that were removed are used for messaging, digital payments, groc...
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Microsoft Investigates MS Teams Outage For Thousands Of Users
Microsoft Corp's messaging application MS Teams was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to an outage tracking website, and the company said it was investigating the disruption.
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Microsoft Teams Down For Thousands Of Users: Report
Microsoft Corp's messaging application MS Teams was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to an outage tracking website, and the company said it was investigating the disruption.
