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WhatsApp’s latest beta increases the group call limit to eight participants

WhatsApp in its latest beta versions is increasing the limit of voice or video group call participants to eight. Earlier this month the company…

Instagram is making it easier to support small businesses during lockdown

Instagram this week made it easier for users to purchase gift cards or host fundraisers for small businesses. “Businesses can share new gift card,…

Facebook will help users share facts about COVID-19 instead of myths

Facebook will now show messages to people who have “liked, reacted or commented on harmful” COVID-19 misinformation, the social network confirmed on Thursday. In…

Facebook’s Kit brings condensed messaging to the Apple Watch

Facebook launched a brand new app this week, but it’s only available for the Apple Watch. Dubbed Kit, or Keep In Touch, the app’s…

WhatsApp adds strict forwarding limit on messages during COVID-19 pandemic

Mindlessly forwarding messages that may seem to harbour fact is one way to get yourself into loads of trouble during the COVID-19 lockdown. In…

WhatsApp ‘expiring messages’ edges closer to an official debut

WhatsApp has renamed its forthcoming “disappearing messages” feature yet again. According to WABetaInfo, the latest beta version of the chat app now refers to…

WhatsApp debuts a COVID-19 info hub for its two billion users

In a move that’ll benefit its billions of users, WhatsApp on Wednesday announced a new information hub for the COVID-19 pandemic. Launched in collaboration…

Instagram is letting companies ‘promote’ influencers’ posts as ads

Instagram is about to shove even more advertising down your throat according to a new blog post on Tuesday. The social network announced that…

Instagram now welcomes landscape videos on IGTV

Instagram will now let users upload landscape videos on IGTV, the platform’s video upload channel. This means that both the landscape and vertical video…

You can’t save contacts’ profile pics on WhatsApp’s latest iOS beta

If you’re using WhatsApp on an Apple device there are a few interesting if not flat-out inconvenient changes coming to the app. As spotted…

T-Series becomes the first YouTube channel to hit 100m subscribers

T-Series is the first YouTube channel to crack 100-million subscribers. The milestone was hit on Wednesday, with congratulations from YouTube itself coming a day…

Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s ‘minister of cooking’, is live-tweeting a beef stew tutorial

He may spend all day balancing books, but Tito Mboweni seemingly also knows how to balance those flavours. The minister of finance, unofficial minister…

Go to bed, South Africa: President Ramaphosa to announce his cabinet ‘later this week’

Were you preparing for President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce his cabinet in the early hours of the morning… you know, like our former President?…

Twitter ‘thanks’ outgoing premier Helen Zille for her work in the Western Cape

Helen Zille will this week step down as the premier of the Western Cape, as the new provincial and national legislatures are sworn in….

YouTube’s changing how subscriber counts appear on channels

YouTube on Wednesday revealed that it will be changing the way channel subscriber counts appear on the platform. “To create more consistency everywhere that…

Millions of Instagram celebs’ data reportedly exposed online

A report by TechCrunch on Tuesday revealed that millions of popular Instagrammers’ personal data was exposed after a public database was discovered online. The…

Trump, Android and Apple? Twitter weighs in on Huawei’s trade war woes

Huawei was last week banned from trading in the United States, causing a ripple effect over the company’s ties with Google and Android. It…

Twitter criticises the last ever episode of Game of Thrones

On Monday Game of Thrones came to its conclusion after eight seasons and almost 10 years of being a part of many fans’ lives….

Robert Pattinson of ‘Twilight’ fame could be the next Batman

A report by Variety on Thursday evening revealed that Robert Pattinson is in the running to play Batman in the upcoming Matt Reeves version of…

Instagram reveals new designs for Explore feed, Stories included

Instagram on Thursday revealed new designs for its Explore feed that are better tailored to users’ personal preference on the platform. “When you go…

WhatsApp spyware exploit ‘unusual’ but method more than 30 years old

WhatsApp users were faced with a frightening situation earlier this week, when it was revealed that a WhatsApp voice call could allow an attacker…

Saray Khumalo becomes first black African woman to conquer Mount Everest

South African Saray Khumalo on Thursday became the first black African woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point in the…

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WhatsApp’s latest beta increases the group call limit to eight participants

Instagram is making it easier to support small businesses during lockdown

Facebook will help users share facts about COVID-19 instead of myths

Facebook’s Kit brings condensed messaging to the Apple Watch

WhatsApp adds strict forwarding limit on messages during COVID-19 pandemic

WhatsApp ‘expiring messages’ edges closer to an official debut

WhatsApp debuts a COVID-19 info hub for its two billion users

Instagram is letting companies ‘promote’ influencers’ posts as ads

Instagram now welcomes landscape videos on IGTV

You can’t save contacts’ profile pics on WhatsApp’s latest iOS beta

T-Series becomes the first YouTube channel to hit 100m subscribers

Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s ‘minister of cooking’, is live-tweeting a beef stew tutorial

Go to bed, South Africa: President Ramaphosa to announce his cabinet ‘later this week’

Twitter ‘thanks’ outgoing premier Helen Zille for her work in the Western Cape

YouTube’s changing how subscriber counts appear on channels

Millions of Instagram celebs’ data reportedly exposed online

Trump, Android and Apple? Twitter weighs in on Huawei’s trade war woes

Twitter criticises the last ever episode of Game of Thrones

Robert Pattinson of ‘Twilight’ fame could be the next Batman

Instagram reveals new designs for Explore feed, Stories included

WhatsApp spyware exploit ‘unusual’ but method more than 30 years old

Saray Khumalo becomes first black African woman to conquer Mount Everest

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