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WhatsApp backups will no longer count towards your Google Drive quota

If you need more than 15GB of storage space for all those reaction GIFs, cat pictures and birthday party videos, Google and WhatsApp has…

Group voice and video calling is now live on WhatsApp

WhatsApp on Monday announced that video and voice calling for groups is rolling out globally. Competing against the likes of Apple’s FaceTime and Microsoft’s…

The WhatsApp questions you were too embarrassed to ask, answered

WhatsApp is simple enough in theory. It’s a messaging application with voice and video call support. But that’s merely its elevator pitch. When diving…

WhatsApp now labels the forwarded messages you receive

A new feature on WhatsApp will now indicate if a message you receive has been forwarded from another conversation. This means that you will be…

These are WhatsApp’s shiny new Group Chat features

In a not-all-that-exciting update, WhatsApp has tweaked the way groups work on its platform. There are five distinct changes outlined by the company on…

Instagram, Facebook videos can now be viewed within WhatsApp

An update to WhatsApp on iOS brings with its a nifty new feature. Users who send one another Instagram or Facebook videos can now…

WhatsApp adds Giphy GIF search to latest beta

After enjoying its busiest ever day on New Year’s Eve, WhatsApp has turned its attention to the most important feature of the modern messenger…

5 ways to reduce your WhatsApp mobile data usage

Pretty much everyone and their grandmother is on WhatsApp these days, with the Facebook-owned IM app accruing one billion users earlier this year. We’ve…

WhatsApp video calls: yes, it’s finally official

Facetime and Skype still rule the roost when it comes to video calling, but if any company could take them on, it’s WhatsApp. And the…

WhatsApp Status: Facebook’s latest Snapchat killer?

According to a report by BGR India, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is revamping its Status page with a splash of inspiration from Snapchat. Dubbed “Status” for…

10 WhatsApp tricks you should know about

One of the world’s most popular messaging platforms, WhatsApp has gone from strength to strength since its 2011 launch, eventually being swallowed by the…

EFF: 4 big security concerns for WhatsApp

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has been on WhatsApp‘s case this year, taking the platform to task over its new data-sharing policy with Facebook….

WhatsApp adds Twitter-like mentions to group chats

Facebook’s other chat app WhatsApp has received some shiny new updates today, with others arriving in the coming weeks. Available at the time of…

Watch: Hadlee talks WhatsApp privacy on SABC Network

News that WhatsApp would be sharing data with Facebook has been greeted with concern by quite a few people. The arrangement will see your…

WhatsApp to swap personal info with Facebook, here’s how to disable it

WhatsApp has announced a change of terms of service that will allow it to share your personal information with Facebook. It’s the first change…

WhatsApp ‘back up’ in Zimbabwe, regulator issues state warning [update]

Update #1, Wed 7 July, 8.20pm: According to a report citing the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe, Zimbabweans who share and spread…

What you need to know about WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption

Users of the instant messaging service WhatsApp will now benefit from more secure conversations after the company announced it has turned on full end-to-end…

WhatsApp will no longer support BlackBerry, Nokia S40, Windows 7.1, earlier Android versions

By end of this year, WhatsApp users on BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10, will no longer be able to use the instant messaging sevice.In addition…

Google Photos will now let you search for text in your camera roll

YouTube to discontinue direct messages feature in September

Google ditches the desserts in its biggest Android rebrand yet

Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists?

Healthtech platform Hospitalia wins Seedstars Cairo

Here are the 12 startups that will pitch at today’s Seedstars Dar es Salaam

Apple’s next ‘Pro’ iPhones to feature improved cameras, shatter-resistant screen

New firmware updates available for Canon EOS R and EOS RP

Samsung Galaxy A30s, A50s feature better cameras, new colours

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals

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