WhatsApp has extended its WhatsApp Web functionality to iOS devices. It previously only supported Android, BlackBerry, and Windows handsets. With WhatsApp Web, users are able to send messages from their desktop browser in addition to their mobile device. Setting it up requires users to scan a QR code from within the WhatsApp application on their […]
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging services across all platforms. The Facebook-owned service is used by hundreds of millions of users in iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry OS, and certain Nokia phones. Among these, the Android one is the most-frequently updated ones, often scoring nice new features – just recently, it went fully […]
WhatsApp is rolling out voice calling to its Android application today. The feature, which was delayed from last year, has been in the works for some time. Some users have been testing it since February. Now, it is spreading to all Android smartphone users. With the new feature on board, WhatsApp users will be able […]
WhatsApp may have started to roll out voice calls to some of its user base, according to reports by users. Screenshots surfacing on Reddit suggest the vocal addition to the Facebook-owned messaging service could be making its way to devices, one feature the company has previously advised will be heading to the app early this […]
WhatsApp has been forced to delay its planned mid-2014 launch of voice calling until next year. The company said it is still working to overcome some technical hurdles, such as functionality over 2G networks and gaining access to select smartphones’ microphones for novice-cancellation purposes. WhatsApp is an over-the-top messaging application that lets smartphone owners avoid […]
Facebook today closed its acquisition of WhatsApp. The deal, announced earlier this year, is valued at $19 billion. U.S. regulators approved the proposal in April, but it did not receive approval from the European Commission until last week. As part of the deal, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum joined Facebook’s board of directors. He’ll be granted […]
The European Union has blessed Facebook’s proposed acquisition of WhatsApp. The deal, announced in February, is worth about $19 billion and is Facebook’s largest. The EU was the last regulatory body standing in the way, as the deal was approved by U.S. regulators in April. WhatsApp is an over-the-top messaging service that allows people to […]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp. The FTC said, however, that it will hold both companies to a 2012 agreement Facebook made with the FTC. Together, Facebook and WhatsApp will have to notify consumers and obtain their consent before collecting private information beyond what they allow through the […]
WhatsApp, the messaging app that Facebook is buying for $19 billion, had some technical trouble Saturday. Associated Press reporters noticed that the app wasn’t functioning Saturday starting at about noon PST, but by 2:30 p.m., Twitter users around the world began saying WhatsApp is working again. WhatsApp and Facebook didn’t respond to emails seeking comment, […]
Update: Earlier reports had placed the purchase amount at $16 billion but updated information indicates that Facebook agreed to buy messaging company WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, a blockbuster transaction that dwarfs the already sky-high prices that other startups have been able to recently command. Ironically, Facebook turned down co-founder Brian Acton […]
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