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Tales In Tech History: The SMS Text Message At 25
The text (or SMS) message was once more widely used than mobile phone calls, but its use in recent years has declined in favour of instant messaging
WhatsApp Code Hints At Future iPad Version
WhatsApp for iPad could arrive soon as Facebook continues push into business market
Slack Teams With Oracle On Enterprise-Grade Chatbots
ORACLE OPENWORLD: Deal could help $1bn startup Slack compete with Microsoft and Facebook in the enterprise-grade messaging market
WhatsApp Details Plans For Business Version Of Application
WhatsApp reveals more details about long-awaited business edition, promising verified accounts and ability to stop spam
IT LIFE: Richard Pursey, SafeToNet CEO
Richard Pursey details how SafeToNet uses AI to protect children online, his career to date and why routemapping technology took his breath away
SWIFT Profits Drop 31 Percent Following Bangladesh Hack
The SWIFT transfer network has seen profits slashed after it invested in expanding security operations following the $81m Bangladesh Bank heist
Tech Quiz: SMS Acronyms And Abbreviations
What do u know abt txt abbreviations and acronyms?
Leaked Document Outlines Government Plans For ‘Live’ Internet Surveillance
Open Rights Group head says public has a right to know about government surveillance plans
Tales In Tech History: Email
Email was invented before the Internet arrived, with early versions being used more than fifty years ago
Yahoo ‘Temporarily’ Disables Email Forwarding As Users Seek To Flee
The change makes it more difficult for email users to switch away from the embattled company
Android Scam Call And SMS Security Is Undone By HTML Exploiting Malware
Android's built-in protection which flags warnings about apps trying to send premium rate messages without user consent can be manipulated by malware.
Bugs Found In ‘Secure’ Signal Messaging Service
Attackers could use the bugs to block attachments sent using the Edward Snowden-recommended service
WhatsApp Changes Privacy Policy To Let Businesses Send Messages
WhatsApp changes terms and conditions to allow businesses to send users messages and to give Facebook more information for ad targeting
Google I/O 2016: Allo And Duo Offer Smart, Secure Messaging For iOS And Android
Google I/O: Google attempts to monopolise mobile life even further with video app Duo and smart messaging app Allo that can reply for you
Facebook Messenger Launches Group Calls
Up to 50 people can now conflab together thanks to new expansion of messaging app
WhatsApp Switches On Full End-To-End Encryption For All Users
Update to WhatsApp should protect users from government snooping and cybercriminals
Slack Secures £141m In Fresh Funding For Business Collaboration Push
Three year old Slack is now worth £2.7bn as it looks to continue rapid rise from startup to business tool
Skype Founder Touts Ultra Secure Messaging App Wire
For when you absolutely, positively, don't want the NSA snooping on your communications
WhatsApp Tops One Billion Monthly Users
Facebook-owned instant messaging service looking for further expansion, says Zuckerberg
WhatsApp Scraps Annual Subscription Fees
Facebook-owned WhatsApp goes free as service wants to remove barriers to adoption and connect users to businesses
European Court Rules Employers Can Monitor Your Private Messages
European Court of Human Rights says reading messages sent at work is permitted for employers
Brazil Shuts Off WhatsApp For 48 Hours
Two day shutdown ordered by judge following WhatsApp’s failure to share messages from alleged gang member
British Workers Are Scared Of Texting Their Boss
Ricoh study finds one in five would feel uncomfortable contacting a senior colleague if they needed help
Stagefright: How To Defend Against Future Messaging Vulnerabilities
Derek McElhinney, senior consultant at Openmind Networks, says mobile operators need to start taking the stagefright bug more seriously
Major Windows 10 Update Coming Next Month
‘Threshold 2’ update will bring UI, Skype and Messaging improvements to Windows 10
Twitter Replaces CEO, Ditches 140 Character DM Limit
Jack Dorsey rejoins the company he founded as Dick Costolo is shown the door
iOS Bug Crashes Your iPhone With One Text
iPhones will restart following SMS containing Arabic text, user reports say
Skype Taken To Court Over Customer Data Refusal
Microsoft refuses to hand over customer data to Belgian authorities investigating criminal matter
BitTorrent Releases Secret Messaging App
'Bleep' goes public, with BitTorrent promising to keep user identity anonymous by storing encryption keys and messages locally