YOU can unlock special versions of apps on your iPhone Home Screen with a simple gesture. Once you’ve found it, you might never want to go back to the old version. 3 Have you ever noticed the icons on this hidden Quick Actions menu? They have a very clever useCredit: Apple / The Sun It … Read more
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday made it easier to organise messages filling up users’ inbox, which will help them keep track of conversations with family members, work colleagues, college friends and more. Earlier this year, the popular messaging platform introduced chat filters as a way to find messages faster. “We’ve had great feedback that … Read more
PRISON guards joked about assaulting tennis champion Boris Becker and mocked the suicide of a young inmate in a series of leaked WhatsApp messages. Warders at HMP Wandsworth quipped about serving the Wimbledon champ some “new balls” and giving him a “back hander” after he arrived at the prison in 2022 to start a two-and-a-half … Read more
1. China hit by sudden rise of sea water level ‘never seen in history’ Late Monday evening, along the coast of northeastern China’s Bohai Sea, the water began to rise as it normally does when tide comes in. But the water kept rising. It quickly flooded inland areas, prompting emergency responses and shattering official records. … Read more
IPHONE owners will soon be able to change the default apps for making calls and sending texts. Apple is preparing to change a rule that will affect millions of iPhones around the world – including in the UK and US. 3 Apple’s iOS 18 update is already out – but it’s getting another big change … Read more
Oleg Magni/Pexels WhatsApp is a wildly popular free messaging service that boasts more than 2 billion users worldwide. And while many people use WhatsApp via their phones, it can also be used on a desktop or a good laptop. If you know you’re going to be away from your phone for a bit and need … Read more
WHATSAPP users should expect to receive 20 new camera filters and backgrounds to elevate their video chats in the app soon. The new free features allow users add a colour filter, or change their background to avoid any awkward mishaps, during a video call. 1 If you’re wondering what the ‘Foodie’ and ‘Smoosh’ backgrounds entail, … Read more
IMAGES of known shoplifters must be shared on WhatsApp in order to protect staff, a supermarket boss has demanded. Iceland’s executive chairman Richard Walker yesterday blasted “bonkers” data protection laws that prevent him from doing so to safeguard violent offenders’ “human rights”. 1 Images of known shoplifters must be shared on WhatsApp in order to … Read more
In December 2020, the Federal Trade Commission ordered the biggest social media and streaming companies in the world, including Twitch owner Amazon, Facebook (now Meta), YouTube, Reddit, WhatsApp, Twitter (now X), Snap, Discord and TikTok’s ByteDance, to share how they used their users’ personal information. On Thursday, FTC staff released a 129-page report, which found … Read more
Civil society groups in Malaysia have also previously criticised the licensing regime as one that could stifle free speech and criticism of the government, but authorities have reiterated that it is necessary at a time of rising cybercrime and a perceived lack of effort by tech firms in tackling it. “(The tech firms) will likely … Read more
