whatsapp

"These platforms don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future," the company said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 27, 2017

WhatsApp users report problems sending texts after messaging service goes down across the world. It had previously gone down in May and last New Year's Eve.

Brendan Cole Nov 30, 2017

Alistair, from London, was mistakenly added to a WhatsApp group of Manchester lads organising a stag do with hilarious results. Sadly, things then went a bit wrong.

Charlotte Tobitt Nov 29, 2017

The dubious "WhatsApp Update Messenger" app actually bombards users with a slew of dodgy ads including one for a game called Cold Jewel Lines.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 29, 2017

The man, who is a second-year engineering student, confessed that he was harassing the victims for not responding to his messages and for blocking him.

Karen Noronha Nov 19, 2017

Facebook-owned chat application WhatsApp appears to be suffered global outages, with issues on the morning of 3 November hitting users in London, Mexico and Malaysia.

Jason Murdock Nov 03, 2017

A fake and potentially malicious application has been discovered on the official Google Play Store posing as WhatsApp Business – and has been downloaded up to 5,000 times.

Jason Murdock Nov 02, 2017

Female staff reportedly discussed alleged abuse by Labour and Conservative politicians in WhatsApp group.

Lydia Smith Oct 28, 2017

For it to work, both sender and recipient must be using the latest version of WhatsApp. The firm has confirmed it will only work within the first seven minutes.

Jason Murdock Oct 27, 2017

Cabinet ministers and other MPs are among the politicians named by female Westminster staff as "sex pests" to avoid in a secret WhatsApp group.

Nicole Rojas Oct 27, 2017

Some criminals lurking on the underground internet are building dedicated marketplaces for Android users, typically masked by the anonymity provided by Tor's "Orbot" app.

Jason Murdock Oct 26, 2017

A third of buzzing notifications popping up on people's smartphones may actually cause short-term negative emotions, a new university study suggests.

Jason Murdock Oct 04, 2017

The state vs encryption: Debate rages about balance between security and privacy, as UK home secretary admits she doesn't understand the topic in question.

Jason Murdock Oct 03, 2017

Leaked emails purport former White House strategist wanted to intel on the company's hiring process.

James Billington Sep 26, 2017

Malware used by intelligence agencies spotted in 7 countries, experts said.

Jason Murdock Sep 21, 2017

The news comes as UK PM appeals for technology firms to help combat terrorism.

Jason Murdock Sep 20, 2017

Acton launched WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2009.

Shubham Sharma Sep 13, 2017

Three boys involved in the slapping incident have been suspended from school.

Karen Noronha Sep 08, 2017

Green badge verification coming to service near you soon.

James Billington Aug 29, 2017

The firm released a new price list for tools that permit remote code execution and local privilege escalation on messaging apps.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Aug 24, 2017

Instant bank transfers to family and friends could be coming to the app soon.

James Billington Aug 16, 2017

The anti-terror legislation will require tech firms to retain users' data from 2018.

Jason Murdock Aug 11, 2017

The father of the girl has threatened to kill himself and his daughter after a video of the girl being thrashed went viral.

Divya Kishore Aug 09, 2017

Rudd pledged to "purge the internet of poisonous and pernicious material".

Jason Murdock Aug 02, 2017

Experts warn Amber Rudd's anti-encryption proposals would put UK citizens at risk.

Jason Murdock Aug 01, 2017

"We need to start paying women well and we need the public and the corporate policy to get there," she said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 31, 2017

WhatsApp is a free service and any demands to pay for a subscription should be ignored.

Alistair Charlton Jul 28, 2017

Pavel Durov: 'Telegram is heavily encrypted [...] but we're no friends of terrorists.'

Jason Murdock Jul 17, 2017

'The giants of Silicon Valley can and must do better', the Electronic Frontier Foundation said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 11, 2017

'People will have to push back against Russian state activity' former GCHQ director Robert Hannigan said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 11, 2017