It’s like a tale from a Hollywood movie. The crown prince and future ruler of the wealthiest oil-rich Middle East country uses the most popular messaging service in the world to send malware to the phone of the CEO of the largest retailer on the planet.
Like 1,5bn other people last week, I breathed a huge sigh of relief. A sense of relief that’s arguably as deep as when Eskom doesn’t load-shit the country for a week.
Users have been able to biometrically secure Facebook’s WhatApp messaging service for some time now, though it’s only recently that the feature has been available across the mobile ecosystem. Just Apple doesn’t count.
If there’s one thing we could all do without, it is going to renew any type of official document. You’ve gotta take time off work, stand in long queues in humid rooms and navigate unorganised government buildings. Not anymore, thanks to a platform called ChatBack.
No, you’re only imaging the opening notes from the Mission Impossible theme song. But yes, Facebook is indeed testing messages…
It’s safe to say that we’ve been waiting for WhatsApp to roll out Dark Mode for… well, for ages. All…
If we asked you what’s the last thing you’d want Facebook to have access to, it’ll probably be your bank account. We have news for you — Facebook has launched its Facebook Pay feature in the US this week, which allows you to… wait for it… send people money via Messenger.
This week in Light Start, Facebook plans to hide likes, SpaceX has a new spacecraft, the Galaxy Fold still has problems and WhatsApp will stop working on these devices.
This week on Stuffed — Here’s what we thought about the Apple Event, how to secure your WhatsApp account and Huawei’s lack of Google apps.