Android

Watch out for dodgy links in your messages… Android users, beware; there’s a new malware in town, and it sounds like a pain to deal with. FluBot has been spreading aggressively, with the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau taking part in an international operation to take down the software. The malware is known to steal […]

Watch out for dodgy links in your messages… Android users, beware; there’s a new malware in town, and it sounds like a pain to deal with. FluBot has been spreading aggressively, with the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau taking part in an international operation to take down the software. The malware is known to steal […]

4 years ago

WhatsApp to stop working on 53 phone models, including iPhone 6

Is your phone on the list? WhatsApp will no longer be supported on 53 phone models in November, due to their obsoletion. The devices will no longer have support for the WhatsApp app and will be incompatible starting next month. In a note on their website, WhatsApp have said that they “will no longer support […]

Is your phone on the list? WhatsApp will no longer be supported on 53 phone models in November, due to their obsoletion. The devices will no longer have support for the WhatsApp app and will be incompatible starting next month. In a note on their website, WhatsApp have said that they “will no longer support […]

4 years ago

New WhatsApp update may block you from taking screenshots

Busted. Except, well, not really. Can’t be busted if you can’t commit the crime, right? In related news, screenshots are a dangerous beast. There’s the paranoia of, ‘Does this person know that I just did that?’ coupled with the knife-edge terror of potentially sending a screenshot right back to the person you’ve just screenshotted, and […]

Busted. Except, well, not really. Can’t be busted if you can’t commit the crime, right? In related news, screenshots are a dangerous beast. There’s the paranoia of, ‘Does this person know that I just did that?’ coupled with the knife-edge terror of potentially sending a screenshot right back to the person you’ve just screenshotted, and […]

7 years ago

230 new emojis are coming to your smartphone

Nothing will ever eclipse the majesty of the shrug emoji, though. So we should probably stop trying. Then again, emojis are big business these days, having essentially evolved into their own unique, quick-fire form of language. Who among us hasn’t desperately clawed for just the right one in a tricky situation, be it making a […]

Nothing will ever eclipse the majesty of the shrug emoji, though. So we should probably stop trying. Then again, emojis are big business these days, having essentially evolved into their own unique, quick-fire form of language. Who among us hasn’t desperately clawed for just the right one in a tricky situation, be it making a […]

7 years ago

WhatsApp’s latest update gives you an hour to ‘unsend messages’

This could legit be a life-saver. A few weeks back we reported on the story that WhatsApp were expanding upon their ‘unsend message’ function, and today their latest update has confirmed it. For reasons we’re not entirely sure about, they have lengthened the ‘delete for everyone’ option from 420 seconds (seven minutes) to 4,096 seconds […]

This could legit be a life-saver. A few weeks back we reported on the story that WhatsApp were expanding upon their ‘unsend message’ function, and today their latest update has confirmed it. For reasons we’re not entirely sure about, they have lengthened the ‘delete for everyone’ option from 420 seconds (seven minutes) to 4,096 seconds […]

8 years ago

Google has finally banned one of the most annoying things about Android apps

If you’re an Android user, this will be a major relief to you. Whether you’re an Apple-head or an Android fanboy, everyone can admit that all smartphones have certain benefits and certain pitfalls. In the Android operating system, apps have more freedom to do whatever they want — which can be a good thing… However, […]

If you’re an Android user, this will be a major relief to you. Whether you’re an Apple-head or an Android fanboy, everyone can admit that all smartphones have certain benefits and certain pitfalls. In the Android operating system, apps have more freedom to do whatever they want — which can be a good thing… However, […]

8 years ago