Before Facebook was finally able to snap up WhatsApp, there was a tight tug-of-war between the social networking giant and Google over who would acquire the mobile messenger app. In the end, Google lost its more than $10 billion takeover bid to Facebook, which bought WhatsApp for $19 billion.
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The differences between GoPro Hero 4, Hero 4 Silver and Hero 4 Black
GoPro is set to roll out the three models of its new Hero 4 action camera family in October: the standard GoPro Hero 4, a GoPro Hero 4 Silver and the higher-end GoPro Hero 4 Black. Although the cameras have many similarities overall, there are slight differences that each cater to the needs of different […]
Bigger screens change games
The bigger screens that the iPhone 6 plus and its 4 inch plus rival are blessed with are a dream come true for some of us. Not everyone has 20/20 vision! But there are more commercially arresting reasons for taking a squint at some of the beneficiaries of the Phablet phenomenon.
Facebook vows not to track your location in iOS 8
With the release of iOS 8, Apple has altered the permission options for the Facebook location services settings. In the earlier versions of the mobile operating system, users were able to select between On or Off Location services. Now Facebook allow users to choose between On and Off for features such as the Nearby Friends.
BlackBerry Passport wants to compete with iPhone 6
Finally in almost two years, BlackBerry Ltd. has released a new smartphone, which it calls BlackBerry Passport to resemble the feel of carrying the international emblem of everything mobile.
Google making encryption a default setting on new Androids
Privacy advocates have a reason to exalt a new development at Google. The search giant has announced that it is bringing encryption as a default to all forthcoming versions of Android in a move to step up the privacy of the platform’s users. Though it’s long past due, it remains a welcome move.
