Everything You Need to Know from Facebook’s F8 Conference
A few days ago, Facebook held their annual developer conference, dubbed “F8” for Facebook’s 8-hour hackathons. This conference was highly-anticipated (for more than one reason, but mostly due to Facebook’s recent data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, a data research firm). The event was held in San Jose, right outside of San Francisco. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced […]
Facebook Raids Snapchat’s Stories Feature for Its Main App
Facebook has not been subtle in its desire to cut into whatever edge Snapchat has in the startup world, blatantly copying the ephemeral messaging app’s Stories feature for Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. Now the company’s mobile app development team is rolling out its take on Snapchat’s innovations on the latest update of the main Facebook […]
WhatsApp Mobile Messaging App developers Drop Subscriptions
Mobile app developers behind the popular encrypted mobile messaging service WhatsApp have been in the news the past couple weeks as their service radically changed its pricing structure, dropping their “freemium” scheme with annual subscriptions in favor of a completely free version. This is a great thing for users, many of whom might consider switching […]
British PM Pledges to Ban Encrypted Personal Communications if Reelected
With a reelection campaign on the horizon, United Kingdom’s Prime Minister David Cameron has gone on record as saying that he will introduce a ban on encrypted personal communications if he is returned to office. Cameron also said he plans to give the U.K.’s security agencies the authorization to intercept communications, with the blessing […]
Billion-Dollar Mobile Tech Companies Taking the Lead
Digi-Capital analyst Tim Merel recently released a 500-plus-page report on the state of mobile Internet investment, and the results may surprise even the savviest tech industry observers. According to Merel, there are more than 20 billion-dollar mobile Internet companies, with several of them posting mind-boggling growth rates. “Mobile Internet first mover advantage is more extreme […]
Driving Forces Behind Facebook’s WhatsApp Acquisition
Facebook recently acquired WhatsApp for a whopping $19 billion. Anytime a company pays out a big chunk of change to a relative newcomer, the whole tech industry sit up and pays attention. After all, millions of entrepreneurs and iPhone app developers around the world dream about that kind of payday. A close look at […]
Messaging Apps Fuel Massive Growth in Mobile Industry
2013 was another record-breaking year for the mobile app industry — one which saw year-over-year growth of 115 percent. While many different app categories contributed to the impressive growth rate, messaging and social media apps led the charge. The messaging apps category, which includes social media and photo sharing software, grew by 203 percent in […]
No One is Safe, Microsoft Caught Spying on Skype Messages
Showing blatant disregard for personal privacy, Microsoft has been called out for intercepting, decrypting and reading private Skype conversations. According to a research project by ARS Technica, “The corporation is intercepting, decrypting, and reading at least some Skype messages to the point where URLs embedded in Skype chat are being visited by machines.” Microsoft acquired […]