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Simwood has introduced WhatsApp for Business voice integration across its global software-defined carrier network, enabling enterprises to connect directly with more than three billion WhatsApp users worldwide. The new service allows seamless routing of voice calls between WhatsApp and unified communications platforms such as Microsoft Teams and SIP-based systems, while …
Read More »UK privacy-first messaging and social network app launch
UK tech company inLinx has announced the launch of its new mobile messaging platform LinxApp. Founded by Zabi Zamir who launched LinxApp in direct response to tackle the industry giants, the company, which has offices in London, Manchester, and Stoke-on-Trent, is aiming to take a huge chunk of the mobile …
Read More »WhatsApp stops support for 1.5bn phones, here’s the full list of devices affected
Devs end support for devices running Nokia’s Series 40 operating system.
Read More »Amber Rudd slams ‘patronising’ tech experts as she admits she doesn’t understand encryption
The Home Secretary is still trying to push through a change to end-to-end encryption
Read More »What next for outgoing WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton?
Acton has announced his departure from the popular messaging service
Read More »WhatsApp opens new retail channel with business accounts
Facebook-owned instant messaging service building and testing new tools via a free app for small companies and an enterprise solution for bigger firms
Read More »‘Real people’ DO need encryption despite what Amber Rudd says
Rudd claimed that ‘real people’ do not need, nor care about, security features that stop the government reading their messages
Read More »G20 calls for tech firms to give access to encrypted messages
Led by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnball, G20 leaders agreed that technology companies needed to do more
Read More »EU looks to ban encryption backdoors in messaging services
The issue of end-to-end encryption – and whether or not it should be banned – has been the topic of hot discussion
Read More »Theresa May labelled as ‘intellectually lazy’ over internet regulation plan
Technology firms, politicians and security experts have hit out at May’s promise to tighten internet regulation following the London attacks
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