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WhatsApp on Tuesday encouraged its users to upgrade the app to plug a security breach that allowed sophisticated attackers to sneak spyware into phones, in the latest trouble for its parent Facebook. The vulnerability — first reported by the Financial Times, and fixed in the latest WhatsApp update — allowed hackers to insert malicious software on phones by calling the …

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a consumer lawsuit accusing Apple of illegally monopolizing the company´s App Store may proceed, opening a new avenue of antitrust litigation against the iPhone maker. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices rejected Apple´s argument that consumers lacked standing to proceed with their lawsuit because it was merely an intermediary with app developers. The …

NEW YORK: WhatsApp has announced  to end support for all versions of Windows Phone operating systems after December 31, 2019.  In a blog post on Thursday, WhatsApp announced  that  Windows Phone users won’t be able to use the instant messaging app on their devices beginning 1 January, 2020. The  mobile app had earlier ended support for Nokia Symbian S60, Nokia …

A group of top French experts on Friday slammed efforts by social networks to self-regulate and their “lack of credibility” as President Emmanuel Macron met Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg for talks. The leading officials and experts commissioned by the French government called for regulation of the group and other online platforms after being given unprecedented access in recent months to …

KARACHI: The number of accounts reported by Pakistani authorities to Twitter dropped to around 2,300 between July and December last year from 3,000 in the first six months of the year, according to a biannual report of the social networking website. The website’s transparency report released on Friday said that between July and December, the government sent requests for removal …

NEW YORK: Uber Technologies Inc’s shares fell nearly 9 per cent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday, marking a rocky start for one of the most high-profile US companies to go public since Facebook Inc seven years ago. The fall in shares undermined Uber’s strategy of pricing its oversubscribed IPO conservatively at $45 per share to avoid …

The next geosynchronous polar-orbiting US Air Force high-frequency communications satellite has been sent to Cape Canaveral to be launched in June, Lockheed Martin announced in a press release on Thursday WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – ) The next geosynchronous polar-orbiting US Air Force high-frequency communications satellite has been sent to Cape Canaveral to be launched in June, Lockheed Martin …

Infinix is about to bring an all new innovation on the shelves with value adding features and this calls for being an utmost perfection packed with a series of exciting features for everyone in the world of mobile phones must be thriving for Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News –  ) Infinix is about to bring an all new innovation …

10thMay 2019- Pakistan’s No.1 Data Network, Zong 4G, proven to be the market leader in providing excellent cellular and mobile connectivity services and solutions to its customers, has become the first and only company to reach more than 11,000 4G cell sites Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – ) 10thMay 2019- Pakistan’s No.1 Data Network, Zong 4G, proven to …

Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) said on Friday that it had fined Facebook a total of 1.65 million lira (about $270,000 ) in April due to a data breach that the social media giant reported last year ANKARA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – ) Turkey‘s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) said on Friday that it had fined Facebook a total of …