Ahmed Hassan was born into a Kurdish family in Baghdad. His mother died when he was young and the family moved often because his father, a taxi driver, could not afford the rent. He started school at seven, having missed a year in 2005 because of the war. “I was …

The festival is celebrated with much fervour; people across the country send festive greetings through SMS'es and WhatsApp to their friends and relatives. In India, people celebrate two Navratris – one in autumn in honour of Goddess Durga, and another in the season of spring in honour of Lord Rama. …

MENLO PARK – Facebook-owned social messaging service WhatsApp rolled out new features for Android users. The new update includes the ability to let Android users add a description to a group which was previously available on the beta versions for Android and Windows Phone. The feature … Read More

The conversation is one of hundreds of WhatsApp messages seen by BuzzFeed News that reveal the inner workings of the most influential lobbying force in British politics. Led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, the ERG has around 70 supporters on the Tory back benches and at least a dozen more sympathetic … Read …

Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham said her investigation concluded that WhatsApp "has not identified a lawful basis of processing for any such sharing of personal data" and "such sharing would involve the processing of personal data for a purpose that is incompatible with the purpose for … Read More

With those limitations in mind, could it be possible for anyone to challenge the dominance of WhatsApp in the coming years? We believe so. … Line is a threat to WhatsApp, owing to its seamless blend of all the things which have made the most popular messaging apps successful. Viber. …

Picture the scene, you're at home on a Friday night eating a baked potato packed with beans and some leftover lentils you found in the fridge, and you think – you know what this meal needs? Some cheddar cheese. You're messaging the group chat about your upcoming Amsterdam trip anyway, …

The airline welcomes guests to use the Whatsapp service line to make ask any questions, file a complaint, submit suggestions, and make AlFursan service requests, for the airline's loyalty programme members. The new Whatsapp service is an extension to Saudia's sales and call centre, and was … Read More

The nurse abducted by Boko Haram in Rann, KalaBalge local government of Borno a fortnight ago has sent a message to her WhatsApp contacts. In the message, written in Hausa, the 24-year old girl, Hauwa Muhammad Liman called on the recipients who are in her WhatsApp contact list to return …

WhatsApp for Android has been updated with a couple of new group-focused features. There is the ability to let users add a description to a group. This was debuted on the beta versions for WhatsApp for Android and Windows Phone. The app also includes an option to enable searching of …