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# WhatsApp

All time
# the death of the text
Ireland ditches texting for web messaging as phones continue to outnumber people
The number of people in Ireland texting fell by 24.5% from this time last year according to new figures from ComReg.
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Sep 11th 2014, 10:29 PM
# Competition Law
EU continues to quiz rivals over Facebook's WhatsApp deal
A second wave of questionnaires have been sent out to Facebook and WhatsApp’s rivals as the EU tries to identify the difference between a social network and a messaging app.
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Sep 2nd 2014, 3:19 PM
# strong growth
What backlash? WhatsApp is still going strong as it crosses 600 million mark
The instant messaging app continues to grow, despite concerns that Facebook’s ownership would cause users to abandon it.
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Aug 25th 2014, 12:36 PM
# Quiz time
Questions are being asked about Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp
The EU is questioning Facebook’s rivals over its purchase of WhatsApp, which could end up being a test case for applying EU competition law to social media.
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Jul 9th 2014, 4:21 PM
# old school
The most popular messaging service among Irish adults isn't WhatsApp or Viber...
It’s actually one that’s been around much longer.
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Jun 17th 2014, 3:44 PM
# Changes
PayPal's president moves to Facebook to run its messaging products
The move will see David Marcus will be responsible for Facebook Messenger, but he will not be responsible for WhatsApp.
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Jun 10th 2014, 10:25 AM
# wwdc for dopes
Apple for dopes: 11 things to know about the new iPhone announcements
Feeling like a bit of an Apple dummy? We’re here to help
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Jun 3rd 2014, 10:04 AM
# Antitrust
Facebook tries to avoid future headaches by asking EU to review WhatsApp deal
The review, if it goes ahead, could help Facebook avoid potential antitrust reviews from multiple EU member states.
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May 28th 2014, 2:03 PM
# Extradition
Iranian judge summons Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg over privacy complaints
However, no extradition treaty exists between Iran and the United States, so Zuckerburg is unlikely to appear.
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May 27th 2014, 3:15 PM
# Court
Police officer who sent extreme porn to colleagues fined £6,000
The 37-year-old avoided jail time for sending the videos and photographs, which included scenes showing defecation.
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May 15th 2014, 6:31 AM
# Prime Numbers
The Wolf of Wall Street, Jameson, and Pope John Paul II: The week in numbers
Plus: How many letters and packages does An Post deal with in an average week?
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Apr 26th 2014, 7:30 PM
# halfway point
WhatsApp CEO vows to keep things simple after hitting 500 million users mark
The app now sees more than 700 million photos and 100 million videos shared through it every day as it aims to reach one billion users.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 11:31 AM
# South Africa
Oscar Pistorius wails in witness box as he recalls night of shooting
A raft of text messages between Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp were read out in court today.
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Apr 8th 2014, 2:15 PM
# Prime Numbers
Eircom bills, David Letterman, and WhatsApp: The week in numbers
Plus: How many Irish people are treated every year for alcohol abuse?
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Apr 5th 2014, 7:30 PM
# busy network
Whatsapp experiences busiest day as it handled 64 billion messages in 24 hours
More than 20 billion messages were sent and 44 billion messages were received through the app in the space of 24 hours.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 11:04 AM
# set the record straight
WhatsApp co-founder assures users their privacy won't be affected by Facebook deal
The company’s co-founder Jan Koum said its goal is “knowing as little about you as possible” and it wouldn’t have accepted Facebook’s offer if they had to compromise its principles.
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Mar 18th 2014, 9:45 AM
# Loophole
Security flaw on Android version of WhatsApp could leave user chats exposed
The flaw would allow another app to access a user’s entire database of chats by accessing their SD card.
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Mar 12th 2014, 4:46 PM
Voices
Column: Children don't understand the consequences of sexting
Children as young as 10 have engaged in ‘sexting’ – sending explicit images or texts to another person — but they are distanced from the reality of what they are doing, writes Dr Maureen Griffin.
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Mar 3rd 2014, 7:30 PM
# Speculation
Turns out Google didn't bid for WhatsApp after all
The company’s senior vice president, Sundar Pichai, said that reports of it bidding $10 billion for the service were “simply untrue.”
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Feb 26th 2014, 7:30 PM
# shots fired
LINE adds 2 million new users after WhatsApp outage, and rubs it in
And we mean it *really* rubbed it in.
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Feb 25th 2014, 2:13 PM
# Questions
WhatsApp, data compression and Snapchat: What we learned from Zuckerberg's keynote
While the focus was on WhatsApp and its $19 billion valuation, Mark Zuckerberg touched upon a number of issues that will be important further down the line.
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Feb 25th 2014, 7:45 AM
# knock-on effect
The knock-on effect: WhatsApp rival adds 8m users in 4 days
Telegram Messenger, a messaging app that focuses on privacy, saw almost five million users sign up on Saturday after WhatsApp experienced an outage.
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Feb 24th 2014, 7:22 PM
# constant chatter
WhatsApp's first move after its deal with Facebook? Adding voice calls
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum says that the new feature will arrive as early as April.
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Feb 24th 2014, 2:08 PM
# Week in Web
Weird Wide Web: Skyping with your dog, kiddie smartwatches and falling in love
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
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Feb 23rd 2014, 11:00 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your Sunday.
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Feb 23rd 2014, 8:54 AM
# whats oops
WhatsApp apologises after 'server issues' affect millions worldwide
The messaging service was bough by Facebook for $16 billion last week.
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Feb 23rd 2014, 8:03 AM
# wb hun
10 ancient texting traumas that are now a thing of the past
The prehistoric times before WhatsApp.
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Feb 20th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Messaging
Explainer: After WhatsApp, where do messaging apps go from here?
With the purchase of WhatsApp and Viber, the rush for messaging apps has begun, but what else is out there?
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Feb 20th 2014, 4:22 PM
# PFO
WhatsApp billionaire was rejected by Facebook AND Twitter in the past
The lousers.
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Feb 20th 2014, 10:32 AM
# what's that?
BBC's amazing WhatsApp Twitter typo
WHAT’S Mark Zuckerberg paying for?
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Feb 20th 2014, 7:40 AM
# Big Bucks
Facebook buys WhatsApp message service for $16billion
The deal includes $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in stock.
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Feb 19th 2014, 10:23 PM
# whassssaaaaaaap
These are the worst things people do in a WhatsApp group
Come on people, be sound!
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Feb 8th 2014, 6:00 PM
# SMS
50 billion instant messages expected to be sent each day in 2014
The figure is more than twice the number of text messages expected to be sent in 2014.
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Jan 13th 2014, 2:16 PM
# stay in touch
Explainer: Why are the major social media sites trying to break into mobile messaging?
With younger users moving towards apps like Viber, WhatsApp, and Line, the traditional social media sites are trying to bring them back.
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Dec 11th 2013, 1:51 PM
# Net Neutrality
EU wants to ban mobile networks from blocking Skype over 3G
The European Commission wants to guarantee net neutrality by stopping carriers from selectively blocking services.
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Jun 4th 2013, 2:30 PM
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