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General
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Google announces rich text formatting for Keep Notes on Android

Last week code was found within Android which revealed a feature in progress for Google Keep. This alluded to the possibility of adding rich text formatting to notes within Google Keep, a highly requested feature for those that use the app regularly. However,…

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General
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WhatsApp may soon allow you to lock specific chats

It seems like ages ago when WhatsApp faced intense criticism about its lack of security features. That, however, isn’t something that can be said in today’s reality, where WhatsApp is one of the most feature-rich messaging apps on the market. While end-to-end…

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Living
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Telegram adds voice-to-text for video messages

Telegram announced a new update that brings some new features for Premium users and some visual changes available to everyone. The most significant change included in the update is the addition of voice-to-text for video messages, which is now available for…

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Odine and HORISEN Partner for SMS and Voice Solutions

Odine, an award-winning global telecoms partner empowering network transformation with resilient, software-defined networks of the future, and HORISEN, a multi-award-winning SMS Platform provider specializing in feature-rich, vendor-neutral, cutting-edge…

Duoyun Books
General
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Vietnam textbook publisher reports record net profit

State-owned Vietnam Education Publishing House experienced its most profitable year in 2021, earning VND287 billion ($12.3 million) in after-tax profit. The profit was 2.5 times higher than the target set by the Ministry of Education and Training and the…

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Toku Steps Up Efforts to Eliminate Call Frauds in Singapore

Toku has become the first telco-service provider in Singapore, and Southeast Asia, to join the global AB Handshake Community. Asia Pacific’s cloud communications and Singapore-licenced telecom service provider, Toku is currently the leading provider of…

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General
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Microsoft brings its SMS Organizer app to the US

The SMS Organizer app is one of the many projects that took shape under Microsoft Garage’s umbrella, but it’s only been available in India since release. Starting this week, Microsoft has expanded the availability of SMS Organizer to more countries, including…

Snapchat Android
Electronics
2 min read

Android users should now have a better performing Snapchat

Snapchat disseminated a tweet today announcing that it has released its new Android app. The app was rebuilt from the ground up so that it could be faster for Android users. In rebuilding its Android app, Snapchat had to take into consideration the many…

Google App
General
2 min read

Google yanks controversial app from the Play Store

Axios revealed last week that Google has removed the Living Hope Ministries app from the Google Play Store. Those who installed the app could listen to recordings of sermons and view texts of devotionals for men, women, parents and their children. However,…

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Telecom
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47% of mobile users still only call and text

Despite the great strides being made to bring mobility services to the global population, recent research indicates that nearly half of mobile users worldwide still only use their devices to make calls and send SMS. The consumer research from GSMA…