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Rajiv MenonGeneral

WhatsApp to roll out new photo library shortcut for faster sharing

WhatsApp keeps rolling out new features regularly, and now it seems it is working on making it easier for everyone to open and share photos. According to WABetaInfo, a reliable source for WhatsApp updates, the Meta-owned messaging app is widely releasing a…

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Wei ZhangGeneral

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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Sarah ChenTelecom

Globe Q1 profit grows 44%

The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has reported a 44% year-on-year increase in net profit for the first three months of 2019 to 6.7 billion pesos ($129.1 million), partly as a result of strong data revenue growth. The company reported revenue for the quarter of…

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Minjun ParkTelecom

Telcos to use AI to fight SMS fraud and drive A2P messaging revenue

Juniper Research is forecasting that total operator revenues from A2P (Application-to-Person) messaging services will reach $62 billion by 2023, up from $43 billion in 2019. This represents a growth of 42% over the next 4 years. The research firm also claimed…

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Aiko TanakaTelecom

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…

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