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Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday’s lineup was an extremely close race and Read It Later fans put up an admirable fight but with 52 percent of the vote, Twitter goes to the next round. Today, we have a contest between apps for people who like to do things a little differently. If you’re just tuning in, you can read all about our selection criteria for this historic contest right here. Check out the full bracket of contestants embedded below. And as…

Google is further improving its Phone app with new features. The tech giant is testing a new feature, which will show WhatsApp call history with normal calls. Along with this, the company is also testing a new video shortcut, which will redirect calls to Google Meet. These features are currently available to some users who have enrolled in the Android Beta Program.  Google is further improving its Phone app with new features. The tech giant is testing a new feature, which will show WhatsApp call history with normal…

Google might be testing two new features for its Phone app. Reportedly, the Google Phone app now shows WhatsApp call history integrated with normal calls. Some users have also seen a new video call shortcut on the call screen, which redirects the call to Google Meet. These new features appear to have been rolled out to a small batch of users who had signed up for the tech giant's Android Beta Program. Recently, the company rolled out a couple of new features for Google Drive as well.The two…

It’s March 7th, the big deadline day for the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The law came into effect on Thursday, so all the big tech companies operating gatekeeper services must have updates in place to accommodate the requirements. For Apple, it’s iPhone sideloading support via iOS 17.4. For Meta, that means WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger interoperability (interop, as Meta calls it) chats.How about users? I’m a European who will be able to take advantage of all these DMA-related benefits. I already know I don’t…

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced Wednesday that users on the chat app with personal accounts can now convert them into business accounts. This gives users the ability to list information such as location and opening hours, which might be helpful for small cafes and shop owners. Some of the other features for business accounts involve organizing chats with color labels, using automatic greetings or away messages, and shortcuts for quick replies. On his channel, Durov said that Telegram…

March 7th is nearly here, and it’s going to be a big day in Europe. All of the companies that have been designated as gatekeepers or operate gatekeeper services must implement changes that comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) requirements in Europe.We have primarily focused on Apple and iPhone sideloading, but there are other important changes coming to the European tech landscape. Chat apps that are gatekeepers will have to open up to rivals come March 7th. Apple’s iMessage isn’t one of them, but Meta’s…

March 7 marks the day that six major tech companies — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft — must provide compliance reports for the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which has been in effect since May 2023. Here is how these so-called “gatekeeper” companies have complied so far and who else the DMA may apply to. The big change effective March 7: App developers can expect to see new fees on the Google Play Store if they want to direct users to sites or apps outside Google’s ecosystem. The…

The effects of the European Union's Digital Markets Act, which goes into force on March 7, are being felt by technology companies as they ready themselves for the changes being forced upon them. Apple has already released iOS 17.4 with support for third-party app stores and more while Meta has now also shared details about how it intends to offer interoperability for its WhatsApp and Messenger instant messaging platforms.As part of the DMA messaging gatekeepers like Meta must allow competing platforms to hook into their…

has revealed more details about how third-party messaging apps can be interoperable with and . The company is being required to to a certain extent to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a new European Union law that comes into effect this week."We think the best way to deliver interoperability is through a solution which builds on Meta’s existing client/server architecture," Meta "The approach we have taken in terms of implementing interoperability is the best way of meeting DMA requirements, whilst also…

WhatsApp has emerged as a ubiquitous messaging platform since its inception in 2009, boasting billions of active users worldwide. While the regular version of WhatsApp serves as a versatile tool for personal communication, WhatsApp Business caters specifically to businesses, offering a platform to foster relationships with customers. Let's delve into the disparities between the two.WhatsApp: Personal Messaging PlatformWhatsApp serves as a personal messaging app, facilitating private communication among friends, family,…