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How to use WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop
By Tom Wiggins published
You don't need to use your phone to message people on WhatsApp. Here's how to chat in WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop.
How to download WhatsApp Messenger
By Philip Michaels published
WhatsApp is the most popular chat app in the world — here's how to get it on your iPhone or Android device.
WhatsApp could be working on support for multiple phones and tablets
By Richard Priday published
Based on findings in the latest beta, WhatsApp could soon let you pair multiple mobile devices together for the first time.
WhatsApp is testing this useful new privacy option — here's how it works
By Alan Martin published
Latest WhatsApp beta software allows users to hide their ‘Last Seen’ status from specific contacts, rather than switching it off altogether.
WhatsApp just revealed 5 killer upgrades — what you need to know
By Alan Martin published
WhatsApp will soon offer Communities for disparate chat groups, alongside emoji reactions, an increase to file sizes and mass voice calls.
WhatsApp voice messaging is about to get a huge upgrade
By Richard Priday published
Voice notes on WhatsApp are about to get much better thanks to improved recording and playback features.
WhatsApp could soon let you send really big files with this upgrade
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
This WhatsApp upgrade may soon let you send massive files.
Slack is down — live updates on the outage
By Marc McLaren published
The widely used messaging service Slack appears to be down. Here's the latest information.
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