Parmy Olson's Blog, page 26

WhatsApp Challenges Slack And E-Mail With New File-Sharing Feature

A new update hasmade it possible for users toshare encrypted documents in a chat.

WhatsApp Is Ending Support For BlackBerry

In a major blow to BlackBerry’s turnaround efforts in mobile, the world’s biggest messaging service won’twork on its phones by the end of 2016.

Xiaomi Boldly Undercuts Samsung And Apple With $300 Mi5

In trying to regain marketshare from Apple, Xiaomi has gone back to doing what it does best: making high-end phones for a very low price.

Get Ready For The Chat Bot Revolution: They're Simple, Cheap And About To Be Everywhere

Mark Zuckerberg is expected to invite more developers and businesses to build bots for Messenger. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) When we’ve got our noses poked into smartphones for hours each day, it'shard to believe that apps are starting to hit the end of the road. Yet studies consistently show that smartphone users [...]

Mark Zuckerberg And Virtual Reality Outshine Samsung's Galaxy S7

Samsung is making a bold bet on virtual reality as smartphone growth continues to slow.

Facebook Treads A Thin Line Between AdsAnd SpamOn Messenger

More than 20 businesses arenow figuring out how to talk to you on Messenger. When Facebook lets them start a chat in just few months, it risks putting some users off.

Skype Brings Group-Video Calling To iOS And Android

Six years after it launched video callingon mobile Skypehas finally caught up with Google Hangouts to bring multiple people together at once on their phones.

The Powerful Brain Behind Driverless Fleets Is Already Being Built

City authorities could more than halvetraffic on the roads if they controlled a driverless flotilla of cabs and busses.

Here's How Deliveroo Built An Army Of 5,000 Drivers In Just 3 Years

Founder William Shubikes the streets with his drivers every week to help constantly optimize his food delivery network.

Chat App Tango Lays Off Another 20% Of Its Workforce

The chat app’s constant experimenting with new features went too far, and 50 staff members are now paying the price.