WhatsApp calls may not be as cost-effective as you first thought

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 19:46

WhatsApp calls, which require a mobile or Wi-Fi internet connection, allows users to make free phone calls to WhatsApp contacts, wherever they are in the world, the Daily Express reported.

Gmail users can now star favorite contacts, sync them with Android

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 13:13

Google has announced that the Gmail users will now be able to star their frequently used contacts and also sync them with their Favorites section on their Android phones.

Facebook releases updated iOS Messenger app for Android with phone number integration

Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 14:52

Facebook has released an updated iOS Messenger app with an added ability to message real-life contacts, who aren't on friends list.

Iran arrests 11 reporters over `foreign contacts`

Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2013, 16:06

Authorities in Iran have arrested 11 journalists accused of cooperation with foreign-based, Persian-language media organizations.

BEWARE! Skype bug sending private messages to random people

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 09:41

Skype has confirmed that a glitch in its software has been sending copies of messages to random contacts. Many ‘shocked’ Skype users complained that private instant messages had been re-sent to other contacts.

Google now restricts Facebook access to Gmail contacts

Last Updated: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 17:19

Google has restricted Facebook from grabbing information about its users` contacts in Gmail.

Afghan govt opens direct contacts with Haqqani network

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 21:01

To step up pace of reconciliation talks, the Afghan government has opened direct contacts with al Qaeda linked Haqqani faction of Taliban, which is believed to have close ties to Pakistan`s military intelligence.

Arms sales to Taiwan major irritant in Sino-US ties: China

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 21:05

US and China on Tuesday resumed their military-to-military level contacts snapped in January.

Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban

Last Updated: Friday, March 19, 2010, 17:59

The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret UN contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the UN`s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday.