Software

The Information Regulator of South Africa has informed Parliament that it is considering all its options in its engagements with WhatsApp over the changes it has made to its privacy policy.

There are several major WhatsApp changes in the works.

Microsoft's Edge browser was recently found to be blocking users from downloading Mozilla Firefox, one of its main competitors. 

WhatsApp users will have no choice but to accept the app's new privacy policy if they wish to keep using the messaging platform, otherwise features will be systematically reduced until the app is unusable.

Google said it will create a new safety section in its Play mobile-app store that will let Android smartphone users see what data developers collect about them and share, plus give access to additional privacy and security information.

Developers of the Debian Linux distribution have re-elected Capetonian Jonathan Carter as the leader of the free operating system project.

A South African engineer was hit with a R100,000 legal demand after he was caught with unlicensed software on his computer.

Here are some of the features expected to arrive with Google's next major Android update.

Synthesis Cloud Optimisation Practice Lead Jean-Pierre Pienaar discusses what it means to have a well-architected cloud solution and how customers design and run cloud workloads.

Following a beta testing period of around three months, Apple has released the much-anticipated iOS 14.5 to all iPhone users. 

ITGLOBAL.COM's Evgeniya Kosareva talks about the new technological trends in telecoms software development and why ISPs should choose VAS solutions.

YouTube is rolling out new video quality controls to its mobile app which will automatically help save data usage on a user's connection.

Apple Inc. is readying a major revamp of its mobile software that will include an upgrade to how users handle notifications, a redesigned iPad Home Screen, an updated Lock Screen, and additional privacy protections for its flagship devices.

Music-streaming service Spotify Technology SA and Match Group Inc., which operates online dating apps, accused Apple Inc. of squeezing software developers that depend on its App Store to reach customers.

Facebook Inc. will announce on Monday a suite of new audio products, including its own take on Clubhouse, as well as a push into podcasts aided by Spotify Technology.