In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap, WhatsApp retains and stores chat logs even after those chats have been deleted, according to a report, and Sony posts a surprise quarterly profit.
WhatsApp chats not being deleted
WhatsApp retains and stores chat logs even after those chats have been deleted, according to a report by iOS researcher Jonathan Zdziarski.
Zdziarski found that traces of the chats remained even after the logs had been deleted and can easily be accessed using a backup and recovery tool.
Via: My Gaming
Sony posts $205m profit
Sony posted a surprise quarterly profit as strength in its PlayStation division outweighed a slowdown in sales of image sensors.
The company reported net income of 21.2 billion yen ($205 million) in the quarter through June, compared with the average analysts' expectation for a 39 billion-yen loss. The firm maintained its forecast for annual profit of 80 billion yen.
Via: Bloomberg
Pets smart feeder breaks
Owners of smart pet-feeding device Petnet were told to "feed their pets manually" after a server problem stopped the device from working. Petnet allows owners to schedule and control feeding via a smartphone app.
Adam Simon, an analyst with research company Context, said it was important users "always had a manual back-up" for smart systems.
Via: BBC
Apple sells its billionth iPhone
Apple on Wednesday announced that it has sold its billionth iPhone. The original iPhone went on sale on 29 June, 2007.
The news, which comes a day after the Cupertino giant announced its quarterly earnings for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016. In its latest quarter, Apple sold 40.4 million iPhone devices.
Via: Mashable
Twitter awards hacker
Twitter has awarded an Indian white-hat hacker $10 080 for discovering a security flaw in Vine, its short-form video platform. The hacker, Avinash Singh, was able to use the exploit to access the service's source code.
Singh reported the issue to Twitter in March. Soon after, the company fixed the flaw and gave him a reward of $10,080 through the bug bounty start-up HackerOne.
Via: Mashable
Google app blocks spam calls
Google is taking action against spam callers with a new version of its phone app for Android devices that identifies and helps block spammers.
The phone app update, which is part of Google's efforts to separate core phone features from operating system updates, is available for the company's Nexus line of smartphones and Android One devices, including the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X.
Via: The Guardian
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