by Mr D Martin | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
A 3D ‘lifestyle simulator’ for mobiles, Avakin Life has a notable percentage of young teens among its 1.4 million daily users. But is the content really suitable for such an impressionable audience? With revealing outfits, suggestive dance moves and private chats with...
by Mr D Martin | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Between May 2020 and January 2021, the value of audio chat discussion app Clubhouse soared from $100 million to $1 billion. Only available on Apple devices (for now), it’s currently ranked #7 in the App Store’s social networking chart: not too shabby for an app that...
by Mr D Martin | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
The multimedia messaging app Signal has been dubbed “an overnight success, years in the making”. The result of a merger between two older apps (TextSecure and RedPhone), Signal has been available since 2015, but didn’t gain notable popularity until the latter half of...
by Mr D Martin | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Online predators are using the live video chat site to take advantage of young boys and gather child sexual abuse materials, a BBC documentary has found. Omegle links random users together to engage in video or text chats and global child protection groups have voiced...
by Mr D Martin | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
With around two billion users, WhatsApp’s incorporation into the Facebook empire looked to have cemented its status as the market leader for messaging. But over recent months, the app – though still massively popular – has actually seen numbers dropping. As our guide...
by Mr D Martin | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
You might not know it – even if you have one – but most new smartphones include an array of emergency functions that could prove invaluable to you in a crisis. From sending notifications to specified contacts to connecting you rapidly with the emergency services, it’s...
