WhatsApp now lets you make calls using its web app
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"WhatsApp now lets you make calls using its web app" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 11 articles from 11 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Engadget, Digital Trends, Kursiv Media and The Mac Observer. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
Synthesized from multi-source international reporting and live coverage telemetry under Newsylist open intelligence methodology.
Synthesized under Newsylist open intelligence methodology from multi-source international newsroom telemetry. Updated 53d ago.
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Introducing WhatsApp Web Calling, Plus More New Features Meta Store · 55d ago broke it first
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