WhatsApp on Monday rolled out a host of new camera features for customizing photos and video, including adding the ability to draw on images and support for taking “the perfect selfie.” WhatApp’s new camera features let you customize your images. WhatsApp One new feature, which should be familiar to anyone who has used Snapchat, adds …

Antitrust regulators for the EU have reportedly warned Alphabet it may face a large fine over anticompetitive practices involving its Android mobile operating software. Regulators want Alphabet’s Google to stop paying phone makers to preinstall Google search on their devices, Reuters reported Saturday, citing a document sent to complainants last week. The company could face a large fine if the …

Amazon reviews may become more trustworthy after the internet retail giant announced Monday that customers will see fewer incentivized reviews — ones that are posted in exchange for free or discounted products. Under Amazon’s updated community guidelines, customers are now prohibited from “creating, modifying, or posting content in exchange for compensation of any kind (including free or discounted products) or …

Apple has been ordered to pay $302.4 million to the patent holding and security software company VirnetX for infringing patents covering secure computer and mobile communications. A jury in Tyler, Texas, found Friday that Apple infringed on two patents related to its FaceTime videoconferencing application. The award also includes damages for infringement of VirnetX technology in Virtual Private Network on …

Music-streaming service Spotify is in “advanced talks” to acquire rival streaming service SoundCloud, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. An acquisition announcement could be made soon, according to the FT (subscription required), which cited people briefed on the discussions. A sales price wasn’t mentioned, but Bloomberg reported in July that SoundCloud’s owners were considering a sale that could value the company …

Apple announced a partnership on Wednesday with consulting firm Deloitte & Touche to boost sales of its mobile devices to businesses. As part of the partnership, the two companies have launched a service called Enterprise Next, in which more than 5,000 Deloitte advisors will advise clients on how to make better use of Apple products and services. Deloitte’s workforce already …

Samsung Pay, the electronics giant’s mobile-payments service, turns one year old in the US on Wednesday. The company is celebrating with new features and a prize giveaway. Samsung said Tuesday it has added support for coupons, memberships and gift cards to the service. Users can now search, save and redeem coupons within the app. Users can also use the app …

The Anti-Defamation League has added the “Pepe the Frog” meme, a cartoon image of a frog’s face, to its database of online hate symbols, which includes symbols such as the swastika. The civil rights organization noted Tuesday that the symbol, also known as the “Sad Frog” meme, did not originally have anti-Semitic connotations. But images of the frog wearing a …

If you thought buying temporary Wi-Fi access on an airplane or at a hotel was expensive, you should try being a journalist at Monday night’s presidential debate. Members of the press can expect to pay $200 to access a wireless network during Monday evening’s presidential debate at Long Island’s Hofstra University. And if they want more, they will be paying …

BlackBerry’s next Android phone might be just around the corner. Details of the unannounced handset, which the company briefly revealed by accident last week, have shown up in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission. The agency is responsible for ensuring that devices sold in the US that use radio frequencies — like phones — operate without causing harmful interference. …