The clock is ticking for some mobile platforms when it comes to WhatsApp updates. The Facebook-owned instant messaging app will end support for some smartphone platforms by the end of 2017. The company announced the news on its official website.

The popular messaging app will end support for operating systems from BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows and Nokia. According to WhatsApp's blog on devices nearing end-of-life timelines, users of BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10; Windows Phone 8.0 and older devices; and Nokia S40 will not be able to use WhatsApp properly after after December 31, 2017.

The London-based founder of Currencies 4 You flew into Faro airport on Monday morning to link up with his new Almancil office team and members of the local business community that had helped make the process of establishing a business in Portugal a simple and rewarding project.

Founder of the business, Suraj Gokani, said the professional services available in the region had been second-to-none. The sourcing of office space, refitting, setting up the corporate structure, staff employment and legal advice has run according to plan and budget, coordinated by the regional director, Simon Perks who knows his way around the market after twenty years as Santander’s ‘man in Portugal.’

Computer users in South Eastern Europe may want to review their digital security after new research revealed they are the most vulnerable to cyber crime.

Website Builder Expert (WBE), a leading online resource for small businesses looking to get online, has conducted research investigating just how vulnerable the EU is to cybercrime and found that residents in many countries may be at more risk than they realise.

I don’t know about you, but although my car is my best friend, I must confess I know little about it. I know where it hangs out, that it always looks good and that it never fails me; I can tell a steering wheel from a tyre, yet if it starts to cough or to choke and I need to take a peek under the hood, I have to admit I’m a bit lost. I can’t seem to become my best friend’s super-hero, so how am I supposed to rescue it if it gets into trouble?

Simple answer: by avoiding trouble!

Apart from regular maintenance and the mandatory inspections, the first thing you need to look out for are the panel lights: if they’re off, hit the road; if one (or more) is on, hit the brakes: your car is trying to reach out to you. Grab the manual that you should keep inside the glove compartment (if you’re old school) or simply grab your smartphone and browse the symptom. At this point, you’ll be fully aware of the benefits of communication in a relationship.

Cleantech Camp is the programme to accelerate and boost startups related to sustainable energy in Spain and Portugal.  The programme aims at promoting the technology transfer and the entrepreneurship in the the field of clean energy.

The three selected proposals with the biggest potential in the global market will receive an economic contribution and the support to accelerate their business development, an assessment process valued at more than €50,000.