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Snapchat unveils a major redesign of its mobile app
Snapchat has unveiled a redesign of its mobile application which focusses more on personal interests rather than friends post. Snapchat‘s parent company Snap has made the application more user-friendly due to competition from rival messaging apps such as Facebook. The new
Facebook is copying Snapchat yet again, this time it’s ‘Streaks’
After stealing Stories and Face filters from Snapchat and incorporating it in Instagram, Facebook’s Messenger has set its eyes on Snapchat’s Streaks this time, a game that encourages friends to send messages back and forth for consecutive days. Twitter user
Skype brings Snapchat-like AI photo effects
Snapchat may not be doing wonders for Snap but its surely a huge source of inspiration for other social media platforms. The latest copy-cat in the long list is Skype that has added a string of Snapchatesque photo effects to its mobile
Snapchat is down for thousands of users
Snapchat was down for about three hours and as usual social media users freaked out. Some social media users noticed the outage when they couldn’t upload photos to their accounts. It wasn’t too long before the hashtag #Snapchatdown started trending. The
Snapchat introduces Ghost Mode, shooting longer videos among other features
Snapchat has announced some new features for the Android and iOS version of the app to speed up things for the users. Snapchat has launched some awesome features including- shooting videos for a longer duration, sharing links with just one
Snap may have thousands of unsold Spectacles: Report
Snap’s overhyped Snapchat Spectacles aren’t a hot commodity in the market right now. A report from The Information claims that thousands of the company’s unsold Spectacles are lying in a warehouse in China. Snap apparently over-estimated the demand for the product,
Snapchat is going to launch an augmented reality art platform
Snapchat has launched a mystery clock countdown on its website art.snapchat.com that only contains a photo of Central Park in New York City with people sitting on an open lawn. Software Engineer and Twitter user Jonah Grant have uncovered the
Google and Snapchat are hosting a geofilter coding contest for teens
Google’s Made With Code and Snap are collaborating to bring a geofilter coding contest called #MyFutureMe for the teens. The competition will give one lucky teen an opportunity to create an official Snap lens. #MyFutureMe is aimed to show teenagers that
Snapchat’s new sky filters make your boring photos exciting
Snapchat has released a new sky filter to celebrate its sixth birthday. The latest filter lets users change the background of their image using technology that helps detect when there is the sky in the photos. Now, anytime the app
Snapchat brings in-app geo-filter making tool to Europe
Snapchat, known for its huge list of cool features has added another one to the list. The in-app geo-filter making tool which was previously available in the US only is now going to be available for the users in Europe too.
Snap’s Q2 earnings report was a big disappointment
Snap reported a worse-than-expected quarterly earnings as it missed Wall Street expectations on both fronts- revenue and user growth. Snap said its daily active users (DAUs) reached 173 million in the quarter ended June 30, with a 4.2 percent growth rate, slower
Have you downloaded Sarahah, the latest app sensation in town?
We have a new app-sensation in town that’s been spreading like wildfire. Meet Sarahah, an app that has been downloaded millions of times on Google Play and Apple’s App Store since its launch in June. The app allows users to search
Google creates ‘Stamp’ inspired by Snapchat Discover
Google Alphabet recently announced a news product called ‘Stamp’ that would serve up articles in a mobile magazine-like design, which is quite similar to Snapchat‘s Discover service. Google Stamp is in the early stages of testing with the publishers. “The success of
WhatsApp hits 1bn daily users; Stories feature used by 250mn everyday
Facebook recently announced that it has a daily user count of 2 billion members. Now, WhatsApp has revealed that it has hit a daily user base of 1 billion members. Whatsapp Status, its version of Snapchat Stories now has 250
Snapchat adds new editing features; Snap’tacles’ arrive on Amazon
Snapchat is adding new tools to its platform that makes recording and editing a lot easier. The first feature is Multi-Snap that lets users take up to six consecutive, 10-second video Snaps at once. Previously, users were limited to recording one 10-second video at a
Facebook in talks with Hollywood for original shows: Report
Facebook’s fondness with videos is no secret. Now, to up its game, the social media giant is in talks with Hollywood studios for original scripted TV shows, in some cases offering up to $3 million per episode, according to The
Skype gets Snapchat-inspired makeover
If you thought Facebook is the only one enamoured by Snapchat, think again. In a bid to keep pace with Gen Y chatting apps, Microsoft has launched a completely revamped version of Skype application inspired by today’s most popular chatting
Uber is rolling out Snapchat custom filters in India
Ride-sharing app Uber will begin a phased roll-out of a unique integration with Snapchat in India from tomorrow. With this new feature, riders will be able to unlock custom Snapchat filters on their ride. From letting their friends know when they’ll
When will Instagram stop cloning Snapchat like features?
Instagram, the photo-sharing app is back with one more feature that will keep your Stories trunk always full. But before jumping to the features, we will first address the most obvious question here. Is this new feature copied from Snapchat?
Instagram & Snapchat, the most detrimental social networking app for teenagers: Study
While social media platforms are proving out to be a boon for business owners, on the other end, it is leaving a negative effect on teenagers. We all knew it, but now we have numbers to prove the fact. According
