Snapchat’s latest update brings your Bitmoji characters to life with the use of World Lenses – live filters that add augmented reality to …
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Instagram: hackers may have obtained information from some ‘high-profile’ accounts
Last night, Instagram alerted users that there had been a security breach which may have exposed the contacts of some ‘high-profile’ users…
Apple has raised over $3 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
Yesterday Apple’s CEO Tim Cook sent out an email to all Apple employees which addressed the devastation that Hurricane Harvey has wrought in sou…
Share portrait and landscape shots in Instagram galleries
Back in February, Instagram launched a new gallery feature that allowed you to share multiple photos or videos within one post. However, posts shared …
Your comments on Instagram will now be organized into threads
The ever-popular social media site Instagram has followed in the footsteps of its parent company Facebook with the launch of organized thread comments…
What’s the deal with Snapchat’s new Crowd Surf feature?
Snapchat’s new ‘Crowd Surf’ feature is the company’s latest bid to combat increasing competition from its main rival Instagram…
Facebook launches its own original video content
Facebook is the latest site to jump on the bandwagon of ‘original video content’ and will be rolling out a number of shows to a small grou…
WhatsApp used by one billion users a day
WhatsApp has confirmed that more than one billion people use its service every day. Last year, the Facebook-owned messaging service announced that one…
Facebook turns off link preview editing to crack down on fake news
Facebook is attempting to crack down on fake news by removing the ability for Page admins to edit the link preview of content they share on the social…
Facebook Messenger introduces advertisements
Facebook has finally begun to monetize its popular Messenger platform, with the first home screen ads appearing on the application for users around th…
Facebook to test paid subscriptions through Instant Articles
As competition heats up with Apple News and Google News, Facebook’s own news consumption platform, Instant Articles, will be getting bolstered. …
What is the new ‘Snap Map’ and how to disable it
The most recent update from the photo sharing app Snapchat has sparked a number of privacy concerns, mainly from parents, who fear that it may be dang…