Building on its stories format and augmented reality lenses, the camera app Snapchat launched its video-recording spectacles last year in the U.S. Now…
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New ‘archive’ feature on Instagram lets users temporarily hide posts
Instagram has started to launch a new “archive” feature which will give users an alternative to permanently deleting posts from their feed…
What is the purple flower reaction on Facebook and why can’t I get it in the UK?
You’ve probably seen and been baffled by, the new purple flower that’s popped up among the reaction emojis on Facebook. You’r…
A new Snapchat feature includes snaps that go on forever and ever…
Snapchat’s update yesterday has delivered a feature that may come as a blessing to some, but to others seem as though it undermines everything t…
Instant Games now available to everyone on the Facebook Messenger app
Yesterday, Facebook announced the worldwide release of Instant Games on the Messenger app that includes classic titles such as Pac-Man and Galaga. In…
Twitter eyes new 24/7 live video network
Twitter has announced plans to launch a 24/7 live video service. The social networking company, which posted better-than-expected earnings results thi…
Apple reportedly signs a deal with the social media app Musical.ly
A new report by Recode claims that Apple have signed a deal with the popular video music app Musical.ly which will see Apple Music supply the song cli…
Facebook release AR image filters and interactive experiences to new Camera Effects platform
Facebook’s F8 conference took place yesterday during which the company announced the launch of new software platforms that mix augmented reality…
Web’s inventor asks whether Twitter is “good for the planet”
The London-born computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited with the original creation of the World Wide Web, has implied that Twitter sho…
Twitter introduces stripped-down, web-based app Twitter Lite
Taking account of the world’s many mobile devices that are too technologically primitive to effectively run Twitter’s main apps, the micro…
WhatsApp bringing peer-to-peer payments to India in months?
India, where WhatsApp has over 200 million users and its largest market, might only have to wait six months before it can start making peer-to-peer pa…
Twitter considering charging for ‘premium subscriptions’
During the last three months of 2016, Twitter saw a decline in user activity and lost more than £100 million. Over the year, the social networking sit…