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snapchat
Living
1 min read

Snapchat brings its AR Lenses to Viber on Android and iOS

Viber and Snap have teamed up to bring the latter’s new AR Lenses to the messaging platform. The partnership will integrate AR Lenses in the Viber app, enable sharing to Snapchat, as well as bring customizable Bitmoji avatars to the messaging app. The new…

Snapchat Android
Living
1 min read

Snapchat’s latest update fixes major crash bug on the iPhone app

Yesterday, Snap released an update for its iOS app which introduced a nasty bug that would prevent those who updated it to continue to use Snapchat. Basically, the app would crash at launch or just after the camera feed would pop up on the iPhone’s display.…

snapchat
E-Tailing
1 min read

Snapchat working to bring Facebook-like functionality to users

Facebook has been guilty for copying many features from competitors, but that doesn’t mean it can’t go the other way around in some instances. Snapchat is reportedly working on a brand new feature that Facebook already offers to its users for quite some time.…

Snapchat Android
Electronics
2 min read

Android users should now have a better performing Snapchat

Snapchat disseminated a tweet today announcing that it has released its new Android app. The app was rebuilt from the ground up so that it could be faster for Android users. In rebuilding its Android app, Snapchat had to take into consideration the many…

Snapshat
General
2 min read

Fitbit partners with Snapchat to make Apple Watch owners jealous

Fitbit may have joined the “true” smartwatch game a bit late compared to Samsung or Apple, but after a somewhat slow start in this potential-brimming market, the Versa seems to have put the company on the right track. The world’s second-largest smartwatch…

Snapshat Redesign
Electronics
1 min read

Snapchat will integrate a cool new feature early next month

As a result of Instagram’s dominance, Snapchat is no longer growing – the platform has actually started losing daily active users. Parent company Snap is aware of this and, in order to boost interest in the platform, will soon introduce a big new feature.…

Startups
Research
4 min read

8 Easy Startup Ideas For Asia

We live in the times of so many possibilities. Therefore starting a new business to earn some extra money could be very easy and done very quickly wherever you are – it could even be Asia. People are really into new technologies there at the moment,…

snapchat
General
2 min read

Snapchat adds new ad features for retailers

On the back of a tie-up with Amazon, which saw Snapchat commence the testing of visual search shopping, the U.S. social media firm has now debuted three advertising routes for retailers to use. The first, coming out of its initial test phase, is called…

facebook messenger
General
2 min read

Facebook defends itself against critics of social media

Facebook Inc on Friday struck back against scientific researchers and tech industry insiders who have criticized the world’s biggest social media network and its competitors for transforming how people behave and express emotion. Facebook, in a corporate blog…

uber taxi service
E-Tailing
4 min read

Uber’s use of encrypted messaging may set legal precedents

Top executives at Uber Technologies Inc used the encrypted chat app Wickr to hold secret conversations, current and former workers testified in court this week, setting up what could be the first major legal test of the issues raised by the use of encrypted…

snapchat
E-Tailing
2 min read

Turner, Snapchat ink content, ad deal

Turner and Snap are expanding their partnership by bringing new brands to Snapchat’s Discover platform, extending live coverage of Turner’s premium sports events, and working with several Turner brands to develop Snapchat shows. The deal encompasses content,…

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E-Tailing
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New Burberry collection premieres on Snapchat

Burberry first launched its Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016 collection on Snapchat. As finishing touches were being made in Burberry’s headquarters in London, looks from the collection were shared live on the mobile platform. The colletion include classic coats…