Snapchat adds new ‘Stories’ feature to detail your day
Snap-happy app(y) Snapchat has enjoyed great success ever since it launched on smartphones. These days the photo and video sharing service sees around 350 million pictures displayed every day, which is...
View ArticleSnapchat passed ‘about a dozen’ unopened messages onto US law enforcement...
Think those cheeky Snapchats are completely safe? Maybe not according to a new blog post from the company. According to Micah Schaffer, the person in charge of trust and safety issues at Snapchat, law...
View ArticleSnapchat said to turn down $3 billion from Facebook
Snapchat is a pretty popular app, as we all know. Just how popular? How does a $3 billion offer of sale sound? That’s apparently the amount Facebook was willing to dish out for the social service. Not...
View ArticleSnapchat comes to Windows Phone in unofficial form
Snapchat has been gracing iOS and Android platforms for quite a while now, and there’s no denying that the app is a smash hit – with millions of photos shared on the service each and every day. Windows...
View ArticleMobile apps Snapchat, Tinder and Candy Crush win Crunchies tech awards
The tech industry’s big Oscars-style awards event the Crunchies took place in San Francisco last night and the big mobile winners included Snapchat, Tinder and Candy Crush Saga. The ephemeral photo app...
View ArticleSnapchat to add video calls and text chat as part of major update releasing...
Snapchat, the ephemeral instant messaging service, has announced that it will be offering an old-school chat interface and video chat as well. Consequently, users can swipe right on a friend’s name in...
View ArticleTop 5 anonymous social apps
With the recent announcement that the anonymous social networking app Secret will soon be available on Android, now is a good time to look at the rise of similar apps that encourage sociability but...
View ArticleFacebook to release Snapchat-style video messaging app?
It seems that Facebook was not hampered by its unsuccessful attempt at acquiring Snapchat (reportedly for a billion dollar sum), and is now going it alone by building its own ephemeral video messaging...
View ArticleSnapchat update brings location-based filters to LA and NYC
A rumoured Snapchat update that lets users unlock certain filters depending on their location has been in the works for a while now. The popular messaging service had been previously testing out the...
View ArticleSnapchat could soon offer money transfers and e-commerce as it looks to monetise
Two trademarks recently filed by the ephemeral messaging app Snapchat point the way to its planned monetisation, in the wake of its burgeoning popularity. The trademarks spotted by TechCrunch and filed...
View ArticlePhantom is the Snapchat-like app that brings self-destructing photos to...
A new app entitled Phantom lets users post self-destructing photos and videos to a vast range of social networking sites and blogs, including Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Content uploaded to those...
View ArticleSnapchat wants you to discover news and ads through its new service
Despite being one of the most popular apps among young smartphone users and boasting a $10bn valuation, Snapchat hasn’t monetised its app. Previously it was mentioned that Snapchat may charge for...
View ArticleSnapchat now has over 100 mn monthly users and is valued at $10bn
We all know that Snapchat is popular among younger users – or “millenials” as they’re annoyingly referred to – but just how many people actually use the app? Well, it turns out that it’s a sizeable...
View ArticleTop 5 – Snapchat alternatives
As is usually the case with a successful app, Snapchat has spawned its fair share of imitators. What’s more intriguing, however, are the big names that are so blatantly plagiarising it. The main...
View ArticleSnapchat still not heading to Apple Watch
At the recent Re/code Code Conference, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel said that the company considered developing a light version of Snapchat for the Apple Watch but back-peddled because it made little...
View ArticleNo more tired thumbs – Snapchat gets Tap to View
Snapchat got updated yesterday with a number of much-needed features to enhance the user experience. One of the more archaic features of Snapchat finally got a much needed improvement yesterday when...
View ArticleDavid Cameron wants to stop terrorism by banning WhatsApp…
David Cameron, the UK’s Prime Minister, hopes to prevent terrorism by passing a new law that bans messaging apps using encrypted messages. If passed, the new law could impose bans on WhatsApp, Snapchat...
View ArticleLatest Snapchat update sucks battery life from phones
The latest Snapchat update has been severely draining the battery on some phones, according to some reports. The update was released last night and, although it changes the picture sharing app’s...
View ArticleSnapchat triples views in six months
Snapchat confirmed to The Financial Times viewership has grown exponentially, with people viewing 6 billion snaps a day. Snapchat has grown as an app by including new features that keeps users engaged...
View ArticleiOS exclusive Snapchat feature finally comes to Android
A big feature for Snapchat that was previously only available for iOS has come to Android at last. The Android version of Snapchat has always been devoid of several features that could be found in the...
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