Instagram is ready for its closeup. The Facebook-owned photo app on Wednesday unveiled IGTV, a standalone mobile app focused on programming from creators on the platform. Video on the app will be vertical and full-screen, and content will start playing right when a user opens the app. The idea is for creators to post polished …
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Video on Facebook is about to get more interactive. Facebook on Tuesday announced a grab-bag of developments for video on its giant social network, including the addition of interactivity features that can turn anyone into the Scott Rogowsky of their own HQ Trivia-like empire. Facebook also said it’s widening ways for people to make money off their videos on Facebook, like …
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If you rely on Facebook Messenger to chat with friends (I do) and you’re on an iPhone or iPad (not me), you might have noticed the app is crashing a lot today. According to The Verge, that’s because you downloaded Messenger version 170.0, which was just released yesterday. It seems to have a bug which makes the app crash as soon …
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The Amazfit Bip is an Apple Watch lookalike that’s more like a Pebble under the hood — and overall a pretty nice blend of the two. It normally sells for $100, but I’ve shared it at $80 and $75. Today, and for a limited time, you can get the Amazfit Bip for $69.99 shipped with promo code CHEAPSKATE. buy a …
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Snapchat wants to take over on your smartphone. Snap on Thursday launched Snap Kit, a platform for developers that’ll let them integrate Snapchat’s experiences into other apps. This means you can expect to start seeing filters, bitmoji and stories outside Snapchat, a Snap spokesperson said in a release. Like Snap’s recent expansion of friendmoji, it’s yet another move by the …
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The World Cup begins today and you can watch it in VR if you have a mobile Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR headset. Facebook’s Oculus Venues app, a place for watching live events in VR, is adding free livestreams of selected World Cup games via Fox Sports for US viewers over the next couple of weeks. The Venues app projects these matches into …
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Apple changed its App Store rules last week to restrict how developers gather, use and share information about iPhone users’ friends, according to a Tuesday report from Bloomberg. In the past, some developers asked users for access to their phone contacts and used the information for marketing. They may also have shared or sold the data, without permission from the …
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Rejoice, now you can “yelp” ads on Facebook. Facebook has launched a new tool that aims to identify ads with inaccurate information. Starting Tuesday, you can review businesses that you’ve purchased from and let other users know if the advertised products have met your expectations. “We spoke with people who have purchased things from Facebook advertisers, and the two biggest …
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Vietnam is taking a leaf out of China’s book when it comes to regulating the internet. Legislators in Vietnam have approved a law requiring global tech firms with operations in the country to keep user data there, Reuters reported Tuesday. In addition, social media companies like Facebook will have to remove offending content from their platforms within one day of …
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Facebook added Arabic to its language options in the latest version of its iPhone app in the Middle East and North Africa. The move helps the people across the region use the social media platform in their native language, the company said in a press release. Arabic is widely spoken amongst the 169 million people who use Facebook on mobile …
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