Instagram could be worth more than $100 billion, and has 1 billion users a month. So it’s not surprising that the company would roll out its own group video chat service, separate from its owner Facebook. What might surprise you: You’ll be able to keep browsing Instagram while you chat with three of your friends …
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Tech addiction is a hot topic, and rumor has it Facebook is working on a feature to help people re-engage with the real world. The tech giant is testing a tool called “Your Time on Facebook” that could help users manage time spent on the social media platform, according to screenshots shared by serial tipster Jane Manchun Wong. The purported feature …
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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 videos as they would on …
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Many of us scroll through our phones just before falling asleep and immediately after waking up. But first-year students at Eton College, an English boarding school for boys, no longer have that luxury. The students have been ordered to turn in their phones at night because of concerns around the pressures of social media, according to The Guardian. Eton College …
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Instagram gave users the the ability to re-share their friends story posts on Thursday, but it doesn’t apply to every post. If a friend tags you in their story, you’ll get a notification in your direct message thread with them. Since Thursday’s update — for 24 hours — you’ll be able to tap and see their story as a sticker, …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple may be one of the biggest tech companies in the world, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t too big to throw some grade-A shade. Just like last week’s celebrity saga of Drake vs. Pusha T and Kanye West, but less interesting and …
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Instagram users weren’t too happy when the platform announced it was implementing a new algorithm in July 2016. It gave higher priority to posts the photo-sharing app believed people cared about most, rather than displaying the most recent posts at the top of its feed. Instagram says the changes have been effective. Users had been missing half of what their …
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The CNET giveaway team keeps the prizes coming. We’ve partnered with OnePlus to give away its latest flagship phone, the May 2018 winner of our Editors’ Choice award. Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 6 review: Slick looks and blazing speed make… 3:53 According to our review, “the OnePlus 6 is blazing fast, shoots photos, has a polished refined design, and …
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If you don’t have an iPhone X or a big, honkin’ iPhone 7 Plus or 8 Plus, then your biggest gripe about your current iPhone is likely its inability to capture Portrait mode shots with the cool, artsy, blurred backgrounds. A cottage industry of apps has sprung up to approximate Portrait mode’s depth-of-field effect, but you don’t need to install …
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On Tuesday, Instagram announced you’ll soon gain the ability to mute other users. When muted, a user’s story and photos no longer show up in your feed, but for all the other person knows, you still follow them and everything is just fine. No drama. Muting an account is especially handy if you don’t want to upset a friend or …
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