The Snapchat-ification of Instagram rolls on. On Thursday, the Facebook-owned photo site said it’s bringing face filters, which superimpose digital graphics like sunglasses or a dog nose on your face, to its live video feature. The filters were already available for photos and Instagram Stories, which lets people post strings of videos and photos that …
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Instagram is bringing one of its most popular features, the Snapchat clone Stories, to web browsers on your phone. Now people can watch Stories on a handset outside the Instagram app by heading to Instagram.com. Stories are strings of photos and videos that disappear 24 hours after you’ve posted them on the Facebook-owned photo app. Instagram copied the concept — …
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What’s the hashtag for being hacked? Instagram, the 700 million-user-strong photo sharing service owned by Facebook, informed some users Wednesday that hackers gained access to phone numbers and emails of high-profile accounts. The attack came through Instagram’s API, or its software that allows other sites and apps to connect with it. The company said the bug was fixed within a …
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Now playing: Watch this: 3 easy ways to make photos look better after you take… 2:07 No matter if you have the high-end Samsung Galaxy S8, the budget Alcatel Idol 5S or even an old iPhone 6, chances are you take photos with your phone. And whether your phone has the best camera or a modest camera, there are three quick …
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So, you feel like you’ve moved on from being an Instagram newbie and want to know the more advanced tips and tricks? You’ve come to the right place. Here’s what you need to know to step up your Instagram game. 1. You can save other people’s posts I don’t know how many times I’ve seen someone’s post and wanted to …
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Facebook has quietly retired Lifestage, a few weeks short of the teen-focused social network’s first anniversary. The app, launched in August 2016, invited teens — and teens only — to take photos or videos of various things, with categories such as what you “like” and “dislike,” “how I dance” and “my best friends.” But the app, designed to be a …
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Instagram is looking to make live videos a lot more chatty by letting broadcasters add a guest to a livestream. The feature, announced Tuesday, will let people using it add someone by tapping a new icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen and hitting an “Add” button. Anyone who is watching the stream is eligible to be invited on, …
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Facebook Stories, the Snapchat-esque short-lived messages, are expanding from the social network’s phone app to your PC, too. The messages let you adorn a photo or short video with graphics, text and styles, but the missives disappear after 24 hours. The Facebook web interface you’ll see when browsing from a laptop or desktop machine now spotlights a few Stories in …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Just how viral can his underwear go? Denis Doyle/Getty Images It’s hard being an icon. Especially one who’s sculpted to perfection. Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo wants you to know that the web makes his life even harder. Or, perhaps, even more entertaining and …
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If you are feeling like Rob Kardashian because you can’t get into your Instagram account, you aren’t alone. Several users of the photo-sharing app have taken to social media in the past 24 hours to complain about not being able to log in to their accounts. An Instagram tweet this morning was swarmed by angry users accusing the service of …
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