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Snapchat made a big mark on augmented reality by putting digital flower crowns on real people. Now Google may make its own mark by showing you digital information about real flowers. On Wednesday, the search giant announced a big push into augmented reality, which overlays digital images on what you’d normally see through a camera. …

Now playing: Watch this: Instagram adds face filters because of course 1:46 Last year, Instagram rolled out a Stories feature to compete with the likes of Snapchat and has been playing catch-up with features ever since, rolling out things like Boomerang, hands-free video, filters, stickers, selfie stickers and more. Today, Instagram is adding one of Snapchat users’ favorite features: face …

Now playing: Watch this: Instagram adds face filters because of course 1:46 Get ready to smile for the filter. Instagram has a new app update that lets you dress up your face in one of eight on-screen objects, from sunglasses to moving koala ears. “To see our initial set of eight face filters, simply open the camera and tap the …

We probably won’t see the next Google Pixel phone for several months, but that hasn’t stopped CNET from offering up a wish list for the upcoming device. Two big improvements we like to see for the Pixel 2, or whatever it gets called, are a better design with less bezel and waterproofing. Those two changes would go a long way …

Instagram experienced issues Monday that prevented users from uploading images to the photo-sharing app’s new Stories feature. Facebook-owned Instagram said in a tweet Monday afternoon it was aware of the problem and was working on a fix. The problem didn’t appear to prevent users from viewing previously uploaded images. Facebook, which bought Instagram for $1 billion five years ago, has …

Just think of all the brunch pics 700 million Instagram users can generate. The photo-sharing app hit just that milestone of monthly active users, according to a blog post Wednesday. Since December, Instagram has racked up 100 million new users, a growth of 16.7 percent in a single quarter. The company, founded in 2010 and bought by Facebook in 2012, …

If you follow celebrities on Instagram, you probably find it hard to tell which posts are ads. That could soon change. The Federal Trade Commission has sent over 90 reminders to what it calls “influencers” — celebrities, athletes, models and the like — asking them to clearly state at the beginning of each post if they were paid to endorse …

Wait, what? Reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry is off social media?!?! Temporarily. The Golden State Warriors sharpshooter tells ESPN he’s removed every social media app from his phone during the NBA playoffs as his team goes for its second championship in three years. “When you’re really trying to zone in and keep your focus, you don’t want to have any …

Forty-six percent of Instagram users have tried the new bookmark feature since it rolled out in December 2016. Now with Instagram you not only can save the images and videos you want to check out later, you can also organize them into collections. If this sounds a lot like Pinterest, you’re right. Each collection is like a board and every …

Instagram took another page from the Snapchat playbook on Tuesday when it announced that it’s bringing disappearing photos and videos to its messaging platform, Instagram Direct. That means you can now send photo and video messages in addition to text. What’s more, these visual messages are only visible for a short amount of time before your contact can’t access them …