Snap, the parent of ephemeral messaging app Snapchat, added to its number of daily users and raked in more revenue than expected in the third quarter, a performance fueled by people using the platform to stay in touch with family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic. In the third quarter, the number of people logging …
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The new iPhone 12 phones have improved cameras and 5G, but the iPhone 12 Pro models add 3D scanning and more advanced augmented reality via added lidar sensors. Snapchat is already updating its Lens Studio software for AR creators to take advantage of the iPhone 12 Pro’s lidar, anticipating a new wave of apps that could scan the world in …
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Google is bringing Google Assistant voice controls to select third-party Android apps, the company announced in a blog post Thursday. Examples of new, app-specific voice commands Android users can take advantage of. Google “Opening and searching within Android apps using ‘Hey Google’ is now available to all Assistant-enabled Android phones,” wrote Google product manager Adam Coimbra. “For example, you can …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Snapchat has helped over 1 million people register to vote through its app this year, a spokesperson said Thursday. The popular app, known for its disappearing messages and face filters, estimates 56% of the people it helped register this year are first-time voters …
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Pinterest is testing a tool that allows certain people to post a series of photos and videos that include text, music or voiceovers. “As we look to the future, we’ve decided it’s time to push our mission to inspire even further. It’s time to do more than connect people to what inspires them,” Evan Sharp, Pinterest’s co-founder who leads design efforts …
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You make a video of yourself to post on social media and suddenly notice that the lighting isn’t right, or you have a blemish or a wrinkle that appeared exactly where you didn’t want it. You can fix all of those issues with Facetune Video, an iPhone video-editing app from the makers of the popular selfie-editing app Facetune. Facetune Video …
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In the short video, a pigeon wearing a chef’s hat makes a Lunchables’ pizza as Italian music plays in the background. The video’s creator, San Francisco art director Pablo Rochat, then picks up the mini pizza and eats it. The quirky video might remind you of content often found on TikTok, the popular short-video app that’s recently landed in political …
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Snapchat app users will soon be able to add songs to their videos. Snap, parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly inked music rights deals with several major music companies, including Warner Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and Merlin. Snap will test the new feature in New Zealand and Australia starting Monday, according to an earlier report from Bloomberg, with …
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All eyes were on big tech Wednesday as several tech CEOs testified before a House antitrust subcommittee. While Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook defended their business practices, social media site Snapchat released its first-ever diversity report within its CitizenSnap report, which details the company’s efforts around environmentalism and inclusion. The report shows that while clear disparities remain, the app that launched back in 2011 has …
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Snapchat wants to make it a little easier for you to relax with its Headspace mini app. The mini app, which is an app within the Snapchat app, launched on Monday alongside three others including group decision-making app Let’s Do It, future-telling app Prediction Master and study app Flashcards. The Headspace mini offers a quick meditation session that you do …
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