By now you’ve probably seen those photos popping up all over social networks of your friends’ faces looking a little smoother or scruffier than they usually do. Three new filters on Snapchat have folks playing around with their looks. Two filters embrace gender fluidity by merging their facial features with traits associated with the opposite sex. One filter makes …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple updated its ARKit tool set to make it easier for iPhone augmented-reality apps to capture people’s movements by pointing the camera at them and recognize when somebody steps in front of an AR digital creation, known as people occlusion. The announcements, made at …
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If you had troubles with YouTube or Gmail on Sunday, those issues should now be fixed. Google Cloud had been experiencing widespread problems Sunday, which wreaked havoc on YouTube, Snapchat, Gmail, Discord and a host of other popular apps and services across the eastern United States. YouTube wasn’t completely down for CNET’s John Falcone in Brooklyn Sunday, but some videos were inaccessible, at …
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When you think of cutting-edge displays, you probably picture a giant modular screen or even a rollable TV. Mojo Vision has just showed me the complete opposite: a tiny monochrome display measuring half a millimeter across that I can only see under a microscope. The Silicon Valley startup is working on what it calls “invisible computing” technology. Rather than constantly …
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Snap, the company behind Snapchat, is reportedly seeking licenses that would allow users to add music to their posts on the platform. The company is hoping to secure broad rights to catalogues from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group, according to a Friday report by The Wall Street Journal. Snapchat users would then have the option …
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Facebook is holding its annual developer conference, F8, this week. During the opening keynote on Tuesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg assured users the company is focusing on privacy and touted a new mantra: “The future is private.” In addition to trying to convince users the company has begun to take privacy seriously, there were plenty of new features, apps and product …
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Snapchat has begun rolling out its own set of games called Snap Games. Similar to Pokemon Go, you can team up with your friends and play together. Like with Facebook games, you invite your friends to play your favorite games. Battle against your friends in the Bitmoji Party mini-games using your Bitmoji character, or work as a team to defeat …
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It appears the flood of privacy and fake news scandals in recent years hasn’t deterred Americans from using social media. The percent of people who say they use social media platforms has remained relatively consistent compared with 2018, according to a Pew survey published Wednesday. Facebook is still one of the most popular social media platforms among US adults, with …
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Snapchat is leveling up on mobile games. The company on Thursday introduced new games to its platform during the Snap Partner Summit. Snap Games is launching with six games, rolling out worldwide Thursday. The games, which let you play with friends on Snapchat, include Bitmoji Party, Tiny Royale, Snake Squad, C.A.T.S. Drift Race, Zombie Rescue Squad and Alphabear Hustle, according …
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Face on your face? Sure, why not. I used to do that with the Pebble watch years ago. There’s now a Bitmjoji watch face for the Fitbit Versa and Fitbit Ionic, which does exactly what you think it does: Your little avatar can hop onto your watch. Fitbit says there are over 50 Bitmoji animations on the watch face that …
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