Hillary Clinton loathes iPhone autocorrect, likes Snapchat
I want to tell you a secret: no iPhone owner is entirely happy. There’s always something that irritates. One of my iPhone annoyances is that when someone calls me, my iPhone simply doesn’t ring. For...
View ArticlePeach and the insatiable hunger for another way to Like
On my bus ride to work in San Francisco for the past couple of months, I’ve passed by the saddest row of happy-face posters in the world. They’re advertisements for Ello, the once-buzzy social...
View ArticleSnapchat is officially an app for your parents, too
It was bound to happen. Snapchat, the vaunted unicorn and once controversial app known for teens up to no good, is officially for parents, too. While this has been true for some time, that Snapchat...
View ArticleSnapchat Buying Israeli Augmented Reality Startup Cimagine: Report
Messaging app Snapchat is buying Israeli augmented reality startup Cimagine Media for an estimated $30-$40 million (roughly Rs. 203 crores – 271 crores), marking Snapchat’s first acquisition in Israel,...
View ArticleSnap Files for $3 Billion IPO, Reveals Snapchat Has 158 Million Daily Active...
Snapchat owner Snap Inc shot the opening salvo in its $3 billion (roughly Rs. 20,212 crores) initial public offering on Thursday, outlining aggressive expansion plans but offering new investors no say...
View ArticleSnapchat Parent Said to Select NYSE for IPO
Snap Inc, the owner of the popular messaging service Snapchat, has chosen Intercontinental Exchange Inc’s New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for its initial public offering (IPO), a person familiar with...
View ArticleWhat to expect when Snapchat goes public
They priced their IPO today at $17 per share, raising $3.4 billion and valuing the company at $24 billion. Like venture rounds, IPOs are fundraising events, yet instead of private investors buying the...
View ArticleGobi raises $500K to take on Snapchat
Norwegian startup Gobi raised $500,000 at a $15 million valuation to take on Snapchat with its “Stories” communication tool. The platform enables users to create public and private groups where users...
View ArticleSnapchat Snappables Launched, New Lenses for AR Games With Friends
Image and video sharing platform Snapchat announced the launch of ‘Snappables’, a new range of Lenses for sharing experiences and playing augmented reality (AR)games. Separately, Snapchat is...
View ArticleFacebook Avatars Spotted in Android App Code, Similar to Snapchat’s Bitmoji
After Stories, Camera Effects, and more such features, Facebook is now said to be cloning yet another Snapchat idea. The social media giant is working on upping its emoji game with avatars, like the...
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