Trends with Benefits: Google Daydream VR challenges Samsung, also Snapchat Sunglasses?
On this week's podcast we compare the top mobile VR headsets, Google Daydream View and Samsung Gear VR. Snapchat also wants a place on your face, they're hoping the convenience of Snapchat Sunglasses will get more users on Snapchat.
Facebook’s Flash photo-sharing app eyes emerging markets as a Snapchat clone
With Snapchat controlling a major stake in the photo-sharing market, Facebook hopes its latest effort, Flash, can gain a foothold.
Snapchat wants you to apply its crazy new lenses to the world around you
Snapchat wants you to start using your phone’s rear camera for more than just snapping selfies all the time, with the aid of its new World Lenses.
Google venture capital arm quietly took an interest in Snapchat
Alphabet has quietly disclosed a Snapchat investment through its rebranded CapitalG venture capital arm, previously known as Google Capital.
Facebook’s WhatsApp is testing a feature like Snapchat Stories
Facebook loves Snapchat Stories so much that it brought it to Instagram, and is currently testing it for Messenger and WhatsApp.
Trends with Benefits: The Google Project Tango revolution, Uber gets an upgrade
This summer Pokemon Go brought augmented reality to the masses, at least for a couple of months. Now Google's Project Tango aims to take AR to the next level, but are we ready for that? Also, Uber wants you yo Snapchat about your ride.
Report: Facebook tried to buy South Korean Snapchat clone Snow
Facebook reportedly tried to buy South Korean app (and Snapchat clone) Snow over the summer after learning about its popularity in Asia.
Facebook is borrowing from Snapchat … yet again
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Snapchat should be tickled pink at this point by Facebook's shameless attempts to emulate its style.
Facebook’s Lifestage app for high school teens arrives on Android
Facebook's Lifestage app aimed at exclusively at high school teens is now available on Android. Will it replace Snapchat as every teen's favorite platform?
NBA ups Snapchat presence with weekly Discover channel, Bitmoji integration
The NBA is expanding its content partnership with Snapchat to bring even more behind-the-scenes and in-game footage to the app.
Instagram recommends Stories based on your interests in the Explore tab
Instagram is bringing suggested Stories to its Explore tab in a bid to help its users follow more people. The update may ring alarm bells for Snapchat.
Snapchat story playlists put you in charge of the viewing experience
Snapchat has scrapped its auto-advance function in favor of a new Story playlist feature that’s all about personal curation.
Instagram Stories is a hit with 100 million daily views just 2 months following its launch
Instagram Stories is establishing itself as a viable alternative to Snapchat, hitting 100 million daily views a mere two months since it was introduced.
Customize your WhatsApp photos and videos with doodles, text, and emojis
WhatsApp is the latest Facebook-owned app to emulate Snapchat courtesy of its camera update, which lets you draw, add text and emojis to images and videos.
Snapchat clone Snow lands $45M from Japanese messaging giant Line
Japanese messaging behemoth Line just poured $45 million into a South Korean Snapchat clone in an effort to increase its social footprint.
Selfie snappers, the ‘ballot selfie’ ban in New Hampshire is no more
In case you hadn't heard, there's a pretty big election happening in November, and in the age of the selfie a good many folks will want to snap a shot in the ballot booth. Some states ban the practice, but in New Hampshire you're now in the clear.
Don’t ‘get’ Snapchat? Its weirdest, most innovative creators may change your mind
Beneath the confusing surface of Snapchat is a creative, entertaining community that may just be worth the effort to join.
Donald Trump creates a “Crooked Hillary” Snapchat filter, but will it work?
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump buys Snapchat's national geofilter ahead of Monday night's debate with Hillary Clinton.
Is Snapchat plotting more acquisitions in the wake of its debt-financing deal?
Snapchat's formidable buying power could be set to receive a significant boost thanks to the company securing a new line of credit led by Morgan Stanley.
Snapchat closing Local Stories feature, cutting jobs to focus on live events
Snapchat is reportedly killing off its Local Stories feature in an effort to focus its resources on bigger live attractions.
This could be the biggest indication yet that Snapchat is building AR glasses
Those rumors of a Snapchat AR wearable refuse to go away. This time, the speculation is being fuelled by the company's decision to join the Bluetooth SIG.
Go vertical: Portrait orientation is no longer scourge of photo and video
Individual creators and news outlets alike are embracing vertical photos and videos due to the proliferation of mobile devices.
Snapchat gets major update with new captions, discovery tools, and geofilter themes
Snapchat has just launched a major update to its iOS app and its custom geofilters. The update brings with it new text captions and discovery tools.
Take control of an 8-bit Serena Williams in Snapchat’s first multilevel game
Snapchat just got its first multi-level game courtesy of Gatorade. "Serena Williams Match Point" comes just in time for the U.S. Open.
Snapchat plans to use your behavior to target you with ads
Snapchat is reportedly planning to introduce ad targeting options based on your in-app activity to its API (application programming interface).
Snapchat’s live sports filters touching down at high schools
Snapchat is expanding its live sports geofilters to include high school football games. The app says the filters will appear at 5,000 games per week.
Report: Apple developing iPhone-based social video app to take on Snapchat
Apple may be planning to take on Snapchat with a video messaging feature of its own. It's also developing "social features" it plans to debut next year.
No stopping Snapchat: App predicted to reach 217M users by end of 2017
Snapchat is set to add almost 70 million extra users by the end of 2017 to take its total user base to 217 million, according to a new report.
Instagram adds two new rather significant video features in quiet update
Instagram's latest updates comes without a big announcement, but the two new video features are pretty significant -- and still imitate Snapchat.
Snapchat may be buying search and discovery app Vurb for $110M
Launching in 2011 as a niche messaging app, Snapchat has since added a ton of new features to boost its functionality and appeal. Its latest area of interest appears to be search and discovery following reports of talks to acquire mobile app Vurb for $110M.
New remote unlock hack compounds VW’s problems
Researchers have discovered that a relatively simple hack makes it easy to break into most VW vehicles manufactured since 1995.
Snapchat courts charges of racism again, this time with ‘yellowface’ filter
Dubbed "yellowface" by a very incensed Twitterverse, a new Snapchat filter released earlier this week turned users into stereotypical Asian caricatures.
Snapchat-style selfie filters being tested during Olympics may be coming to Facebook
Facebook users in Brazil and Canada will see a new option when they open the app starting Friday: a Snapchat-inspired selfie camera, complete with filters.
Spotify unleashes Release Radar weekly playlist sporting all-new music
The new playlist is a riff on Discover Weekly and uses a new audio-based system for matching it to listener preferences.