Snapchat just added a Pokemon filter and the world will never be the same
When it comes to uber-popular mobile apps there are names that literally everyone will recognize. Both Snapchat and Pokemon Go are among them, and a …
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Snap shares down 13% after quarterly loss of $443 million
Earnings season upon us and Snap Inc., formerly known as Snapchat, released its earnings report for the quarter that just ended. Suffice it to say, …
Instagram just stole Snapchat’s most iconic feature, which surprises no one
The never-ending game of copycat between Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat may have just reached its inevitable peak. Just days after Snapchat adopted a very Instagram-like …
Facebook is ‘crushing’ Snapchat, according to Wall Street
When Snap Inc hit the public stock market in March, it was just the latest in a long list of booming tech IPOs. Two months …
Snapchat shares fall 25% after bad earnings
Snap, the parent company of renowned selfie app Snapchat, just reported its first set of earnings as a public company. The news was not good, …
Snapchat gives Facebook a taste of its own medicine by stealing new feature from Instagram
The relationship between Facebook and Snapchat has historically been pretty one-sided. Snapchat comes up with new features, those features become super popular, and then Facebook …
Instagram’s Snapchat clone is now more popular than the real thing
It probably pains Snapchat to hear how many people enjoy Snapchat features on apps created by one of its biggest rivals, but that’s exactly what’s …
Snapchat CEO doesn’t want poor people using his app, lawsuit claims
Earlier this year, a former Snapchat employee named Anthony Pompliano filed suit against Snap Inc. for inflating user numbers and flat-out lying to investors about …
Instagram’s copy of Snapchat is now complete
Just a few days ago, Facebook completed its Snapchat cloning process by adding a new feature to its mobile app that lets users share ephemeral …
Facebook just stole pretty much everything left to steal from Snapchat
Snapchat will totally hate it, but Facebook now basically offers all of the Snapchat app’s functionality right inside its main Facebook mobile app. It just …
What Facebook designers think about ‘copying’ Snapchat’s features
It’s no secret that Facebook wants to dominate mobile and, in turn, views any mobile app that enjoys a sizable user base as a …
Facebook just totally ripped off Snapchat Stories, but that’s hardly a surprise
Another day, anther Facebook feature that looks like a complete and total clone of something Snapchat has been doing for ages. This time Snapchat’s Stories …
Facebook copies Snapchat again with a ‘new’ WhatsApp feature
Today, WhatsApp announced that it’s adding a new feature, called Status, to its notorious app. The feature goes into beta in France and the Netherlands …
Snapchat Spectacles are finally available online
Late last year Snapchat — sorry, “Snap” — surprised the world by deciding that its highly popular app wasn’t enough to satisfy its dreams of …
How Snapchat and Facebook’s billionaires are changing rules to keep power forever
As part of the papers filed for its IPO yesterday, Snpachat’s parent company Snap revealed the ownership and power structure that the company will use …
Snap sees Apple as a significant competitor ahead of its big IPO
Snapchat — well, Snap — is finally going public, as the company filed for a $3 billion IPO. The documentation it filed with the Securities …
Instagram is finally adding one of its most-requested features
In the latest beta version of Instagram for Android, everyone’s favorite selfie app has revealed a major upcoming change: the ability to add multiple photos …
Snapchat finally fixed one of the app’s biggest problems
Snapchat is one of the most popular apps on the planet, and the second most active social media platform to boot, which is why it’s …
Snapchat adds group chat just in time for the holidays
Snapchat allows you to share snippets of your life with all of your friends and family members, but when it comes to communicating with others …
Someone already invented a way to secretly record you with Snapchat Spectacles
Just when you thought personal privacy was as dead as it could ever get, someone has devised a way to allow Snapchat’s trendy new Spectacles …
Oh look, Facebook is copying Snapchat again
Facebook has a long and storied history of being “inspired” by other apps and then implementing those new features only to kill them off again …
‘Less creepier than Google Glass’: Snapchat Spectacles as social media’s hottest ‘sexcessory’
Snapchat is a known showcase for tidbits from life, but for some users of the the new Snapchat Spectacles, it presents a whole new opportunity: …
Four Kansas cheerleaders are suspended for ‘KKK go Trump’ Snapchat photo
Snapchat has made a name for itself as the go-to app for sharing things that you might not want the whole world to see. That …
People are paying truly stupid amounts of money for Snapchat Spectacles
In 1759 Adam Smith, the father of modern economics, wrote that an “invisible hand” guides supply and demand, creating an equilibrium that advances the interests …
Snapchat unveils $129 sunglasses that can record video in 10-second snippets
In an unexpected if not utterly bizarre move, Snapchat over the weekend introduced a new piece of Snapchat-oriented hardware: Snapchat glasses. That’s right, Snapchat CEO …
Can we talk about how bad Snapchat’s AR glasses will be?
Snapchat has pulled off a remarkable turnaround from fringe sexting app to become the only way tweens communicate. But even though the company has defied …
Big update turns Instagram into Snapchat because everything is awful
Snapchat took all of Instagram’s likes, and now Instagram is sulking. So what’s the solution? Well, in the time-honored app-war fashion, Instagram just rolled out …
Here come Snapchat’s most annoying ads yet
Now that Snapchat has become one of the hottest messaging apps in the world, it’s time to do what every messaging app has done before …
How Snapchat and stupidity almost left five people dead
Snapchat’s speed filter is an awful, awful idea. For those unaware, it’s a feature of the popular messaging app Snapchat that uses sensors in a …
3D Stickers are the new Snapchat feature all your friends will be talking about
Augmented reality is closer than ever to becoming an everyday technology that all of us use on a regular basis. Snapchat on Wednesday rolled out …
