24Japan’s largest messenger Line has released an update that features self-destructing Timeline posts, the ability to search posts using hashtags and add effects to video calls. When you are making a Timeline post, you can now choose whether to keep it or make it disappear in 24 hours. In order to make a self-destructing…
07By Helen Walker Instant messaging app Telegram has launched a bot-powered Gaming Platform that will allow its users to play games. “You can now use bots to play games in your chats, complete with graphics and sound,” the company wrote on its blog. At the moment, about 30 games are already available on Telegram, with…
22By Helen Walker After introducing smart messaging app Allo at the I/O Conference in May, Google has finally released it yesterday. “Today, we’re releasing Google Allo, a new smart messaging app for Android and iOS that helps you say more and do more right in your chats. Google Allo can help you make plans, find…
15By John Thomas Instagram has released an update introducing a feature that lets users control comments on the photo and video sharing service. “The beauty of the Instagram community is the diversity of its members. All different types of people — from diverse backgrounds, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and more — call Instagram home,…
04By Helen Walker Popular messaging app Snapchat has released customizable themes for geofilters. Now, users can access a set of tools on the geofilter on-demand page and create their own filters for special occasions, such as birthdays, weddings or anniversaries. This feature, however, is available only on the desktop and not in the app and…
02By John Thomas The popular photo and video sharing social network Instagram is finally letting its users to zoom in on photos and videos. “Today we’re bringing ZOOM to Instagram on iOS! Starting today, you can pinch to zoom on photos and videos. Dive into an adorable puppy’s smile or into every detail of your…
19By Alex Wilson Instagram seems to be set on squeezing its competitor Snapchat out. After being introduced earlier this month, Instagram Stories, which strongly resembled a similar feature of Snapchat, just received another major update that is identical to the rival app: a one-finger zoom for better and easier camera control. With the most…
18By Merrie Green After introducing Duo at the I/O Conference in May, Google has finally released its free and simple 1-to-1 video calling app on both Android and iOS. “Video calling is the next best thing to being with someone in person, but too often it can be a frustrating or complicated experience. You…
10By Scott Davis Shortly after Stories feature appeared on Instagram, which, as the company reps admitted is very similar to that of Snapchat, Facebook has begun testing a new feature, which includes filters and stickers that users can add to their photos and videos, on its social network. The feature has been linked to the…
05By Alex Wilson Instagram is rolling out Stories. “Today, we’re introducing Instagram Stories, a new feature that lets you share all the moments of your day, not just the ones you want to keep on your profile. As you share multiple photos and videos, they appear together in a slideshow format: your story,” the company…