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Instagram and WhatsApp plan Video Calling Service

As a part of the recent F8 conference, Facebook outlined its planned integration of live video chat which can run simultaneously while navigating within Instagram or WhatsApp. View, chat, call A new camera icon will start appearing in Direct message conversations that will initiate a real-time video call that can be held between individual contacts, or in

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Billions of Instagram photos quietly harvested by Facebook

Facebook announced at their last F8 conference that the company has been collecting Instagram photos in order to “enhance the company’s artificial intelligence technology.” Were users aware? Nope. Once more, Facebook has dropped a proverbial bomb, this time on Instagram users, when announcing that 3.5 billion photos have been harvested by the company. Many were

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Snapchat pivots back to chronological – for some

Snapchat’s recent redesign was perhaps the most controversial, and unpopular, move in its relatively short life.   After digging the heels in early, it looks like Snapchat is bowing to public pressure, in part at least. First off the line Select users are now able to view Stories in chronological order, the way they appeared

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Facebook Stories and Instagram Boomerang add AR Drawing

Both the Facebook and Instagram apps will soon be launching an augmented reality feature that will allow users to draw on the world around them. Paint the town A feature, accessed via Facebook Camera, will enable Instagram and Facebook users to take advantage of its latest creative tools. AR drawing allows users to virtually scribble

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Instagram Caves, lets you download your Content

Instagram is reportedly bowing to popular pressure, and will soon allow users to download their content directly. Ask and Ye Shall Download According to Tech Crunch, Instagram is working on a data portability tool that will let you download a complete inventory of your Instagram photos, messages, and videos. It remains unclear whether followers, lists,

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