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Tencent sees video games, more ads in Snapchat's future

Games and a newsfeed have not been a part of Snapchat, although the company on Tuesday said it was planning a redesign

New Snapchat update to let users share public 'Stories' outside the app

This feature will be going live to users running the redesigned Snapchat app, which also includes test markets like Australia and Canada

Snapchat mocks FB election interference scandal with Russian bot filter

Snapchat's filter was only available on April Fools' Day

Snapchat adds 'Group Video Chat' feature and friend tagging in stories

Meanwhile, group audio chatting can support 32 friends at once

Instagram working on standalone messaging app, may remove DMs from core app

The standalone app, Direct will open to the camera the same way Snapchat does

Now, control your Instagram's Direct feature with more privacy options

As per the current setting, all messages could be replayed temporarily but would later disappear

Does Instagram copy Snapchat? Insta CEO admits 'stories' similar to 'snaps'

Instagram has over 200 million people using 'Stories' daily - more than even Snapchat.

Snapchat records loss of $443 mn, adds only 7 mn users in Q2

Snap shares plunged 14% after the results

Instagram releases 'Archive' feature similar to Snapchat's Memories

Instagram hopes that "Archive" will stop people from deleting their photos

Your Instagram posts may hold clues to your mental health

Depressed participants were more likely to post photos containing a face and use fewer filters

Instagram will soon let users download all their images and videos

'Access Your Information' tab was also introduced by the app to provide users a secure way to access and manage their information

Facebook, Instagram users face outage

Many of the affected users took to twitter to post about the outage

New Instagram update allows you to go 'live' with a friend

The platform introduced live broadcast with a friend feature, which will help one share new updates through video in an authentic way

Google rolls out ambient mode to make your phone useful while it charges

The aim behind the ambient mode is to make your device use move from app-based to intent-based using Google Assistant

Amazon Alexa service will now be available for even low-powered IoT devices

Until now, manufacturers had to build devices with at least 100MB of RAM and ARM Cortex A-class processor

Oppo integrates Digilocker, other localised services into ColorOS 7

Digital Locker allows users to store documents like driving licence and Aadhaar card digitally

Honor unveils View 30-series smartphones with 5G network support: Know more

The HONOR View 30 series is the company's first smartphone to support both NSA (non-standalone) and SA (standalone) architectures simultaneously to ensure total access

Oppo unveils Android 10-based ColorOS 7 with integrated localised features

Oppo's new ColorOS 7 is faster and increases application response time by 30 per cent with multiple apps running in the background, according to the company

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 review: Affordable smartphone with imperfect design, UI

Except for the cameras, the Redmi Note 8 does not seem to bring any major upgrade to the Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7S

Global smartphone market falls 0.4% in Q3 due to weak demand: Gartner

Despite the decline, Huawei was the only one of the top-five global smartphone vendors to achieve double-digit growth in the sales in Q3, 2019