[ad_1] With the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup drawing closer, fans of the US Soccer Women’s National Team have one more way to show their support. The creatives at Nike have put together an AR Lens that slaps a team jersey on you, and of course links to Nike.com for a quick purchase. The USWNT […]
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An AR film explores the worst tech companies could do with your face
[ad_1] In the festival’s Arcade section, which is full of eye-catching installations and people wearing headsets, Stealing ur feelings is easy to miss. It consists simply of a 46-inch display mounted onto a pillar in the middle of the aisle separating the exhibits in the long rectangular room. There’s a camera above the screen and […]
Snapchat will let you play as your Bitmoji in games
[ad_1] “Our vision is for gamers to open up their favorite game, regardless of what device it’s on, and easily “scan and play” to bring their Bitmoji directly into the game. At the option to choose an avatar or character, gamers will be shown a Snapcode on screen, prompting them to scan the code via […]
Snapchat’s new Android app is better, but imperfect
[ad_1] So what can Android users expect from the Snapchat revamp? A Snap Inc. spokesman told Engadget on Monday that early tests of its new Android app revealed a 20 percent reduction in the amount of time it takes to open the app. Android users should also look out for faster loading times on Lens […]
Snap expands its short-form original series lineup with 10 new shows
[ad_1] Among the new shows are Two Sides, which Snap is calling “New Form” genre because it lets viewers watch the narrative from both characters’ point of view at the same time. Basically, what Snap is doing is splitting your screen into two; one character is on the top and the other on the bottom. […]
Snapchat tests Foursquare-style place check-ins
[ad_1] Privacy would play an important role. The check-ins would only work between people who’ve shared their locations. And you alone could see your Passport, a diary of where you’ve been and who you were with. You could also go into a “ghost mode” (what else?) when you want to remain temporarily inaccessible. You can […]
Snapchat may launch its own gaming service next month
[ad_1] Snap has been struggling to increase user growth, but recently announced that it had boosted revenue last quarter by 36 percent. Jumping into gaming could be a way to bump both users and revenue. Snap investor Tencent, the world’s largest gaming company, indicated last year that it may collaborate with with the social media […]
Instagram founders on Snapchat and breaking up Facebook
[ad_1] Of course, you can’t talk about Instagram without mentioning its Stories feature, which it introduced in 2016 and is now one of the staples of the app. There are now over 500 million people using Instagram Stories daily, and Facebook is confident that number is going to keep growing, since more users are leaning […]
Series will give Snap’s founding story the ‘Social Network’ treatment
[ad_1] According to The Hollywood Reporter, the script depicts Spiegel as a hard partier in his college days who elbowed out one of the app’s original programmers, replacing her with a male counterpart. One part of the script even shows the Snap chief exchanging text messages with Taylor Swift. “Hamptons?” the singer asked in the […]