Google Maps is getting a new look soon.
Google previewed a redesigned look for Maps that makes it easier to find venues around you. The new design will be rolling out “over the next few weeks” and will appear in Google Maps’ website and apps, as well…
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Makeup removing app is a great way to ruin your selfies
If you’ve ever taken a selfie and thought, “this is fine, but I’d really love to look more soul crushingly terrible,” then there’s a selfie app for you.
It’s called MakeApp and it’s a face-filtering app whose marquee feature is that it lets you “remo…
Think Facebook is the only company watching you? Think again.
Napster founder and Facebook investor Sean Parker recently shared how Facebook optimizes its user experience around certain psychological vulnerabilities.
Now, I want to brighten the mood and tell you that everyone is capable of using your informatio…
Twitter is still trying to make Moments happen
Twitter Moments could soon get a new look.
Twitter is currently testing a new look for Moments on iOS and Android that’s meant to make its design more consistent with the rest of the site.
SEE ALSO: Twitter makes 280 characters the new normal
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First look at Reddit Chat, Reddit’s new instant messaging feature
Reddit is about to make one of its biggest changes yet.
The site will soon launch a new instant messaging feature called Reddit Chat. Unlike Reddit’s current private messaging system, Reddit Chat will allow individual users and groups to connect inst…
Apple’s Clips app gets a boatload of new AR and ‘Star Wars’ effects for iPhone X
You can now add Clips to the growing list of apps that are ready for the iPhone X.
Apple just announced its biggest update yet since it first released the social video app in April. The Clips app now features a redesigned iPhone X-ready interface, in…
Snapchat redesign will include algorithmic feed, report says
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Big changes are headed for Snapchat.
Yesterday, speaking during Snap’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Evan Spiegel teased a major redesign, saying the company was in the midst of “redesigning our application to make it easier to use.”
Now, we know a bit more about what that redesign will look like, thanks to a new report from Business Insider.
According to the publication, which cited unnamed sources familiar with the company’s plans, Snap will streamline its user interface so that content from friends is separated into one section of the app, while public-facing Stories — including those from influencers — will live in a separate, dedicated, section of the app, alongside publisher content. Read more…
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Microsoft and LinkedIn are teaming up to make one of the most important parts of job-hunting easier: writing your resume.
The companies introduced a new Resume Assistant feature that puts LinkedIn data directly in Microsoft Word to help users write b…
Google Chrome update makes it harder for shady sites to hijack your browser
Google Chrome will now do more to prevent some of the most annoying ways unscrupulous websites try to take advantage of you
A new update aims to prevent shady websites from automatically launching new tabs and windows you never intended on opening.
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Kim Kardashian West on apps, social media, and her most-used Kimoji
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Kim Kardashian West is a business, first and foremost. From her humble Keeping Up With The Kardashians roots – now in its tenth season on E! – she’s has built a career featuring all the trappings of a lifestyle mogul success story.
There are Kim K. fragrances, Kim K. contour kits, Kim K. Kimojis. There’s also her wildly successful mobile game (in which people can pretend to be famous) and her Kim Kardashian West official app (in which people can watch Kim be actually famous).
Now, she’s got another mobile project in the works: She’s – per a spokesperson – an “early adopter and advisor” on a new fashion app called ScreenShop. Users plug screenshot photos of friends or Instagram models or Kim, even, into the free app, and it’ll breakdown the outfit by piece, suggesting similar items from participating clothing retailers. Read more…
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Twitter replaced its character counter with a circle and everyone’s really confused
Twitter may have just upped its character limit to 280, but you wouldn’t know it just by looking at its tweet composer.
As part of the update, which doubled the amount of characters you can cram into a single tweet, the company replaced its character…
Haven’t upgraded to iOS 11? You’re not alone.
It’s not just you: iOS 11 isn’t as popular as previous updates.
People are updating to iOS 11 at a slower rate compared to other recent updates, according to new stats released by Apple.
SEE ALSO: How to downgrade your iPhone from iOS 11
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