“There are two important new things to know about Snapchat. First, it’s just Snap now. That’s easy enough. The second may be a little bit harder to process: The ephemeral chat mavens will sell video-grabbing sunglasses, called Spectacles, starting this fall.”
Mysterious Apple device surfaces in FCC filing
“What is the A1844? We don’t know, but an FCC filing for the Apple-built hardware popped up, revealing a few interesting details that raise more questions than answers.”
Salesforce, Google, Microsoft, Verizon are all eyeing up a Twitter bid
“Twitter continues to inch its way to a sale process, and the latest developments come in the form of alleged bids from potential buyers. Today CNBC is reporting, and we have also independently heard, that both Google and Salesforce are interested in buying the company.”
And now there are 500K active advertisers on Instagram
“For those of you following Instagram’s ad business, my headline might seem a bit familiar — yes, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing service announced another advertiser milestone back in February, but at the time there were only 200,000 advertisers, less than half of the 500,000 advertisers th”
Facebook Messenger adds group chat Polls and AI payment suggestions
“Facebook’s chat app wants to help you and your friends decide where to go for dinner or what movie to see, then use machine learning to remind you to pay them back. Today Messenger users on iOS and Android in the US get two new features which could roll out to other countries if they test well.”
Google Play Store testing ‘Wait for WiFi’ queuing
“Well, this is one of those things that, once you think of it, you wonder why it hasn’t been an option all along.”
How Many Lines Of Code Are There In Google, Facebook, And Windows OS
“Apps and services, which are a vital part of our digital life, are written in various programming languages. For example, the iOS apps are written using Swift and for Android, the developers can either use Java or the simpler Lua using Corona. Microsoft Windows is developed using C and C++.”
How T-Mobile Is Paying for All Those Free iPhones
“Image source: Apple. The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 7 is a hit at T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS).”
‘Best by September 22,’ Samsung Milk Music finally expires
“The fateful day hath come: Samsung’s music streaming app Milk Music has finally expired as of September 22nd. At least in the US. Samsung launched its own music streaming service way back when, and it’s been aggressively pushed on to all the Galaxy devices across the world.”
Apple Releases iOS 10.0.2 With Fixes for Headphone, Photos, and App Extension Bugs
“Apple today released the first official update to the iOS 10 operating system, just 10 days after releasing iOS 10 to the public and two days after seeding the first iOS 10.1 beta.”
