Inspired by the success of Motion Stills, Google is releasing more photography apps built on experimental technology. Today, Google is launching two new “appsperimentals” for iOS that take advantage of recent phone and computer vision advancements. “Photography appsperiments” are “usable and useful mobile photography experiences built on experimental technology.” Motion Stills,...

Former FB exec and now venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya believes that social media is “eroding the core foundations of how people behave” and that he feels “tremendous guilt” about creating tools that are “ripping apart the social fabric.” "You don't realize it, but you are being programmed …...

Instagram today announced two new features and both of them have to do with the Stories. Stories are small video clips that stick around for 24 hours and then disappear to the aether. With the latest update though, you can store those memories forever. The first new Stories feature is called...

On what would have been his 87th birthday, Google is paying its respects to Chinua Achebe on its homepage. Achebe’s influence on African literature is inestimable. He’s been described as the “father of modern African literature” with novels which projected Nigerian and African culture globally at a time...

Social media doesn’t just improve your business – it can help an entire business community! In Corvallis, Oregon, a group of local business owners called the Corvallis Social Media Brigade are working on projects that give the Corvallis business community higher visibility through the use of social media....

SHANGHAI — China has largely blocked the WhatsApp messaging app, the latest move by Beijing to step up surveillance ahead of a big Communist Party gathering next month. The disabling in mainland China of the Facebook-owned app is a setback for the social media giant, whose chief executive,...

Google Allo is now supported on the web, letting you carry on chats as you type away on your laptop or desktop without having to pick up your phone (a hassle, we know). Web support for Allo was teased months ago, and now Google has made good on its...

Instagram comments will now be organized into threads, just as they are on parent company Facebook. Starting today, replying to a comment on Instagram will begin a new thread, which should make conversations easy to follow. The feature will roll out globally on Android and iOS “in the coming...

Twitter has once again redesigned it's app, across mobile devices, desktop and the web application as a strategy to lure new users. Although Twitter retains its usual design but adds a gesture of something new. The update involves a series of smaller tweaks to things like where your...

Facebook is now making it easier for you to order food from your favorite restaurants directly within its app, without having to navigate away to a delivery service or restaurant’s own app or website. In the main Facebook navigation on both web and mobile, a new option called...

Instagram wants to be the photo app for the whole world, even if you can’t or won’t download it. In pursuit of international growth where networks are slow and data is expensive, Instagram has given its mobile website a massive upgrade that adds core features of the main app, including...

Facebook has partnered with country's largest telecom player Airtel to deploy 20,000 internet hotspots through Facebook's Express Wi-Fi service in India. These hotspots will be installed by the company in the coming few months. " We are also pleased to announce our partnership with Bharti Airtel to launch...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is generous when it comes to sharing its experiences, especially when it comes to space exploration and discoveries. Aside from NASA's dedication to bringing humans to space, however, the agency also favors using the latest technology to bring civilians closer to their work to promote...