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UK Doctors Using WhatsApp, Snapchat to Share Patient’s Data

Doctors in the UK are increasingly using Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat to discuss information about their patients, despite a ban on the use of internet- based messaging apps, experts say. Due to the lack of digital sharing systems, UKs National Health Service (NHS) doctor use groups on Facebook and Whatsapp to share details about patients, […]

Snapchat Stock Falls as Alleged CEO Comments on India

Shares of Snap fell 1.5 percent as the Snapchat owner faced criticism for comments allegedly made by its CEO about not prioritising growth in India and Spain because they were “poor” countries. The dip put Snap on track to close at its lowest level in nearly a month, a bad sign following its $3.4 billion […]

Snapchat App is For Everyone and We are “Grateful” To Have Indian users: Official

Snapchat today refuted the reported claims of a former employee who alleged that its CEO Evan Spiegel made negative comments about the Indian market, saying the multimedia mobile app is for everyone and the company is “grateful” to its Indian users. “Obviously Snapchat is for everyone! It’s available worldwide to download for free,” a spokesperson […]

Instagram Stories Overtakes Snapchat to Hit 200M Daily Active Users

Facebook-owned Instagram has claimed that more than 200 million people a day use its Stories feature, which competes against Snapchat. Snapchat had 161 million daily active users at the end of last year, ahead of Snap’s March initial public offer, which was the largest by a technology firm in three years despite decelerating user growth. […]

India is Poor Country To Exapnd Snapchat: Evan Spiegel

Evan Spiegel, Snapchat founder & CEO making controversy saying India is ‘too poor’ to consider expansion of its user base. According to one of their ex-employee, the founder of US fastest growing social media app Snapchat said that, “This app is only for rich people. I don’t want to expand into poor countries like India […]

Facebook Acquired Facial Recognition Startup FacioMetrics To Challenge Snapchat

Social media giant Facebook acquired facial recognition startup FacioMetrics, potentially using the technology for photo or video effects to better challenge rival Snapchat. “How people share and communicate is changing and things like masks and other effects allow people to express themselves in fun and creative ways,” a Facebook spokesperson said in an email. “We’re […]

Google Capital Rebrands as CapitalG; Discloses Snapchat Investment

Alphabet’s venture capital arm CapitalG, earlier known as Google Capital, disclosed an investment in Snapchat by adding the social networking firm’s logo to a page on its investment portfolio website. CapitalG has not made a formal announcement and it was not clear when Google made the investment. The company was not immediately available to comment. […]

Snapchat Parent Working on IPO Valuing Firm at $25 Billion or More: Report

Photo-sharing app Snapchat’s parent is working on an initial public offering that could value the company at $25 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing several people familiar with the matter. Snap, which operates the app that lets users send videos and messages that disappear in seconds, is looking to sell shares as […]

Snapchat Overtake Twitter in Number of Daily Users Mark

Snapchat now has more daily users than Twitter, according to a report from Bloomberg.The four year-old messaging app, which is hugely popular with millennials, reportedly has 150 million daily active users compared to less than 140 million users for Twitter. According to Twitter’s most recent figures it has 310 million monthly active users, but it […]

Snapchat Raises $1.81Bn For a Reported $20Bn Valuation

Messaging app Snapchat has raised $1.81 billion in an equity offering, indicating strong investor interest in the company despite concerns that it is struggling to attract advertisers. Snapchat did not disclose its valuation in the latest round of funding in its filing on Thursday but technology website TechCrunch reported on Monday, citing sources, that the […]

Facebook developing camera app similar to Snapchat: Report

Facebook Inc (FB.O) is developing a stand-alone camera app, similar to disappearing photo app Snapchat, to increase user engagement, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The app, being developed by Facebook’s “friend-sharing” team in London, is in its early stages and may never come to fruition, according to the report. (on.wsj.com/24fDRxN) […]

Snapchat Working on Google Glass Rival: Report

NEW YORK: After changing the orthodox ways of chatting, video messaging application Snapchat is now reportedly working to give tough competition to Google with its own augmented reality (AR) “smart” glasses. According to a TechCrunch report, Snapchat has hired developers from major augmented reality groups like Microsoft’s HoloLens, PTC’s (formerly Qualcomm’s) Vuforia and eye-tracking tech […]