Instagram records 600M users
Up from 500M in late June, 400M last September, and 300M in December 2014. A 100M portion of the updated figure is attributed to new users joining the service within the preceding six months alone. […]
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Facebook to ramp up video with original content
Facebook confirmed that it is in talks with TV studios and producers to host programming including scripted shows, sports and game shows for its video platform. That is in addition to the live content it […]
Snapchat is the choice of millennials
Almost 70% of 18- to 24-year-olds use Snapchat in the US and the app reaches 41% of 18- to 34-year-olds, per comScore. The platform’s casual approach to capturing moments in life, not recording them, and […]
Twitter adds live-video feature
Twitter users needn’t install the company’s Periscope app to broadcast live video with Twitter’s new feature for Android and iOS. The option now matches the live-video feature on Facebook, although it raises questions about the […]
Facebook announces 360-degree live video
Facebook is enabling 360-degree live streaming, with the first video from National Geographic showing researchers at Utah’s Mars Desert Research Station. The company is expected to enable the feature for all pages and users, and […]
SpaceX delays launch of capsule with human crew
SpaceX has postponed plans to launch a Dragon capsule with a human crew until 2018. The mission had originally been scheduled for next year, but SpaceX says it needs more time for “assessment and implementations” […]
Sony readies new games for smartphones
Sony has announced plans to release up to six new smartphone-based games over the next fiscal year. The company earns most of its profits in the games segment of its business, which is said to […]
Square solidifies food-delivery unit with purchase of Main Line Delivery
Square’s latest acquisition proves the company’s food delivery business isn’t going anywhere. The mobile payment company has acquired Main Line Delivery, an 8-year-old startup that delivers food to the Main Line region of Philadelphia. Square’s […]