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Snapchat is one of the most used social platforms in the world. And it is the one that revolutionised the idea of clicking photos and adding various effects on them. With a wide range of filters and stickers the experience of using the platform to make oneself look like a king/queen or something funny like a clown is very engaging. And now with its increasing popularity, the platform might be looking to integrate singing features in its app. So, it acquired Voisey, a karaoke music app. About Voisey Image Source: Voisey Voisey lets one create music videos by using their own voice with the background sound. Those who are interested in singing but don’t know how to play instruments can use this app. It also has several features that let’s one enhance the audio quality of the singer. Like Snapchat filters, the app has support for audio filters and also autotune that can help enhance the user’s voice. The platform is a perfect place for those who just want music content. It is kind of TikTok with nothing of that cringy videos in it. So, that makes it much more appealing to a niche audience, and generally appealing to everyone because who doesn’t want to sing right. Details about the acqusition Credits to TechCrunch for providing the speculated details of this acquisition as nothing has been said officially. The fact that Snapchat has acquired Voisey was understood when the company changed its address to Snapchat’s location. Another important fact was that all the previous directors of the music app had resigned. And in place of the two new officials from SnapChat were given the roles. Image Source: Snapchat Since the app did not raise many funds so we cannot estimate how much the acquisition would have cost Snapchat. But, one…

Twitter has rolled out a major new feature that has users divided: tweets that disappear after 24 hours.Called Fleets – a riff on ‘fleeting thoughts’ – they function in a similar way to Instagram and Snapchat stories, and have been designed to encourage users to participate in Twitter without worrying about retweets or likes.You can Fleet text, photos, and videos, while customising them with colored backgrounds and text options. Your Fleets will appear at the top of your followers’ timelines, as well as on your profile page, and others can respond to them through sending a direct message – if you have your DMs open.Samsung Galaxy Note 21 BOMBSHELL marks the start of a new eraSony Xperia comeback will launch fresh assault on Samsung Galaxy S21PS5 restock: Black Friday PlayStation 5 deals start early!That thing you didn’t Tweet but wanted to but didn’t but got so close but then were like nah. We have a place for that now—Fleets! Rolling out to everyone starting today. pic.twitter.com/auQAHXZMfHNovember 17, 2020Users can also tag others in Fleets, including those who have them blocked, which isn't ideal, as it essentially circumvents the block. Twitter has acknowledged this issue, and said it's working to modify Fleets so those people you have blocked are unable to mention your handle.Despite that, people are still flocking to use the new feature, and Twitter has been struggling under the sheer load of users trying out Fleets, with many finding their Fleets freezing, lagging, or crashing as a result. Talking about the rollout of Fleets in a blog post, Twitter design director, Joshua Harris, and product manager, Sam Haveson, write:“Those new to Twitter found fleets to be an easier way to share what's on their mind. Because they disappear from view after a day, fleets helped people feel more comfortable sharing…

Snapchat is undoubtedly one of the most used and popular apps that has a huge craze among youngsters. Dark mode looks cool on every app, isn’t it? Then why don’t you have it on Snapchat as well? But the major question here is that-Does it really exist? Don’t worry readers, have some patience, and figure out everything here. Just go through this post and you will have your all answers. Does Snapchat Dark Mode Exist? Dark mode (sometimes called night mode) is a setting where the color scheme of the app is altered to a darker landscape. Today Snapchat Dark Mode is a dream of many fans. People are eagerly waiting for their dark mode to come officially. As it has multiple benefits : It protects us from eye-strains if you are using the app at the night or in low light areas. It saves battery. The phone doesn’t get heat up quickly. Moreover all popular apps like Facebook, Whatsapp are offering the dark mode option, but Snapchat has not released its official night mode still. So users are still struggling for this feature to arrive soon. But this doesn’t mean that Snapchat dark mode can not be used, don’t get disheartened. We always have solutions for almost all problems. Third-Party apps are there to help in that case. HOW TO ENABLE DARK MODE ON SNAPCHAT? Snapchat is one of the most popular apps but one thing that is lacking here is its night mode. Since the app does not offer night mode, so you can’t activate it directly.  For this, you have to take the help of dedicated workarounds. These external methods work on both ios and androids. Have faith in me, these third-party apps will be very easy to use and your dark mode will work out efficiently.…

Chingari revealed that more than 95 million videos are viewed on the platform every day. In the last 45 days, over 2.6 billion videos have been watched on the app. The platform has recorded an increase of 611% in its active engagement time and has a daily average engagement time of 51 minutes, according to Sumit Ghosh, Co-founder and CEO, Chingari App. Homegrown short-video sharing app Chingari has served 38 million users on its platform. The data provided by the officials at Chingari reveals that more than 95 million videos are viewed on the platform every day. In the last 45 days, over 2.6 billion videos on the app have been watched by its consumers. When asked about the steep rise in the traffic on the app, Sumit Ghosh, Co-founder and CEO, Chingari App, said, “Yes, the last few months have been the busiest time of our entire lives but it is immensely gratifying for us to see an over-whelming response from our users. In the last one week itself, the Chingari app has recorded a behemoth increase of 611% in the active engagement time. Today, Chingari has outperformed foreign platforms like Facebook and Snapchat with a daily average engagement time of 51 minutes. We see this success as a reflection of the power of Indian youths.” 51 mins! Beat that! https://t.co/UIcmlxnRao— Sumit Ghosh (@sumitgh85) 1605770573000 The rise of the app assumes great significance as it comes at a time when India has pledged to become Atma Nirbhar (self-reliant). “Chingari’s vision has always been the empowerment of content creators and to achieve this objective, we are constantly adding Bharat-specific features and entering into multiple collaborations to bring the best of all under our Chingari umbrella. We also provide the best video and audio editing tools and the best Indianised filters…

Loading... The Yubo application is available to be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play. ― Picture courtesy of Yubo via AFP SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 20 ― Ever heard of Yubo? This social networking application lets users chat about all kinds of topics and hang out live via video. Largely used by Gen Zers, the platform is winning over more and more investors thanks to significant growth driven by lockdowns and stay-at-home mandates. Dubbed a kind of “Tinder for teens,” the social network has announced plans to build new safety features after raising significant funds. Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and now Yubo. This social networking app is attracting growing numbers of fans, especially among Generation Z. Five years after it launched in North America, the UK and Australia, this alternative social network claims some 40 million users worldwide ― half of whom alone are in the US. The app was made by a French start-up, although it remains relatively little known on home turf. Sacha Lazimi, Jérémie Aouate and Arthur Patora developed the platform in 2015, and decided to break into the international market first. So what is it? Well, Yubo lets users make friends around the world, chatting to others via video, talking and hanging out face to face, like in real life. The app uses algorithms to find users similar in age and with the same interests. And while the application is free, it is based on a freemium model, with extra features available to paying users. Unlike Facebook and TikTok, it doesn't rely on advertising. Strong growth driven by the pandemic Unsurprisingly, Yubo has managed to cash in on the global public health crisis. With lockdown measures enforced in various countries to halt the spread of Covid-19, teens flooded onto social media to socialize. This proved a…

19th Nov 2020 4:55 PM Premium Content Subscriber only A GLENELLA man has narrowly avoided jail after an international policing organisation flagged an “inside joke” social media post as a security threat. The Mackay Magistrates Court heard Zachary Andrew Philp, 26, posted a photo to Snapchat of his friend holding a replica gun on May 22, including the caption “Boutta be a school shooting”. ‘Boutta’ is a slang word for ‘about to’. Police prosecutor David Epstein said police took the matter seriously and were particularly concerned about nearby primary schools in the area. “Police attended an address in Glenella in relation to information received by Interpol, Washington DC … regarding a possible school shooting threat in the jurisdiction of Mackay,” Mr Epstein said. “When questioned by police the defendant has made full admissions. “He said he had no intention to offend anyone and realised it was a stupid thing to do and at the time he thought it was a funny inside joke.” Snapchat is a photo-sharing social media app. Legal Aid representative Erin Beer said Philp had intended to share the post only as a joke between friends, but accidentally made the post public. The court heard Philp had no intention of carrying out the act. During a search of his home, police also found two marijuana plants in Philp’s backyard and a bong. More stories: Grandma seeks $3.8m from health care providers over death ‘Standover’ man jailed for ‘outlaw behaviour’ in Mackay Mine worker used 1g of MDMA a day to ‘eliminate’ anxiety Ms Beer noted Philp’s lack of criminal history and guilty plea to the charge of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence. This charge carries a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment. Philp also pleaded guilty to the possessing dangerous drugs charges.…

Lawton police are on the lookout for two suspects accused of stealing a car and robbing a man during a SnapChat meet-up.LPD Officer Tyler Zehren reported responding around 6:30 p.m. Sunday to Raintree Apartments, 1401 SW B, regarding a stolen vehicle.The victim said a female he knows by the SnapChat name of “Brain Nubian” asked if he could pick up her friends at the apartment and give them a ride to her house, the report states. He said he added a Black man on the app and messaged him to meet at Building A around 6 p.m.The man was outside in the parking lot and the victim said he parked his car. That’s when that man got in the passenger side and another Black male got in the back seat, put him in a headlock and hit him in the head with a pistol, according to the report. That’s when, he said, that man got out, opened his door and pushed another pistol into his side while demanding his money that he’d posted on SnapChat earlier. They grabbed the wallet from the victim who was running off.The two men then drove off in his vehicle. It was later found in the alley behind 1516 NW Columbia, Zehren reported. All that was reported missing was an empty red backpack. Written by Scott Rains: scott.rains@swoknews.com.

Mostly everyone has felt that this was supposed to be ‘The Year’, but while people have dealt with curveballs of varying intensities, hope for better days has not left them. Spreadsheets, home chores, staying inside etc. have become the new normal and while this pandemic has left many people feeling bluer than ever, OnePlus tied up with Snapchat to create a unique lens that does justice to the essence of Diwali. It helps people bring in the cheer, while they are away from home, this year. After all, not being home during the festival season does add to the blues. The nostalgia of it strikes harder than ever. This campaign goes beyond distances and any kind of physical limitations. It truly brings people and their loved ones together. With such an experience, people can turn their wishes into bubbles of optimism and float them along. OnePlus has pulled a cool thing with Snapchat in this collaboration and definitely given people one more reason to smile. OnePlus and Prateek Kuhad New beginnings and memories. That is the real essence of Diwali, and OnePlus joined hands with Prateek Kuhad to bring out his new start with the OnePlus Nord in a video with Dr Niharika. The smartphone has a 48MP primary camera (with OIS), Warp Charge 30T and many other features. With such offerings, many can bid farewell to battery anxiety and more. The added delight for the chosen lucky few is that they get a chance to win the Gray Ash variant of this phone. Varanasi comes alive in this videoThis Diwali OnePlus took a trip through the streets of Varanasi, and the charm of this old-world town was recorded, using the OnePlus 8T 5G smartphone. Check out the city in all its colours in this video. Diwali Deals Festive season…

Ralph Lauren has teamed with Snapchat to launch a virtual experience for holiday. Ralph Lauren is embracing the digital world for the holidays this year using a series of creative efforts — from Snapchat to virtual stores — to invite customers to experience its world. The anchor piece of the project is the creation of a virtual store that will allow customers to visit four of the company’s brick-and-mortar shops in New York, Beverly Hills, Paris and Hong Kong. The virtual store will sell current-season merchandise as well as vintage pieces. The idea of a virtual store was tested in Beverly Hills this fall and was deemed a success, with virtual “foot traffic” 10 times higher than the number of people who would have visited the physical store, the company said. As a result, the company rushed to get the other stores ready for the holidays. David Lauren, vice chairman and chief innovation officer, said the company had been working on the idea of creating a virtual store for some time now, but the pandemic accelerated its plan. “Customers want to know what’s trending around the world,” he said. “What’s ‘the’ shoe in Paris or which celebrity in Los Angeles is wearing that dress?” Before COVID-19, Ralph Lauren shoppers used to travel globally and stop into stores in the cities they visited. But with even local travel impacted by the current health crisis, the company took the opportunity to replicate its stores online and allow customers to visit safely in that way. “Now you can go to Paris for your holiday shopping,” Lauren said. “You can’t go to the London store right now and you might not want to drive into New York to shop, but you don’t need to in the modern world — a COVID-19 world. You can…

Are you one of those people who celebrates their birthday all month long? Or are you one of those people that absolutely hates the annual attention that a birthday brings? Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert, birthdays are a special day of the year when it’s totally OK to make everything about yourself.Article continues below advertisement Article continues below advertisementHere’s how to turn on the Birthday Party option on Snapchat!Whether you have an iPhone or an Android, this step-by-step process on how to turn on the Birthday Party feature on Snapchat should work for you. Open the Snapchat app and tap on your Bitmoji or Ghost icon at the top left corner of the screen. Now that you’re on your profile screen, tap on the gear icon at the top right to go to Settings. Under Settings, tap on the field that reads Birthday. Finally, toggle the Birthday Party switch to ON. Article continues below advertisementWith that toggle switch now turned on, you’ll venture into all the fun lenses, filters, and surprises Snapchat offers on your birthday.What does the Birthday Party Snapchat feature even do?Once you enable the Birthday Party option, your zodiac sign emoji will appear next to your username, but what’s even better is that Snapchat adds a cake emoji next to your name on your birthday. Article continues below advertisementSource: iStockNot only this, but you’ll also get a special Snapchat birthday filter to use in your snaps for the day. And even your friends will have a filter allowing them to wish you "happy birthday" in entertaining ways. So, if you want to celebrate your special day in the best possible way, then you'll definitely want to enable Snapchat Birthday Party on Android or iOS.Article continues below advertisementAnother cool feature that comes when you opt in to…