Tag: instagram
Why is video quality on Instagram and Snapchat so much worse on Android than iOS?
Android Central: It’s the case of one versus many again. When you add hundreds of different phones with hundreds of different cameras and hundreds of different screen sizes and resolutions, it can seem impossible. With Android, that’s what you have. Developers have a particular set of rules and instructions about how to use the camera…
Facebook stored millions of Instagram passwords unencrypted
Kurt Wagner reported for Recode that Facebook stored millions of Instagram passwords unencrypted. Facebook first announced late last month that it had stored hundreds of millions of user passwords unencrypted on its servers, a massive security problem. At the time, it said that “tens of thousands” of Instagram passwords were also stored in this way.…
TikTok surpassed Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat & YouTube in downloads last month
TechCrunch reported that TikTok surpassed Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat & YouTube in downloads last month. According to data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, TikTok’s installs were higher than those of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube in the U.S. last month. It surpassed the four other apps in terms of daily downloads on September 29, with…
Instagram Direct lets you share your photos and videos privately
Instagram has announced Instagram Direct, its new feature to allow users to send private photos and video messages. I mentioned two weeks ago about the increasing rumours about an Instagram messaging service, and Instagram has finally unveiled the feature. Over the past three years, the Instagram community has grown to over 150 million people capturing…
Using Instagram as a real-time search engine
Joe Weisenthal writes on Business Insider about his use of Instagram to conduct real-time search. Instagram isn’t perfect, but for the most part you don’t get re-posts (though re-gramming is a thing on a small scale) and you can fairly quickly establish whether a person’s photo makes sense in the context of their previous images.…
Instagram blocks competitor Mobli from its API
Mobli, which is similar to Instagram, got on everybody’s radar thanks to its interesting partnership with Latin America’s largest wireless carrier, America Movil. If you aren’t familiar with America Movil, it’s controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim, who regularly trades places with Bill Gates as the richest person in the world. With about 5 million active…
Snapchat snags Instagram business lead as its COO
If turning down the previous acquisition offers of $3 billion (or $4 billion, depending on the source) didn’t convince you that Snapchat is becoming a force to be reckoned with, this next move will. It wasn’t too long ago that Emily White moved from Facebook to Instagram, and now she’s heading over to Snapchat to…
Now trending: $4 billion
With Snapchat reportedly turning down acquisition offers in the $4 billion range, it now feels that Facebook and Google got a pretty sweet deal to purchase Instagram and Waze for approximately $1 billion apiece. Will the next wave of acquisitions start from $4 billion? Is $4 Billion the New $1 Billion? Snapchat says its users…
In case you missed it: Windows Phone gets essential apps, Yahoo employees reject company’s email system; a gold HTC One; and more?
Not a bad week for Windows Phone users. Windows Phone finally gets Instagram It’s here. Windows Phone users rejoice. Instagram messaging? Om Malik predicts that Instagram will be introducing a messaging system as a new feature. Waze joins Instagram on Windows Phone Instagram and Waze on the same day? Definitely a good day for Windows…
Instagram messaging?
Om Malik predicts that Instagram will be introducing a messaging system as a new feature. Well-placed sources tell us that the company is gearing up to launch new private messaging features inside its still red-hot photo and video sharing service. It is also experimenting with the idea of group messaging, our source tells us. The…