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Snap unveils £1,995 SPEC smart glasses after previous failures
Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc., has unveiled its new augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, a decade after its original hardware push resulted in significant financial losses. Unveiled by chief executive […]
Insta360 Snap: magnetic mirror turns smartphone into ultimate selfie camera
The Insta360 Snap is a clever new magnetic accessory designed to let you take rear camera selfies. By adding a dedicated, high-resolution preview screen to the back of your device, […]
Snapchat owner settles social media addiction lawsuit days before trial
Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, has reached a settlement in a high-profile social media addiction lawsuit just days before it was scheduled to go to trial in Los […]
Snap to Make its New AR Smart Glasses Available to Consumers, Potentially Kicking the Tech into the Mainstream
Despite the hype tracking as far back as the mid-2010s, augmented reality hardware hasn’t exactly taken off in the mainstream. Virtual reality has gradually picked up steam, with tens of […]
UK data watchdog issues Snapchat with enforcement notice over AI chatbot
Snapchat owner Snap Inc could face a huge fine after the UK data watchdog, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), issued it with a preliminary enforcement notice over its alleged failure […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Snap shares plummet due to ad slump
Snap announced plans to “substantially reduce” hiring and shake up its strategy as it posted bleak second-quarter results, blaming tough macroeconomic conditions but also stating it was “not satisfied with […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Amazon suffers slowest growth in two decades
Amazon has suffered its slowest growth for two decades, knocking $150bn (£120bn) off its value on Thursday, as the pandemic internet shopping boom ground to a halt. The online retail giant […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Snap announces AR Spectacles – but you can’t buy them!
Snap’s new Spectacles glasses are its most ambitious yet. But there’s a big catch: you can’t buy them. On Thursday, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the company’s first true augmented […]
Snap rolls out cooking game Ready Chef Go!
Snap Inc. and Mojiworks, a developer of bespoke games for global social platforms has unveiled Ready Chef Go!, a cooking game available exclusively on Snap’s real-time multiplayer gaming platform, Snap […]
Snapchat adds Time Machine age-transforming feature
Snapchat is aiming to lure more users on to its photo-sharing app with its new Time Machine age-transforming filter. The Time Machine feature works as a slider, making faces appear […]
