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Instagram rolls out near-identical feature to Snapchat with ‘nametag codes’

Facebook-owned Instagram has officially rolled out a new "Focus" camera feature for its users and is reportedly testing a new feature dubbed as "Nametags" — a clone of Snapchat's 'Snapcode' which will let users create a "custom scannable tag" by designing a pattern of emojis. The new 'focus' camera … Read …

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FCC filing confirms new Snapchat Spectacles are in the works

Some would say its about to make the same mistake again, but its clear Snap still hasn't given up on its failed Spectacles idea. As spotted by Variety, the FCC just published a filing made by the company for a wearable video camera. Unfortunately there is little in terms of …

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Instagram’s Order To Copy Snapchat Stories Reportedly Came From Mark Zuckerberg Himself

When Instagram decided to unveil a new feature that was essentially a clone of Snapchat Stories, it received a lot of flak for its lack of originality. The social media service didn't waste anyone's time denying the fact and instead proudly confirmed it. However, new reports indicate that this might …

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New Snapchat Spectacles confirmed by FCC

Despite somewhat sluggish sales for its first generation of spectacles, recently published PCC documents confirm that Snapchat is working on a second generation anyway. Spotted first by Variety, the documents highlight a “wearable video camera” made by Snap Inc with label branding which shows … Read More

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Next-Generation Snapchat Spectacles Appears In FCC Filing

It was reported last month that Snap Inc. is planning to release a new version of its Snapchat Spectacles. Now the report appears to be true because the FCC has published a new filing for the company that describes a “wearable video camera” device. The FCC filing was first spotted …

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Is Snapchat about to launch Spectacles 2.0? FCC filing may hold the answer

Five months on from admitting it lost almost $40m in unsold Spectacles, Snap, the parent company of social network Snapchat, is preparing to launch a successor. Evidence for the new wearable, which has been rumored for some time, came to light late on April 10 via an FCC filing. Although …

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Instagram testing ‘Nametag,’ clone of Snapchat’s ‘Snapcode’

Facebook-owned Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature dubbed as “Nametags” — a clone of Snapchat's 'Snapcode' which will let users create a “custom scannable tag” by designing a pattern of emojis. The feature will also offer an option to use a selfie image for creating a custom Instagram … Read …

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Instagram copying another feature from Snapchat, testing ‘Nametags’ similar to ‘Snapcode’

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owned Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature dubbed as "Nametags" — a clone of Snapchat's 'Snapcode' which will let users create a "custom scannable … Snapchat launched "Snapcode" in January 2015 that allowed users to add friends using their phone cameras. Read More

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Indictment: Texas Teens Secretly Filmed, Posted Classmate’s Genitalia on Snapchat

A grand jury indicted McMahan and Banda on March 29, although the recording uploaded onto Snapchat was made on November 27, 2017. The indictments alleged that the two teens “recorded the intimate area of the complainant while the complainant was in a stall in a restroom located at McNeil High … …

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New Version of Snap’s Spectacles Pops Up in FCC Filing

Cheddar recently reported that Snapchat was working on two new Spectacles versions, including one with smaller improvements over existing hardware and one with a dual camera and GPS that could sell for as much as $300. Snapchat has had some difficulties selling the original version of Spectacles … Read More