Snapchat, the social media app whose messages quickly disappear from phones once posted, is nearing its IPO. Share prices are set at $14 to $16 – the biggest offering since 2014, making the valuation potentially $22.2 billion. Trading could begin as early as March 2.
Instagram announced yesterday a new, albeit basic feature: Zoom. The new functionality will allow users to zoom in on photos and videos in their feeds, others’ profiles and photos in the Explore section.
Mattel recently released a Game Developer Barbie in efforts to break gender stereotypes in the STEM industry; but one thing the toy company failed to do was feature the doll in different ethnicities. The only available option was a White doll with red hair. After noticing this while picking up a doll for his wife who is a Black game developer, Marcus Montgomery was prompted to come up with a solution of his own.
Social-media company Twitter has won the rights to stream Thursday night NFL games online. The league is reportedly using the deal to reach the growing number of people who no longer subscribe to cable who might be inclined to watch on the internet. Twitter will stream 10 Thursday night football games to the public for free, while […]
New drug reforms are slated to be presented to the United Nations in April.
A black woman creates an app aimed to curb employment discrimination.
So now you can more than ‘Like’ something on Facebook! Starting today, Facebook has rolled out a new feature called Reactions. Now, in addition to the thumbs-up ‘Like’, there’s ‘Love’, ‘Haha’, ‘Wow’, ‘Sad’ and ‘Angry’. To use the new arltillery, press and hold on the Reactions button – it’s where the thumbs-up ‘Like’ button has been – select […]
Apple announced this morning a record breaking holiday season for it’s App Store, recording some $1.1 billion spent on apps and in-app purchases. This number covers a two week time period surrounding the holiday season, ending on January 3. New Year’s Day, not Christmas Day was in fact the biggest day in App Store […]
Facebook will soon omit the obscure “other” message folder in your inbox. The mailbox is typically a repository for spam and unwanted messages – usually from people who are not a user’s Facebook “friend”. Alternately, Facebook will create a new “message requests feature,” where users will be able to accept or ignore incoming messages without the […]
One of my favorite apps is Groovebook. Groovebook allows you to USE those countless photos you take of your Mother’s Day dinner, sister’s graduation, birth of your son, or the man who sleeps on the train every morning with his mouth open. Groovebook, for the low price of $2.99/month allows you to select 100 […]
Tablets are the hottest selling gadgets out there, but with so many, which should you get? For the holidays, try giving the iPad Mini as…
We chatted with Pastor Charles Jenkins on Tech Thursday about how technology benefits the church. Charles Jenkins Talks Technology
