After a dearth of technology listings in 2016, Snapchat parent Snap is set for its market debut as early as this week. The initial public offering (IPO) if successful could presage a wave of listings from the sector’s so-called “unicorns” – those with a valuation of at least $1 billion based on private funding sources. Here are some of the ... Read More »
Snapchat Spectacles Launched; Company Name Changed to Snap Inc. HIGHLIGHTS Snapchat, the app, will remain Snapchat The snaps from Spectacles can transfer to your Snapchat memories They will cost $129.99 when they go on sale later this fall Snapchat announced overnight Friday that it is going to start selling sunglasses with cameras in them – they’re called Spectacles – and ... Read More »
Snap Interactive Wants Judge to Bar Snapchat From Changing Its Name to Snap Inc. Snapchat recently announced that it would now be known as Snap Inc. in a rebranding meant to send the message that the company was “bigger than one app.” But in aiming to broaden itself into a storytelling platform for the likes of Disney and others, Snapchat ... Read More »
Oh snap! Snapchat wants you to hold on to your photos and videos for a little longer. The new Snapchat Memories feature is a shareable and searchable archive of snaps. The feature allows you to save photos you take within Snapchat’s server. The company, in its press release describes Memories as “a personal collection of your favorite moments that lives ... Read More »
Researchers at the eu Southern Observatory’s Very big Telescope (VLT) in Chile have captured lovely newpix and prepared the best–decision maps to date of Jupiter, per week ahead of the appearance of Nasa’s Juno spacecraft on the large planet on July 4. The photographs have been captured at the thermal infrared wavelengths the use of a newly-upgraded thermal imager known ... Read More »
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