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Fastest growing photo sharing mobile app – Instagram

When Instagram was first launched, it attracted many users as the fastest growing photo sharing mobile app. It did not take long until it was acquired by Facebook for $100 Million. I say the founder(s) of the app rushed into selling it. If waited just couple more years, it could have been sold in the billions. Around the… Read More »

Popular mobile app for sharing self destructing photos & videos – Snapchat

Few years back, mobile phones only had the capability of making voice calls and sending text messages. Now, mobile phones (smartphones) have the capability of performing the functions or a personal computer and more. At the same time, mobile apps have grown tremendously on Google Play and Apple Store. However, only handful mobile apps stood out and are… Read More »

Instagram notifies your friend when you screenshot their DMs

As soon as Instagram added the stories feature to their app, Snapchat introduced the feature memories. The feature stories was first introduced by the popular app Snapchat but users could only share instant photos and 10-second videos. Despite the fact that some third-party add-on apps enabled sharing of existing pictures on Snapchat. However, it is believed recent updates… Read More »

T-Mobile weekend plan promotion, BUY 2 lines, GET 2 lines FREE

T-Mobile decided to beat the crowd by running weekend special of their T-Mobile One plan. The promotion has been extended till Tuesday, November 22nd, few days before Black Friday 2016. Being T-mobile customer for over six years, I had decent experience overall. They offer lower plan rates than Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. However, as far as the network coverage… Read More »

BMW reportedly ends its self-driving car partnership with Chinese tech giant Baidu

After two years of collaborating on self-driving cars, BMW and Chinese search giant Baidu have ended their partnership. Baidu is said to now be searching for a new automaker to team up with as it looks to ramp up its testing of autonomous vehicles in the US – The Verge Wang Jing, the head of autonomous car development… Read More »