Samsung trying to fight iMessage chat elitists with response graphic gallery

Samsung wants owners of its smartphones to know that they can respond to iPhone owners cutting them out of chats — but they may not want to use what Samsung has provided.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 39

Apple adds Apple Card account on Twitter

Seemingly first created several months ago, the Apple Card account on Twitter has gone live as the card itself became available for all US iPhone users.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 4

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Victor Marks 7 years ago 0

Unsecured database exposed private information of millions of Instagram influencers

An unsecured database thought to be owned by a Mumbai-based social media marketing firm exposed the personal information of millions of Instagram influencers, including those not affiliated with the company.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 11

Facebook admits millions of Instagram accounts affected by unencrypted password storage blunder

Facebook has admitted its major security breach from March where the social network stored "hundreds of millions" of plain-text passwords on internal servers was worse than first thought for users of Instagram, advising it may have affected millions of accounts on the image-sharing service and not the "tens of thousands" it initially reported.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 15

Survey claims 86 percent of US teens plan to choose iPhone as next smartphone

A newly-published survey of 8,600 U.S. teens found that a higher number than ever, 86 percent, are hoping to make Apple's iPhone their next smartphone.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 37

Instagram co-founders latest executives to leave Facebook

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned from their posts at Facebook and will depart the company in the coming weeks, leaving the massively popular photo sharing app solely in the hands of Facebook executives for the first time.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 5

An iPhone thank you letter: "Live Photo saved my grandmother's laugh"

The way that technology can touch us personally is captured in a thank you letter an iPhone user sent to Apple, noting appreciation for Live Photo's capture of ambient sound and video of a loved one who had passed away. Apple's chief executive Tim Cook responded with a note of condolences and appreciation for sharing the story, stating "it is deeply inspiring for us."

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 12

Instagram nixes native Apple Watch app, citing death of watchOS 1 SDK

With its latest iOS update, Facebook's Instagram has also killed its native Apple Watch app, once used to showcase the first-generation Watch that launched in 2015.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 12

BlackBerry sues Facebook over alleged messaging patent infringement

BlackBerry on Tuesday launched a lawsuit against Facebook, arguing that services like WhatsApp and Instagram deliberately copy features from BlackBerry Messenger, one of the draws of BlackBerry's once-dominant smartphones.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 14

Icons hidden in Instagram app hint at incoming video calling feature

Instagram could add voice and video calling functions to its service, analysis of the app's code suggests, with the presence of files and icons bearing calling-related names and imagery hinting at a possible launch of the unreleased and unannounced feature at some point in the future.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 0

Hackers exploit Instagram bug to access phone numbers, email addresses of high profile accounts

Instagram on Wednesday said one or more hackers accessed email address and phone number information associated with certain high profile accounts using a previously unknown API "bug," but notes the flaw has since been patched.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 4

Apple joins Instagram to push 'Shot on iPhone' marketing campaign

Apple on Monday created an official account on Facebook's Instagram, leveraging it for a long-running campaign promoting the iPhone's camera technology.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 0

Instagram continues copying Snapchat with new 'face filters' on iPhone

Facebook's Instagram on Tuesday launched "face filters" for the iPhone, once again copying a signature feature of its main competition, Snapchat.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 12

Instagram's iPhone app adds support for uploading multiple photos & videos in one post

Facebook's Instagram on Wednesday announced support for uploading up to 10 photos and videos in a single post, potentially radically changing how people use the social network.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 1

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