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Snapchat Intros Chat 2.0 With Reworked Features, Auto-Advance Stories

Tim March 29, 2016 40

One aspect of Snapchat frequently overlooked is the ability to "chat" with friends. Similar to Hangouts or any other instant messaging app, you can whip up a few sentences, then send them along to a friend who maybe sent you a really funny snap recently. It is...

SoundCloud Go Subscription Now Available in US, Priced at $10/Month

Tim March 29, 2016 12

SoundCloud Go, the service's paid subscription model, is now available to all users in the US. With SoundCloud Go, normal operation of SoundCloud will remain the same, but members who sign up will receive added benefits, such as a deeper library of things to...

NCAA Final Four and National Championship to be Viewable in Virtual Reality Thanks to Gear VR

Tim March 29, 2016 27

Announced by the NCAA this week, viewers of the Final Four and National Championship will have the ability to watch the games in virtual reality, thanks to a special app created for owners of the Gear VR by Samsung. At game time, you will open up the app, slap...

Many More Banks Adding Support for Samsung Pay, Here’s the List

Tim March 29, 2016 75

A large number of banks across the US are adding support for Samsung Pay this week, which is great news for owners of the Galaxy S7 or any other Samsung device that supports the company's mobile payments platform. In the list of new banks supported, there are...

Instagram Rolling Out 60 Second Video Support for All

Tim March 29, 2016 7

When Instagram launched the ability to share videos to those who follow you, let's face it, they basically killed Vine. Now, Instagram is upping the support of video length, from 15 seconds, to an entire 60 seconds (aka 1 minute). That means longer kitty...

HTC 10 Hits GFXBench With 5.1″ QHD Display, Snapdragon 820 and 4GB of RAM

Tim March 29, 2016 67

The HTC 10 has arrived on GFXBench, giving us a fantastic overview of the specs we might expect to see launch with the device next month. However, until the phone is official, spec listings should be read with a bit of skepticism, but at this point, we are so...

Report: Facebook Messenger to Offer “Secret Conversations,” In-Store Purchase Feature

Tim March 29, 2016 15

According to code buried within the Messenger app from Facebook, new features may soon be available that will lead to a more secure chatting experience for users. As detailed by The Information, secret conversations, which is likely a reference to encrypted...

Don’t Miss These Android Stories: March 25, 2016

Tim March 25, 2016 2

This week at DL, we delivered our Galaxy S7 Edge review, talked about our favorite features on the LG G5, and gave you five fantastic reasons the Galaxy S7 (or Galaxy S7 Edge, for that matter) should be your next smartphone purchase. Besides your standard...