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Apple Just Put Another Nail In Snapchat’s Proverbial Coffin

Karol Severin

22 Mar 2017

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clips

Facebook

Yesterday Apple announced it will launch Clips in April, a video-making app that allows users to capture photos and videos, combine multiple videos and include a variety of features like Filters, Overlays, Posters and Live Titles.

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Why Integrating Siri Into iMessage Matters For Apple

Karol Severin

18 Nov 2016

Apple

iMessage

iOS

In June,I wrote about Apple finally making leaps towards revamping iMessage in a bid to turn it into a fully-fledged messaging platform able to compete with the leaders like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp (in terms of the iOS user segment).

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Watch Out Facebook Messenger: Apple’s iMessage Just Got Serious

Karol Severin

17 Jun 2016

App Drawer

Apple

iMessage

Apple’s WWDC this week confirmed that company is getting serious about messaging. At its developer conference it announced a major overhaul for iMessage with the upcoming release of iOS10. While iMessage has been typically perceived as a rather ‘basic’ text messaging tool that amassed users thanks to being pre-installed on the iPhone, these changes send the app right up to direct competition with the likes of Facebook Messenger or WeChat.

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