Social Networking

Having launched two previous editions of its camera-enabled shades, Snapchat parent company Snap has unveiled the Snapchat Spectacles 3 for recording social media moments on the go – and this time they can capture photos and videos in 3D.

The ailing Google+ will officially shut its doors in August 2019, following a 10-month wind-down that will give members time to migrate their data. The announcement came soon after it was revealed a software glitch potentially disclosed the private details of nearly half a million Google+ users.

Unlike Twitter, Mastodon's messages are distributed across independent servers with their own communities and rules. But it's just one example of this new breed of website which makes up the fediverse, which may just buck the trend of locking content behind walled gardens like Twitter and Facebook.

As several internet giants are currently grappling with the conundrum of how to deal with the influx of digitally driven "fake news" we can pause for a moment and ask, what is driving this movement and where did it come from?

Veeso is claimed to be the first VR headset to capture your face and transmit your expressions – and as a result, your emotions – onto a virtual avatar in real time. With it, the company is emphasizing emotional connections through video call apps and social games like poker.

Facebook opened its doors to the public in 2006, and it's changed a lot since then. Mark Zuckerberg and his huge team of engineers are continually adding new features to the site and its apps, so you might not have come across everything – follow these tips and tricks to get up to speed.

Swiss company Dacuda is tapping into the growing trend of food pictures on social networks with an app for iPhones that enables users to take 3D shots of food. Called 3DAround, it combines sophisticated software and the iPhone's gyroscope to produce holographic imagery.

Polaroid is aiming to release its Socialmatic camera by the end of 2014 or the beginning of 2015. Gizmag stopped by the company's booth at Photokina 2014 for a closer look.

Your phone's lock-screen is used to keep would-be snoopers out of your messages, but a new app turns this idea on its head. Once installed, LokLok allows friends to leave messages and drawings on each other's lock-screens. Two things seem certain: it will be great fun and it will all end in tears!

A new app is looking to succeed in the ambient location market where others have failed. SocialRadar provides real-time information about the people around you. It connects to the user's social media accounts to pull in data about their whereabouts and recent activities.

The Canon Powershot N100 is a compact camera which can take a selfie of you taking a photo, and then produce a picture-in-picture composition. The 12-megapixel camera has been designed with social sharing in mind and also features Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity.

The Like Machine is an effort by Pepsi and TBWA to change people's perceptions of promotional activity, with a Facebook Like being rewarded with a can of pop.