Instagram adds fun ways to reply to direct messages

Instagram wants to keep you engaged and having fun on its platform. Another new feature Instagram is introducing adds some new ways to reply to videos and photos sent to you directly by your friends. If your friend sent you a photo or video in Direct, you can reply to them with a sticker of what you’re replying to (as you see in the first two screenshots from the left). Aside from that, you can also now send split-screen replies and let you add some stickers or doodles to the image you’ve been sent and then add your own photo. The new features are coming to both Android and iOS.

Here’s the final ‘The Defenders’ trailer as show starts streaming on August 18th

Marvel’s The Defenders is set to hit Netflix tomorrow, August 18^th. Before that we get one last look at what the new series has to offer. We get to see just how threatening and menacing Sigourney Weaver’s Alexandra really is. Marvel’s The Defenders follows Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Finn Jones) as they try and save New York from baddies like Alexandra. We get to see these four solitary heroes with their own personal baggage try to work together.

Huawei tipped to unveil Mate 10 on October 16th

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei is tipped to be releasing the next iteration of its Mate line in a couple of months. On an image that looks like it could be an official invite or teaser, the words “Meet the device worth waiting for” written on top of a backdrop that has the number 10 on it. The image also shows details about the event: October 16, 2017 in Munich, Germany. Whether this is real or not, we should find out soon enough. For now, the rumoured specs of the Mate 10 are said to include an almost bezel-less 6.1” 18:9 screen with 2160 x 1080px resolution, a Kirin 970 processor, 6GB of RAM, Android 7.1 Nougat, and dual rear camera setup.

Source: GSMArena

New leak shows off the entire Sony Xperia XZ1

Yesterday we got to see what the rear panel on Sony’s upcoming flagship might look like. But a new leak shows off the alleged design of the Xperia XZ1 in all its glory. Aside from showing off the possible design of the phone, the leak also “confirms” or reveals some of the specs we’re expecting the Xperia XZ1 to have: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 19-megapixel rear camera with Motion Eye feature, 13-megapixel front camera, 5.2-inch HDR display, IP65/68, and have Sony’s 3D feature, too. Our wait isn’t that long to find out if any of these hold up as Sony is set to debut new devices at IFA in Berlin at the start of September.

Source: GSMArena