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Oppo explores phones with removable camera modules
You could take selfies without looking directly at your phone.
Google will make clearer when you've edited a selfie
And Snapchat is on board with the plan.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Apple gets a patent for taking group selfies while you're socially distant
If you can't be there in person, you can get the next best thing.
Fujifilm's slimmer Instax Mini 11 features automatic exposure
Get great instant photos with minimal fuss.
Why are we obsessed with Instagram's ‘What are you?’ filters?
Gimme some of that sweet risk-free quantifiable personality data.
Snapchat's Time Machine lens lets you slide between young and old
And it won't require 'irrevocable access' to your data.
Apple wants to trademark 'Slofie'
This is more to thwart competitors than capture the cultural zeitgeist.
Snapchat makes your selfies more animated with new 3D effects
But you can only take them if you have one of the latest iPhones.
Google's poetry algorithm automates teen angst
Give it a word and it'll give you a masterpiece (of sorts).
Amazon asks delivery drivers to verify their identities with selfies
The facial recognition measure could reduce fraud and Flex account sharing.
Samsung imagines full-screen phone with a camera hidden under the display
Because that black dot is taking up valuable real estate.
YouTube Stories now have Snapchat-like filters
But Google promises they’re not your average selfie filters.
Panasonic's FZ1000 II 16x superzoom targets Sony's RX10
It also unveiled the ZS80 travel zoom camera.
22Inside Nike's DIY studio for Snapchat selfie Lenses
The companies teamed up for NBA All-Star Weekend 2019 in Charlotte.
Facebook Messenger's camera fakes portrait mode photos
It also captures Boomerang loops and includes new AR stickers.
NASA's InSight lander proves it's on Mars with a selfie
We hope it's good enough for Steph Curry.
Huawei is working on a smartphone with a circular camera cutout
Both Samsung and Huawei might have models in time for Christmas.
Snap is bringing augmented reality Lenses to the desktop
The new Snap Camera standalone app won't require a Snapchat login.
Snapchat's filters can now recognize your cat
It's time for some cat selfies.
