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Snapchat is a very popular product. It gained immense popularity soon after it launched, the idea was to let people share Snaps that self-destruct after a few seconds, time limit was decided by the sender. Snapchat is still very much like that, and it thrives more than ever on the goofy and raunchy antics of its users who know that the Snaps will not be saved by the app on the recipient’s device, unless they take a screenshot or a picture with a secondary camera. However, the latest update adds a new feature called “Replay” which gives recipients a second chance to view a video or photo sent through the service provided that the app hasn’t been closed and another Snap hasn’t been received.

Through Replay, users have the ability to view the last Snap that they received for a second time. While the feature doesn’t completely erode Snapchat’s model of self-destructing Snaps, it does contradict the very foundation of this service. This isn’t the first time that the company has gone down this road though, back in October it launched a new feature called Stories which lets users share Snaps publicly or with their friends that can be viewed for unlimited times in 24 hours, after which they are automatically deleted. Right now the Replay feature is buried inside the additional services menu and the app descriptions don’t exactly offer much detail about it. The updated Snapchat apps, which come with additional new features as well, are available now from App Store and Google Play Store.

Latest Snapchat Update Is All About Second Chances original content from Ubergizmo.

Gizmodoers, the holidays are upon us! And it’s a safe bet you’re either traveling somewhere, or waiting for people to travel to you this weekend. Either way, plenty of time to sit around and play with your phone. Here are some new toys to stuff your phone’s stocking.

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Over the past several weeks we’ve gone through a surprisingly simple process with the folks at WOODCHUCK with some premium customized wooden bits for some of our favorite devices. What … Continue reading

The internet search giant today released a redesigned Google Search app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Its updated app comes with a slightly refined design that’s in line with the user interface changes that Apple has made in iOS 7, its latest and greatest mobile platform update. Subtle visual tweaks include the expansion of the overall user interface, as well as the filling of the entire screen by Google Now feed, once its invoked by swiping up from the bottom of the display.

Google Search iOS updated app offers a full screen browsing experience, launch the app and see the battery status bar disappear. However whenever Google Now is invoked, the status bar appears, but individual cards are now big enough that they fill the entirety of the display. The updated app also brings a fast and fluid native image search for iPads, thus allowing users to find the images they’re looking for within the app without having the need to launch Chrome for iOS. Smarter integration with Google Maps is also present, while it hasn’t been revealed just how deeply integrated this new feature is, pulling up maps in Google Search does seem a lot faster than before. A “Get directions” button appears in the top left hand corner, tapping it will redirect users to the Google Maps app for iOS. The updated Google Search app is available as a free download from the App Store.

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MyGlass, an app that pairs Google Glass with iOS devices, is back on the App Store after briefly appearing and disappearing earlier this week. If you’ve got both Glass and an iWhatever, you can download it here. [Slashgear]

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