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Tragedy hit home last week with the vicious terrorist attacks that occurred in Paris. The terrifying assaults and explosions that claimed the life of 129 innocent people have left the world shocked and grief-stricken. Attempting to understand the rationale behind such brutality is painful and frustrating, but thanks to all the journalists that are dedicated to bring us the latest information from that part of the world, at least we can remain informed. 

For two New York Times journalists, Ben and Leslye, it was essential to document what followed after the unexpected disasters. “We decided to film around the places of remembrance: in the squares, at the attack sites and at memorials that Parisians and visitors had quickly constructed as a way to transform sadness into strength.”

As journalists that could feel both the grief and the strength across the streets of Paris, their mission was to create a virtual experience that could reach anyone through the use of an app. This type of new technology provides an experience that now allows viewers to feel present in the candlelight vigils being held in the attack sites and memorials. By downloading the NYT VR app available free on Android and Iphone app stores, you can virtually join those who have come together as a community to pay respect to those who lost their lives. “We always seek to help readers understand what life feels like in the places we cover. Virtual reality allows us to do that in an entirely new way.”  

Download NYT VR now and watch this experience:

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A closer look at Snapchat 

We have come a long way from the MySpace days; the days when cellphones didn’t have front-cameras, and no one ever used the word Selfie. Today, the selfie phenomenon is an unstoppable force, with people from all around the world, taking and posting pictures on photo-sharing social networking apps like Facebook and Instagram. 

Different from the norm, Snapchat was created behind the thought of impermanent photos. With a timer that deletes images and videos in seconds, more than 100 active million users are devoted to the idea of using a mobile app where content disappears.

Now, what exactly is making Snapchat different from all the other hundred photo-sharing apps out in the digital market? It now lets users unlock certain photo and video filters based on their location, unlocked only when you're in a specific place or city, called Community Geofilters. Now this new innovate photo-sharing app is taking selfies and real-time videos to a whole new level. 

The newest update includes new filters with an interesting twist; an animated face tracking feature that modifies your face with hilarious themes. To take these one of a kind selfies, just press and hold on your face to activate one of the given Lenses. You can select one from the row at the bottom and follow the on-screen instructions!

Check out the following compilation of parents having too much fun scaring their kids who have the slightest idea of what snapchat is!