Snapchat’s new Discover feature enables media companies like CNN, VICE and ESPN to engage with users by posting summaries of newly published content on a sharing platform formerly reserved for selfies. The content is refreshed every 24 hours – consistent with Snapchat’s platform.

Gen Z are mad for mobiles and messaging; 88% of US teens have access to a cell or smartphone, typically sending and receiving 30 texts per day. But without WiFi or data plans, it’s hard to stay connected in the classroom. Thanks to messaging app Jott, you can chat to your mates without either.

Whether it's Snapchat or PewDiePie – the internet is always spewing out hype-shrouded phenomena, often understood exclusively by Gen Z. The latest is Periscope; one in a slew of apps that let users film live-streamed video from their smartphones. Do we really want to watch someone film a video selfie?

From messaging to social media to a marketplace to browsing the internet, WeChat is the app the does everything. While Western companies and app developers race to unbundle their services into efficient single-purpose apps, WeChat continues to add feature after feature.