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Mobile Minutes: Google AMP; BuzzFeed’s video apps; Parents and Snapchat; Samsung and LG phones

BuzzFeed launches free video apps
BuzzFeed, which has seen huge play for its video content on YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and other platforms, is moving to capture more of that audience with its own mobile video apps.
Read more on Variety 

What parents don’t get about Snapchat
One morning my teenage daughter emerged from her bedroom to ask, “Can you believe what happened in Syria yesterday?” Surprised (and pretty sure she hadn’t secretly subscribed to the The New York Times), I got a bigger surprise when I learned where she’d picked up this news… “Snapchat.”
Read more on Huffington Post 

With their newest smartphones, Samsung and LG go back to the future
As the smartphone market matures, many consumers are narrowing in on what they consider to be a phone’s most important features: the display, camera, and battery life.
Read more on Fast Company