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WhatsApp Bans Users Of Unofficial App

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 21, 2015 12:44 PM EST

WhatsApp is banning users using its service through unofficial client for 24 hours. Users of popular third party clients of WhatsApp, like WhatsApp+ and WhatsappMD were afflicted.

Facebook Updates News Feed To Show Fewer Hoaxes

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 21, 2015 01:19 AM EST

Facebook is updating its News Feed to reduce the false/hoax posts without affecting your daily dose of satire.

Facebook Is On Hiring Spree And There Are Many Reasons

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 20, 2015 12:51 AM EST

Facebook is on a hiring spree and there could be many reasons. Virtual reality job openings are listed on Facebook's career page site and the company recently hired much of the design team from Teehan + Lax, the firm behind the blogging platform Medium.

Study: Facebook Knows You Better Than Anyone Else

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 20, 2015 12:27 AM EST

Facebook knows you better than your closest friends and even family members, according to a new study at University of Cambridge.

Social Media May Fuel Anxiety

By R. Siva Kumar - Jan 16, 2015 08:31 AM EST

Research shows that just social media, phone and email can pave the way for more stress in the lives of people.

Social Media May Fuel Anxiety

By R. Siva Kumar - Jan 16, 2015 08:31 AM EST

Research shows that just social media, phone and email can pave the way for more stress in the lives of people.

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Rolls Out internet.org App In Colombia, To Offer Free Internet Service

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 15, 2015 12:53 PM EST

Taking a step further in his internet.org initiative, Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a plan to offer free Internet service in Colombia.

Facebook To Introduce Amber Alerts In Users News Feed

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 13, 2015 01:27 PM EST

Facebook is going to include Amber Alerts in the news feed - a new initiative that could further improve the child abduction alert system. Facebook will be partnering with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Research: Facebook Most Popular Social Network in US, Followed by LinkedIn and Pinterest

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 10, 2015 11:23 AM EST

Facebook is the most popular social network in the United States, according to a new report. 58 percent of the entire adult population have an account on Facebook, the study said.

Zuckerberg To Hold His First International Q&A From Bogotá, Colombia on Wednesday, Could Face Gritty Questions

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 10, 2015 09:34 AM EST

Mark Zuckerberg is holding his first international Q&A from Bogotá, Colombia January 14th, where he will interact with international users and face their question. In previous two public Q&As, Zuckerberg had to tackle questions related to Messenger migration and dislike button, and we hope this Q&A will not be easy either.

Facebook Has Acquired a Video-Compression Startup

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 09, 2015 03:02 PM EST

Facebook has acquired a video-compression startup QuickFire Network. The startup provides technology aimed at speeding encoding of streaming video.

WhatsApp Crazy Stats: 700M Monthly Active Users, 30B Daily Messages

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 07, 2015 12:35 AM EST

WhatsApp, of Facebook, is rising and rising at crazy speed. The company recently crossed 700M monthly active users, up from 600 million in August last year.

Did You Get Fooled by This Facebook Hoax?

By R. Siva Kumar - Jan 06, 2015 04:56 PM EST

A false message is doing the rounds in Facebook, says Snopes.com, the rumor bashing website.

Facebook Has Acquired a Voice Recognition Startup, Should Siri and Google Now Be Worried?

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 06, 2015 12:35 AM EST

Facebook Inc has acquired a speech-to-text startup Wit.ai. The service can translate spoken works into usable data, similar to Google's Google Now and Apple's Siri. Service of Wit.ai can also be added to existing mobile apps.

Microsoft Launches Nokia 215; Cheapest Feature Phone With Facebook, Twitter, Opera and Other Apps

By Steven Hogg - Jan 05, 2015 09:30 AM EST

Microsoft is bringing an affordable solution to first time mobile users with Nokia 215 packed with internet-ready apps like Facebook, Bing, Twitter and more.

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