Workplace app seems to be similar to Facebook but is kept completely separate from users' personal profiles.
Facebook Marketplace is proving to be a better e-commerce site than Craiglist. It has at least five features that is lacking from Craiglist.
Facebook introduced two new features to help users communicate better. One of them enable users to make a payment using Facebook Messenger.
The explosion of SpaceX' Falcon 9 rocket did not only affect Facebook's mission to beam Internet to remote areas, it has dampened the satellite industry of Israel as well. An Israeli company created Facebook's Amos-6 satellite.
Nearly one year ago, Facebook announced that its Aquila high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft was ready for flight testing, and the social network took the next step Thursday.Global head of engineering and infrastructure Jay Parikh announced in a Newsroom post that the first full-scale test flight of Aquila was a success.Aquila is one of the projects spearheaded by Facebook Connectivity Lab to further Internet.org’s mission of connecting everyone in the world to the Internet. Parikh described it as follows:
WhatsApp for iOS' latest beta release v2.16.7.1 is now doing the rounds for some users and apart from numerous bug fixes and improvements, it brings support for auto playing gif images. The Facebook-owned messaging app has staunchly resisted the gif invasion till date, and support for sharing animated images will certainly be a welcome feature addition for users.
Zuckerberg's twitter and pinterest accounts were compromised as he reportedly reused passwords that were compromised in an earlier LinkedIn hack.
The social media company denied allegations it eavesdrops on its users, responding to recent reports that suggested Facebook could be using a phone's microphone to listen in on its users.
Facebook is positioning its very own messaging app, Messenger, by forcing users to install the mobile app into their devices. In summer, will reportedly disable messaging via Facebook mobile web app as the company transfers all messaging activities to Messenger.
Legend of Zelda fans will surely have a reason to get excited following Akira Himekawa’s announcement regarding a localized manga version of the Twilight Princess in a bid to capture western markets. A Japanese manga release has already been confirmed for the said Zelda title with no official word yet from the publishers regarding a manga release to suit western audiences.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft have recently joined the European Union’s anti-racism efforts to crack down online hate speech in an ‘online code of conduct’ which the four internet giants helped to create. The code will allow the Silicon Valley titans to review requests by government to remove access to hate-filled contents and block comments or remarks that espouse racism, discrimination, and xenophobia.
Latest financial report from game publisher Take-Two Interactive confirms an October release for WWE 2K17 although no specific date has been announced as of press time. Rumors are swirling of a possible release of future titles in two versions following Raw-SmackDown brand split.
Funky physics and controls make mobile games fun. You tap against gravity in Flappy Bird, fling on a trajectory in Angry Birds and press to maintain momentum in Tiny Wings. So when two of Facebook’s top designers left to build their own apps, they wanted to bring a new gesture to gaming… and let worms, not birds, be the stars.
In a rather amusing moment for the Japanese firm, Sony Mobile on Tuesday accidentally confirmed its upcoming Xperia smartphone, the Xperia E5, in a Facebook post.
Upcoming virtual-reality headsets based on Google's new Daydream VR system won't be as sophisticated as Facebook's Oculus Rift.
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