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Facebook livestream capability for journos
Journalists and other public figures can now offer live video to their followers on Facebook, which has announced plans to broaden the streaming service. As of Thursday, anyone with a…
Whatsapp reaches 900m users, but is no closer to a business model
Founder Jan Koum announces milestone six years after Facebook-owned messaging service was launched. Messaging app Whatsapp has hit 900 million monthly active users, according to chief executive and founder Jan…
Instagram adds features to keep up with young, messaging users
Facebook Inc's Instagram added new features on Tuesday allowing users to exchange messages in private and group conversations as the photo and video-sharing service aims to keep up with growing…
Instagram finally allows users to shoot pictures in landscape mode; Square mode also stays on
Instagram has added new layout options in addition to its signature square for pictures and videos in a bid to attract more advertisers and to stop users defecting to more…
Facebook integrates ‘Donate Now’ button to make it easier to help non-profits
Facebook for business has announced that it has integrated a ‘Donate Now’ as a call-to-action button available for Brand Pages. According to The Next Web, these buttons can now appear…
How Facebook decides what’s trending
Ever wondered how Facebook determines what you see in your news feed every time you log in? The social networking site has actually devised different algorithms for it. Apart from…
WhatsApp for Web finally introduced for iOS users
Almost eight months after WhatsApp launched its web client for Android users, WhatApp Web finally arrives for iPhone users. WhatsApp for Web will now work with Safari on the Mac.…
Facebook revamps Notes to take on Twitter’s Medium
NEW YORK: Facebook has redesigned its Notes section - a spot where users could post blog-style pieces of writing. The redesign looks very similar to Medium, the publishing platform by…
New tool finds 11 security flaws in internet browsers
WASHINGTON: As part of a Facebook-funded effort, a team of US researchers has developed a new cybersecurity tool that discovered 11 previously unknown internet browser security flaws. The 11 vulnerabilities…
Developer loses out on Facebook internship for revealing security flaw
A couple of months ago, there were reports about a Chrome extension called Marauders Map that allowed Facebook users to see exactly where their contacts are messaging them from. However,…
Facebook is reportedly building a breaking news notification app
Facebook in its new venture is reportedly building an app that will deliver breaking news notifications to its users. The app which is yet in its testing stage and will…
Facebook working on Twitter-like mobile app for instant news alerts
New Delhi: Facebook is said to be working on a mobile news app that lets publishers send mobile alerts just the way Twitter does. The purported mobile app will allow…