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Chat Multi-Tasking, Facebook Home’s Game Changer, Could Rattle Apple And Google
Single-tasking has been a hallmark of mobile. But Facebook Home lets you chat in an overlaid drop-down window as you use Google, Yelp, Maps or any other app, bringing the…
Facebook Says VoIP Calling Will Be Added To Its Messenger iOS App In The U.K. Today
Facebook is slowly beefing up the capabilities of its Messenger app as it moves to combat the rise of free messaging apps like Whatsapp, Viber and Line. Today it’s taking…
Facebook, 18 Carriers Partner To Use Discounted Messages To Lure New Users, Data Customers
Facebook is deepening its relationships with carriers in emerging markets today with a deal that would bring free or discounted data access for people who use Facebook Messages. The company…
Facebook Has An Office “Library” Of Mobile Phones To Ensure It Works Across Developing Market Devices
The first world might use just a handful of handsets, but the key to Facebook’s growth is emerging markets fragmented across over 7,000 smart and dumb phones. To help it…
No Facebook Account Required: Facebook Messenger For Android Lets You Sign Up With Just A Phone Number
Today Facebook announced its first-ever product open to people without a Facebook account. Starting now, the Messenger for Android app, and later its iOS counterpart, will allow signups from non-Facebook…
If You Use Facebook Camera Or Messenger, You’re One Of Zuck’s Guinea Pigs
How does Facebook know what features are good enough for its main smartphone apps? It tests them on the power users of its standalone apps Camera and Messenger. If the…
Facebook Updates Messenger For iOS With New Chat UI, iOS 6 And iPhone 5 Support
Facebook just launched a new version of its Messenger app for iOS. Messenger, the company’s stand-alone chat app, got a bit of a user interface refresh with this update, as…
Facebook Groups Start Showing Exactly Who Saw Each Post
No need to wonder if your family saw that reminder about dinner or if co-workers noticed you uploaded a Powerpoint, as Facebook Groups will soon display a count and a…
Facebook Updates Android App: 1.9 Adds Photos, Message Sharing From Home Screen
Facebook has released an update to its Android app today that should give users of the social network on Android devices a more integrated and instant experience — and takes…
