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Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter apps announced for Google Glass
- Google Glass recently received an injection of third-party app support. It was revealed at the company’s I/O conference this week that several third-party apps, or “glassware” as Google prefers to call them, are inbound from the likes of CNN, Elle,…
Facebook bans 'social suicide' app Social Roulette
- Facebook has blocked an app that offered users a one in six chance of deleting their entire account. Known as Social Roulette, the app was designed to mimic Russian Roulette where a single bullet is loaded into the cylinder of…
AT&T discontinues 'Facebook phone' after just one month, report says
- It appears as though the HTC First will join the ranks of the Microsoft Kin and the HP TouchPad as the most recent flop in technology. Sales of the “Facebook phone” are so bad that AT&T has already decided to…
Watch out Cisco: Facebook is designing open network switches
- Social networking icon Facebook -- perhaps with a deserved emphasis on "networking" -- announced that is now expanding its Open Compute Project in an effort to take a fresh look at enterprise-level switch design. Facebook is hoping OCP will yield a high-end,…
Facebook deep in negotiations to acquire Waze
- Facebook is in advanced talks to purchase Israel-based navigation app Waze. The deal is reported to be in the same $800 million to $1 billion range the social network paid for Instagram, and is seen as another opportunity to bolster…
Facebook breaks into Fortune 500 list, Apple makes top ten
- Apple is bigger than ever, according to Fortune, which ranked the company sixth in its annual Fortune 500 list of largest companies in the US by revenues. Cupertino is up from 17th place in 2012 and is the only tech company to…
UNICEF reminds the Internet that Facebook Likes don't save lives
- All too often we see causes spread on social networks claiming that, for each Like received, some sort of a charitable contribution will be made. But today UNICEF Sweden launched a campaign reminding people that Facebook Likes do not equate…
Angry Birds Friends brings mobile competition to Android and iOS
- The latest iteration in the Angry Birds franchise is now available for download. Angry Birds Friends doesn’t deviate far from its roots although this time around, gameplay is centered around competing with friends and family on Facebook.
White House launches official Tumblr page via Twitter
- President Obama and his administration launched an official Tumblr page for the White House earlier today. The presence on Tumblr further bolsters the administration’s presence on social media which includes a Facebook account, Twitter account, YouTube channel and a Pinterest…
Razer will honor erroneous 90 percent off coupon code
- Razer co-founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan recently announced plans to honor an unauthorized 90 percent off coupon code that went viral a few days ago. He noted that Razer had the option of legally cancelling the orders but they decided…
Facebook enables free voice calling for Android users in the US
- Facebook has rolled out an update to its Messenger app for Android that will allow users of the social network to start free voice and video calls with friends over a Wi-Fi or data connection. The free calling service launched…
Facebook's upcoming video ads may run advertisers $1 million daily
- In an effort to better capitalize on its billion-plus members, Facebook may be looking to roll out its own video-based ad service as soon as this summer, a report by Ad Age indicates. Placing a video ad on Facebook won't…
Electronic Arts to shutter more Facebook games soon
- Earlier today Electronic Arts announced plans to shutter some of their Facebook games in what was described as a difficult decision. The Sims Social, SimCity Social and Pet Society will go offline on June 14, 2013, the company said in…
Use Secretbook to encode hidden messages in Facebook photos
- A browser extension called Secretbook allows anyone using Google Chrome to secretly embed a message in a JPEG image uploaded to Facebook. The contents of the 140 character message can only be viewed if you know the corresponding password, according…
Survey finds people are less polite on social media than in person
- Here’s a statement that’s likely to surprise nobody: people are less polite online than they are in person. The revelation comes as part of a recent survey from VitalSmarts which found that 88 percent of respondents agreed with the aforementioned…
Facebook 'Home': What the web is saying about the Facebook phone
- All the signs were there, hence the years of rumors about a potential "Facebook phone". But as it turns out Facebook didn't delve into hardware or even as deep as developing a new mobile operating system. Instead, the company is…
Zuckerberg's first website contained an early Facebook prototype
- An Angelfire website allegedly created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 1999 is making the rounds on the net today. If legit, it provides an eerily prophetic look into the mind of a 15-year-old high school student that would later…
Almost nobody is interested in a Facebook phone, says survey
- Despite the fact that there hasn’t been much evidence until recently to support a Facebook phone, rumors on the subject have been brewing for a couple of years now. That’s all good and well but is anyone actually interested in…
One minute on the Internet: 640TB data transferred, 100k tweets, 204 million e-mails sent
- The well-known idiom "New York minute" is a phrase oft-used to express an extremely brief moment in time -- but an Internet minute? That's a whole other level of micro-time keeping. An infographic by Intel breaks down exactly what happens…
Weekend tech reading: Facebook's midlife crisis
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Does Facebook know how to get old? At a Facebook developer event in Austin on Sunday, the company's golden children weren't so sure. Many of the people there either ran or represented companies that make Facebook apps. A rep for King.com, whose Candy Crush Saga...
Facebook expected to add hashtag functionality to posts
- Facebook will soon be intensifying their battle with Twitter as they are preparing to roll out hashtag support. The social network already allows members to tag people, places and pages but hashtags will open up a whole new world of…
HTC Facebook smartphone specifications leak
- Facebook and HTC are reportedly working on a second mid-range social-inspired smartphone tentatively known as the Myst. The gang at Unwired View recently received a specifications list for the device from a previously reliable source and was kind enough to…
Google+ profiles updated with Local reviews tab, larger cover photos
- Google+ users have spoken and the search giant is taking action. Starting today, Google is launching some profile and page updates that members of the social network have been asking for according to a post from Google’s Sara McKinley which…
Facebook purchases Microsoft ad platform Atlas for undisclosed sum
- Facebook has agreed to buy advertising technology from Microsoft following months of rumors. Atlas Advertiser Suite is expected to help give Facebook advertisers a better idea of how their campaigns are performing as well as allow them to compare ads…
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