Category: Facebook
Facebook now has over 1 BILLION users
Facebook have hit another staggering milestone, announcing that their social network now serves over 1 BILLION users every month. "This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month," announced founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on…
Facebook add option to promote personal posts for cash
Fancy yourself as a bit of a Facebook bigwig? Frustrated by how quickly your Instagram lunch shots or stealthily stolen jokes (presented as your own, naturally) slide down your friends' busily-populated news feeds? Then you'll be pleased to hear that…
Zuckerberg: No to a Facebook phone, YES to a Facebook search engine
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had laid to rest rumours that his social network will be developing their own-branded smartphone, stating that "the phone just doesn't make any sense." Speaking at a TechCrunch Disrupt "fireside chat", Zuckerberg instead stressed that his…
APP OF THE DAY: New Facebook iOS app loads faster and looks slicker
Facebook has launched a new version of its iOS app this week, which it promises will load faster, look better and provide users with a more reliable mobile experience. The new version of the app, Facebook 5.0, is twice…
Facebook sued over Timeline
Facebook are being sued by a Chinese company who are claiming to have created a feature identical to the Timeline feature long before Zuckerberg's empire implemented their version. Cubic Network, a Pinterest-style start-up founded by Harvard graduate Xiong Wanli, have…
FA Cup streaming hits Facebook with Budweiser
The FA Cup will hit Facebook at 12.30pm GMT on 11 August, as an extra preliminary FA Cup tie between Wembley FC and Langford FC is 'simulcast' live on both the Budweiser UK Facebook page and broadcasting live on ESPN….
Facebook Photos update lets you highlight your best vanity shots
Social networking narcissists get even more control of their online profiles today, as Facebook introduce new UI features for photos in the Timeline. Clicking on photos displayed near the top of the Timeline now sees them expand to fill the…
HTC Facebook OS phone lining up 2013 launch
New whispers of a HTC/Facebook mobile hardware partnership have been stirred up by Bloomberg. They're reporting that the two firms are gearing up to launch a handset by 2013 that will run off a custom Facebook-focussed operating system. Facebook are…
Facebook finally adds calendar view to your events
A group of clever Facebook engineers have finally brought us a way to see upcoming events in a calendar-style layout. So you can view everything you've been invited to in a given month at once, which is usually how calendars…