Facebook on Thursday confirmed its solar-powered “Aquila” drone has successfully completed its first test flight over the UK. The test flights are part of Facebook’s Internet.org initiative which aims to bring online…
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Facebook’s ‘On This Day’ feature will take users down the memory lane
Facebook has rolled out a new feature dubbed “On This Day” which will allow users to recall previous “memories” that were logged onto the social networking website on a given date. The…
Facebook Messenger paves way for third-party apps, services
Facebook Inc on Wednesday opened up its Messenger service for developers to create apps and for consumers to communicate directly with retailers, in the social media network’s latest effort to expand its…
Snapchat evokes greater jealousy than Facebook, new research finds
A new study has shown how individuals use Snapchat and Facebook to find out their effect on romantic relationships and which of the services invokes a greater feeling of jealousy than the…
Facebook likely to update Messenger with support for third-party apps
Recent reports suggest Facebook will soon update its Messenger to add support for third-party apps in a bid to compete with the successful messaging apps like WeChat and Line. According to a…
Leaked screenshot hints at Facebook’s new Android dialer app ‘Phone’
Facebook is currently testing an Android dialer app dubbed ‘Phone,’ new leaked pictures suggest. Leaked screenshots of the under-testing app, which recently surfaced on of technology news website, Android Police, hints the…
Research: Teenagers not really thinking about privacy on social media
Teenagers are not really thinking about privacy on social media platforms or at least not thinking about it like most adults, a new study has revealed. Researchers from the Pennsylvania State University…
Facebook now lets users send and receive money through its Messenger App
Facebook on Tuesday announced it has updated its Messenger app with a new feature which will let users send and receive money through the app itself. The new payments feature will allow…
Facebook outs government data request details
Facebook recorded a minimal increase in overall government requests for account data in the second half of 2014, while requests from Western countries such as United States and United Kingdom dropped. According…
Facebook updates guidelines to detail ‘allowed’ and ‘banned’ content
Facebook has updated its community standards guidelines to clearly detail content it allows or bans on the social network. Previously, the social network only provided vague “limitations” about banned content. But, now…
Facebook bags shopping search engine ‘TheFind’
Facebook has acquired Mountain View, California-based personalized online shopping search engine, TheFind. The announcement of acquisition was made on Friday but the details of deal were kept undisclosed. Announcing the deal, Facebook…
Facebook ratings said to reveal quality of care in hospitals
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that hospitals in which patients were less likely to have unplanned re-admissions within 30 days after discharge had higher Facebook ratings than those…
Facebook removes ‘feeling fat’ emoji from its status-update options
Facebook has removed the ‘feeling fat’ status and emoji from its status update options after an online petition was filed by several activists who complained that the social network is promoting body-shaming….
Online petition for removal of ‘feeling fat’ emoji from Facebook started
Activists have started an online petition asking Facebook to remove a “feeling fat” status and emoji from the social networking site. The Change.org petition has sparked a debate over whether the social…
Facebook announces new suicide-prevention feature
Facebook is rolling out a new suicide-prevention feature in the US which will enable people to report suicidal posts on the social networking website. When someone sees a worrisome post, which suggests…