Facebook has rolled out Instant Articles that will allow a number of publishers to post their articles directly to the social networks iOS app. The social network has tied up with publishers like The New York Times, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, NBC and The Atlantic; the UK’s The Guardian and BBC News, and Germany’s Spiegel and Bild.
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Facebook is testing an internal search engine for its mobile app, according to a report from Tech Crunch. The move comes from the social network in a bid to boost the amount of links its users share .
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Axis bank is the now going social and making it easy for users to transfer money to their loved ones on the go. The third largest bank in India will now allow its customers to send money through several platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS, through mobile-based application Ping Pay.
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Facebook has partnered with Nokia to bring HERE Maps to its mobile version of its site, as well as Facebook Messenger and Instagram on Android, as per a report from Tech Crunch.
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Facebook launched Internet.org in order to bring connectivity to mobile users in the developing countries like India. Today, the social network has opened the Internet.org platform to developers.
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It looks like Facebook wants its users to have more control over their News Feed. The social network is testing a new feature on mobile Facebook users to pick particular friends and Pages that they’d like to give priority to in their feeds.
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Facebook has introduced free video calling to its standalone Messenger app. Users can now make video calls using data or WiFi on Android and iOS app.
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Facebook has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2015 that ended on March 31st and has also included some statistics regarding the usage of Facebook. The revenue Facebook earned in this period was US $3.54 Billion.
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In a bid to bring better balance to the News Feed, Facebook has changed its algorithm. The tweaks in the algorithm will show content from close friends.
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Facebook is testing a new feature for its Messenger app that brings back the ‘away’ status option. The sidebar feature would allow users to show their current status and in turn see if their friends are online or away.
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Facebook has launched a standalone Messenger app for web that will allow users to access the chat service on their desktop browsers. Facebook Messenger can be used at Messenger.com website.
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Facebook announced the WhatsApp acquisition in February last year that finally completed in October for $22 billion. Now the social network its testing WhatsApp integration for its Android app, as per a latest report from Geektime.
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Facebook has launched a collaborative videos app Riff. Available on Android and iOS, the app allows users to create and share videos with friends.
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Facebook has launched a new feature that lets parents organize photos of their kids. Dubbed as Scarpbook, the feature lets parents collect photos of their kids as they grow in different stages.
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Last week, Facebook announced Messenger platform and Businesses on Messenger tools at F8 conference. Today, the social network has released a couple of apps for Messenger platform.
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