Facebook Lite hits 200 million users, gets speed and reliability improvements

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Facebook Lite, the lighter version of the social network now has more than 200 million users. Launched in 2015, Facebook Lite uses less data and is therefore aimed at users living in emerging markets that have slow internet connection. Continue reading “Facebook Lite hits 200 million users, gets speed and reliability improvements”

Facebook celebrates 13th birthday with personalized Friends Day video, GIFs and more

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Facebook will turn 13 on February 4th. In order to celebrate its 13th birthday, which it calls as Friends Day, the social network has rolled out a bunch of new products to encourage its users to connect with their friends. Continue reading “Facebook celebrates 13th birthday with personalized Friends Day video, GIFs and more”

Facebook records $8.81B revenue, hits 1.86B MAUs, 1.23B DAUs in Q4, 2016

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Facebook has announced financial results for Q4 2016. The social network has recorded $8.81 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31.  Continue reading “Facebook records $8.81B revenue, hits 1.86B MAUs, 1.23B DAUs in Q4, 2016”

Google, Facebook, Apple to jointly draft an open letter opposing Trump’s immigration order

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The tech world has already expressed their concerns over US President Donald Trump’s order of banning immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Now major tech companies are going a step further and planning to jointly draft an open letter opposing Trump’s immigration and travel orders.

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Here’s how major tech leaders reacted to Donald Trump’s immigration order

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The tech world has slammed US President Donald Trump’s order of banning immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries -Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the U.S. CEO’s of major tech companies have criticized and reacted to this latest move.
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Hugo Barra is joining Facebook as VP of virtual reality

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Earlier this week Hugo Barra announced his departure from Xiaomi after 3.5-year stint. He said that he will go back to Silicon Valley in February after Chinese New Year. Today Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Hugo Barra will be joining Facebook to lead the company’s virtual reality efforts, including Oculus team. Continue reading “Hugo Barra is joining Facebook as VP of virtual reality”

Facebook Live now lets you live stream from web

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Facebook has updated Live to add the ability for users to go live directly from their desktop. Users can now go live on Facebook via a web browser to Pages. The social network says the new tools and improvements will give publishers more control, customization, and flexibility over their broadcasts. Continue reading “Facebook Live now lets you live stream from web”

Facebook introduces Live Audio, starts with select publishers

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Facebook launched Live Video in December last year and now a year later it is expanding live media to audio as well. The social network has now introduced Live Audio for a select group of publishers and plans to make it available for everyone next year. Continue reading “Facebook introduces Live Audio, starts with select publishers”

Facebook debuts instant verification for Android apps

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Facebook has updated Account Kit developer tool that is used to log in to apps with their phone number. Introduced by Facebook in April this year, Account Kit is a phone number and email login solution. It is a complimentary product to Facebook Login. Continue reading “Facebook debuts instant verification for Android apps”

Facebook Messenger gets group video call support on Android and iOS

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Facebook has officially launched group video calling for Messenger on Android, iOS and desktop. Up to 50 people can participate at a time in an ongoing video call while only up to six people can be seen at a time. However the 50 participants can listen and respond using text, stickers, emojis, and GIFs. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger gets group video call support on Android and iOS”

Facebook starts testing group voice calling for Messenger on desktop

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Facebook has started testing group voice calls for Messenger on desktop. The social network has confirmed with TechCrunch that it has started testing group voice calls for Messenger for a limited number of users. Continue reading “Facebook starts testing group voice calling for Messenger on desktop”

Facebook Messenger gets new camera with art, filters and special effects

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Facebook is taking another aim at Snapchat just in time for the holidays. The social network has added a new in-app camera for Messenger that comes with art and lot of special effects. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger gets new camera with art, filters and special effects”

Facebook Year in Review: Diwali, surgical strikes most talked about topics in India

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After Google, Twitter and YouTube, Facebook is also giving us a recap of what all moments and events were most talked about in 2016 in India. Facebook’s Year-end review for 2016 shares inisghts that we talked most about Diwali, Cricket, Uri attacks and surgical strikes this year.
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Facebook working on ‘Collections’ function to showcase content into News Feed

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Facebook is now working on a new feature called ‘Collections and functions’ that will display the selected content from the publisher directly into the news feeds. This feature is similar to the Snapchat’s Discover section that showcases news stories and videos. Continue reading “Facebook working on ‘Collections’ function to showcase content into News Feed”