Facebook may join WhatsApp and enter the encryption game soon. A new report from The Guardian claims that the social network could add end-to-end encryption to its Messenger app later this year,
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In a bid to bolster its efforts in VR, Facebook has acquired acquired a small startup called Two Big Ears, which specializes in audio technology. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Facebook Live video is upping it’s game even further with a new feature. The social network is now bringing 24-hour live broadcasts to its platform.
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Facebook has rolled out a new interactive map for its Live videos. The map shows all the live broadcasts that are happening across the globe.
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Facebook will soon add support for 360 degree photos to its News Feed. These 360 degree photos will work similar to 360 degree videos which are already present on the platform. Continue reading “Facebook to bring 360 degree photos to the News Feed”
Facebook has launched Facebook at Work service that aims at enterprise and businesses in India. It allows employees to collaborate and connect with co-workers.
Facebook has rolled out Windows 10 Apps for Facebook and Messenger on desktop and Instagram on Windows 10 for Mobile.
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Facebook has announced financial results for Q1 2016. The social network has recorded $5.38B in revenue and about 79 percent of that revenue came from mobile advertising.
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Facebook is apparently working on a new standalone camera app that will come with built-in live streaming capabilities.
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Facebook has launched a new Hindi transliteration feature for its Android app. The new feature allows users to type in English and convert it to the Devanagari script. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out Hindi transliteration feature for Android app”
Facebook has tweaked the News Feed algorithm again and this time it focuses on surfacing news articles. With the latest update, the social network is adjusting the way it ranks articles, taking into account how often you spend time with an article. Continue reading “Facebook tweaks News Feed again to focus on articles”
Facebook is taking up a notch with its calling feature for Messenger. The social network has launched a new free group calling feature for Messenger on Android and iOS. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out free group calling to Messenger”
Facebook has been working hard on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for a long time and using it for a better user experience. Now, the social network is kicking it up a notch and expanding AI to its latest focus of interest – Videos. Continue reading “Facebook’s AI will now identify faces in videos”
With an aim to provide better internet connections in both rural and urban areas, Facebook has introduced two new terrestrial connectivity systems focused on improving the speed, efficiency, and quality of internet connectivity around the world — Terragraph and Project ARIES (Antenna Radio Integration for Efficiency in Spectrum). Continue reading “Facebook debuts Terragraph and Project ARIES terrestrial connectivity systems”
Facebook announced several tools for the developers at the F8 conference few hours back. In addition to Bots for Messenger and Surround D-360 camera, it also introduced Account Kit for people the choice to log into new apps with their phone number or email address, new Facebook Share features including new quote and hashtag sharing that allow people to share new types of content and Profile Expressions Kit, a new identity expression platform that includes profile pic frames for Pages and enables people to post a profile video from third party apps. Continue reading “Facebook Account Kit for phone number login, quote and hashtag sharing and more announced”
