Facebook has appointed Umang Bedi as Managing Director, India. He will officially start at Facebook in July 2016. Bedi joins Facebook from Adobe South Asia after a five year stint where he was managing director responsible for growing their business in India.
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Facebook wants its users to access the standalone Messenger app and is therefore taking down support for messaging inside the mobile web application, according to a new report from TechCrunch.
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Facebook is shutting down its Notify news aggregator app forever. The Notify app is little over 6 months old, was introduced in November 2015. Continue reading “Facebook kills its ‘Notify’ news push-notification app”
Facebook Messenger is upping it’s emoji game by adding new ones and revamping older ones. The service is now offering more diverse emoji options including multiple skin tone choices.
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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”
