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Itsdagram: The closest thing to Instagram on Windows Phone

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:32:32 +0100

Despite persistent rumours to the contrary, Instagram is still no closer to launching an official app for Windows Phone. Enter Itsdagram, the first viable alternative - read on for our review. Read more...

HTC First, the "Facebook phone", reportedly killed off by AT&T

Andy Weir — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:57:41 +0100

Just five weeks after it was announced, sales of the HTC First - the so-called "Facebook phone" - are apparently to be discontinued by AT&T, amid reports of dismal sales figures. Read more...

Microsoft finds malware that targets Facebook profiles

John Callaham — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:54:13 +0100

Microsoft has announced that it has detected a new malicious browser extension that tries to hijack Facebook profiles through the Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Read more...

Bing and Facebook move closer together, you can now comment and like content from the search service

John Callaham — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:39:42 +0100

Microsoft has announced that the Facebook sidebar on its Bing website now allows people to directly comment and 'like" Facebook posts without having to leave Bing. Read more...

Third party Facebook Windows Phone apps facing removal

John Callaham — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:59:17 +0100

Facebook has reportedly sent a notice to some third party Windows Phone Facebook apps that claims those apps are violating their trademark, which will likely lead to their removal. Read more...

Microsoft reminds Windows Phone 7 users YouTube and Facebook will be updated

John Callaham — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:59:17 +0100

Microsoft's Windows Phone leader Joe Belfiore posted word on Twitter today that Windows Phone 7 YouTube and Facebook apps will be updated soon, along with other unnamed apps. Read more...

Former Windows Phone Experience Designer talks about Modern UI

John Callaham — Sat, 04 May 2013 00:01:10 +0100

Arturo Toledo, the former Senior User Experience Designer for Windows Phone, has offered his thoughts on the evolving Modern (Metro) UI design that is in place in the Windows Phone WP8 beta. Read more...

Microsoft launches Facebook for Windows Phone beta app program

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:21:08 +0100

Microsoft has announced an open beta program for the Facebook app for Windows Phone, giving users the chance to preview its major redesign and a range of new features before the app's release. Read more...

Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer join FWD.us immigration reform group

John Callaham — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:54:30 +0100

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer have reportedly joined as supporters of FWD.us, a new political action group formed by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to push for immigration reform. Read more...

Facebook Home hits 500K downloads in 5 days

Ben Buffone — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Facebook's new 'Home' Android skin has today surpassed 500,000 downloads on the Google Play store. However, with mixed reviews and an intrusive design, will the interface see a decline in users? Read more...

Facebook makes it easier to integrate with Windows 8 and WP8 apps

John Callaham — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:19:11 +0100

Facebook has launched the new Facebook SDK for .NET which should make it easier for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 app developers to integrate Facebook features in their apps. Read more...

Facebook Home to be made available outside US from today

John Callaham — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:14:42 +0100

Facebook executives stated that its Facebook Home Android skin will be made available to some devices outside the US starting today and that a major update is coming for mid-May. Read more...

Facebook considering bringing Home to Windows Phone, iPhone [Update]

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:21:03 +0100

A Facebook representative recently revealed the company is in discussions with Microsoft and Apple to bring its Home software package to their respective smartphone operating systems. Read more...

EA shutting down three of its Facebook-based games

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:41:10 +0100

Electronic Arts has announced it will shut down three of its Facebook-based games, The Sims Social, SimCity Social and Pet Society, that were made by its Playfish studio. Read more...

Facebook Home TV ad has Mark Zuckerberg, a goat and go-karts

John Callaham — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:39:35 +0100

Facebook Home's new launch TV commercial features Mark Zuckerberg, with a Facebook employee that seems to be more interested in a goat, go-karts and more on his HTC First phone. Read more...

Facebook Home now available for some Android phones

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:00:10 +0100

Facebook has now released Facebook Home, their new Android OS skin that's available out of the box on the new HTC First smartphone. Facebook Home can only be installed on a few Android devices. Read more...

Facebook wants to charge you $16 to message a celebrity

Andy Weir — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:15:22 +0100

Facebook is expanding its trial to charge users to contact "non-friends", with messages to celebrities and public figures costing up to $16, as the company claims its plan is simply to reduce spam. Read more...

Bragging rights ahoy: Facebook is ‘world's best employer'

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:31:49 +0100

A recent survey, by job and career community Glassdoor, has listed Facebook as the number 1 employer in the world, with Google managing 6th and Microsoft not even listed in the top 50 list. Read more...

Microsoft's Frank Shaw joins the Facebook Home bashing crowd

John Callaham — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:07:57 +0100

Microsoft's head of Corporate Communications Frank X. Shaw has written a new blog post that further slams Facebook Home for its "people" centric theme when Windows Phone already has that theme. Read more...

HTC First announced, a Facebook Home-based smartphone

John Callaham — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:52:12 +0100

HTC has officially announced the new HTC First smartphone, based on Facebook's new app-centric Facebook Home platform, which will be sold by AT&T starting on April 12th for $99.99. Read more...