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Facebook Beta for Windows Phone updated

Robert Brand — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:35:18 +0100

An update has been pushed out for the Windows Phone 8 Facebook beta app. Bug fixes in tow, but there's little sign of hope for the much needed notifications fix. Read more...

Facebook announces Twitter-style verified pages

Ben Buffone — Wed, 29 May 2013 21:18:04 +0100

Facebook have begun to roll out a feature - Verified Pages - that lets official pages of artist, public figures and businesses be set apart from fake accounts, similar to Verified Accounts on Twitter. Read more...

RetroUI Free Start menu for Windows 8 announced

John Callaham — Wed, 29 May 2013 20:48:04 +0100

Developer Thinix has released a free version of its RetroUI Start menu program for Windows 8, which is available for download for people who have a Facebook account. Read more...

Microsoft: Many people feel social networking access helps at work

John Callaham — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:52:35 +0100

Microsoft has announced the results of a new study it commissioned which it says shows many people feel access to online social networks at work helps them with productivity. Read more...

Will Kim Dotcom sue Microsoft and others over two-factor authentication patent?

John Callaham — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:13:59 +0100

Mega founder Kim Dotcom claims he holds the patent for two-factor authentication and says he may sue other companies that are using it, like Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook and more. Read more...

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...