Neowin News Feed for: F8

Facebook's F8 developer event has been cancelled because of coronavirus

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:00:01 +0000

Facebook has announced that, in light of the development of the Covid-19 outbreak, it won't be hosting its annual developer event, which would have taken place at the beginning of March. Read more...

Facebook unveils new changes, fresh features, dating section and more

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 01 May 2019 06:52:01 +0000

At its F8 event, Facebook announced new products and features for its platform, the most notable of them being the addition of a new dating section meant to help users find their match on the site. Read more...

Facebook has a new, lighter Messenger app in the works, desktop app also on the way

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:32:01 +0000

At its F8 developer conference this year, Facebook has revealed its plans for the Messenger service. The company is working on a completely rebuilt app for mobile devices, as well as one for desktop. Read more...

Facebook to launch dating service to match 200 million single people

Paul Hill — Wed, 02 May 2018 09:10:01 +0000

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said that a new dating component will be added to the website. It's not clear how hot the service will be thanks to recent scandals but it has potential if it takes off. Read more...

Group video calling finally coming to WhatsApp in the coming months, says Facebook

Abhay V — Tue, 01 May 2018 20:48:01 +0000

Facebook today announced at F8, the company's annual developer conference that group video calling will be coming to WhatsApp in the coming months. The feature will compete with the likes of Skype. Read more...

Facebook will read your thoughts and then share them; make people hear through their skin

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:24:01 +0000

Facebook unveiled a couple of research projects seemingly taken straight out of science fiction. One of them involves making people hear through their skin, while the other one reads your thoughts. Read more...

Instagram's Android app now has an offline mode

Vishal Laul — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:32:01 +0000

Instagram today rolled out an update to its Android app, making it possible to use its service without access to the Internet. The company made the announcement at Facebook's Developer Conference. Read more...

Facebook's 10-year roadmap revealed at F8 conference, includes chatbots and AR

Adrian Potoroaca — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 22:02:01 +0000

Facebook agrees with Microsoft that bots are a big part of the future of conversation platforms, and - interestingly enough - the company also plans on dipping its toes into the AR space. Read more...

Facebook announces Messenger Platform and Businesses on Messenger

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 00:58:01 +0000

Today at the annual F8 developer conference, Facebook announced its new Messenger Platform as well as Businesses on Messenger to expand its traditional messaging application. Read more...

Teleportation Station and Messenger as a platform; Facebook app leaks announcements

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:52:01 +0000

Facebook's F8 conference will kick off in a matter of hours but the company's app decided to spill the beans prematurely. Thus we find out about the plans for Messenger and other announcements. Read more...