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WhatsApp Launches Full Encryption of Messages from All Platforms

Ellie Froilan |

Apr 06, 2016 03:24 AM EDT

WhatsApp has announced that the app is now fully encrypted on all platforms: Android, iPhone, Blackberry and others.

Facebook automatic alternative tool will be available to iOS users and it will be in English.

Facebook Launches New AI Tool Desribing Photos for the Blind Users

Ellie Froilan |

Apr 05, 2016 05:01 AM EDT

Facebook has unveiled a new feature called automatic alternative tool, describing the content of photos to blind and visually impaired users.

Facebook Messenger will authorize the credit card transaction in the near future.

Facebook Messenger to Feature In-Store Payment Soon

Ellie Froilan |

Mar 29, 2016 03:11 AM EDT

Facebook plans to provide in-store purchases through its Messenger, ranging from online shopping and customer service to multiplayer mobile games.

Facebook Apologizes for Safety Check Glitch After Lahore Bombing

Ellie Froilan |

Mar 28, 2016 11:38 PM EDT

Facebook has apologized to a lot of users in various countries for mistakenly sending texts asking whether they were affected by a bombing by the deadly Taliban bombing in Lahore, Pakistan on Easter Sunday.

Blackberry Messenger is finally available for Windows Phone 8

Facebook Stops Support for BlackBerry 10

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Mar 24, 2016 08:02 AM EDT

Facebook is joining WhatsApp in cancelling its support for the BlackBerry 10 operating system. Facebook's messaging platform will also stop supporting the operating system of the struggling phone manufacturer.

Twitter's algorithm is now enabled by default across the social network

Twitter Launches New Algorithmic Timeline by Default for Everyone

Ellie Froilan |

Mar 18, 2016 04:05 AM EDT

Twitter has rolled out a new update on its service, providing an algorithmic timeline by default.

Google Joins Facebook’s Open Compute Project

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Mar 10, 2016 04:29 PM EST

Tech giant Google announced on March 9 that it is joining the Open Compute Project, an organization that counts some of the world's biggest tech companies as member including Facebook. The main vision of the organization is for companies to share designs of their data center infrastructure in order to push cross-company development as well as the adoption of newly developed technologies.

Oculus Adds 360-Degree Video, New Games to Facebook on Samsung Gear VR

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Mar 10, 2016 04:15 PM EST

While most virtual reality devices are designed mainly for gaming, the Facebook-owned Oculus Gear VR is pushing its boundaries to incorporate social networks. As part of this effort, Oculus recently released a new suite of features geared towards social networking for its Gear VR device.

Facebook received massive amounts of complain when it imposed the rule commanding users should use the name they use in real life.

Facebook Acquires Face-Swapping App Masquerade

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Mar 10, 2016 04:08 PM EST

Tech giant Facebook has announced its decision to acquire Masquerade Technologies - the company that developed the popular face swapping app MSQRD. Facebook said that the decision is part of the company's plan to upgrade its social network platform by incorporating its own video services.

Facebook VP Incarcerated in Brazil After Company Fails to Give Investigators Access to Users' Data

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Mar 03, 2016 01:56 PM EST

It appears that Apple is not the only tech company dealing with issues over encryption and data security. Facebook Vice President of Latin America Diego Dzodan has been detained by Brazilian police authorities after the social networking giant failed to comply with a court order demanding that the company gives authorities access to users' data on WhatsApp.

Facebook Rolls out Live Video Streaming Feature to More Countries, Android Users

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Feb 29, 2016 04:39 PM EST

Social networking giant Facebook has started rolling out its Live Video streaming feature to several regions outside of its native United States. The feature was first introduced as an exclusive feature for selected iOS users and celebrities, but it eventually found it way on many more iOS devices. Recently, Facebook announced that it is rolling out the feature to 30 more countries and added that it will also roll it out on the Android platform.

China May Soon Join Global Military Campaign Against ISIS

New ISIS Video Threatens Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Feb 27, 2016 11:21 AM EST

The tech community remains in an uproar after the militant Islamic State issued direct threats against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. The threats were made in a video released by an ISIS faction calling themselves the Sons of the Caliphate.

Facebook is now featuring 360-degree virtual reality-style videos in its newsfeed using Oculus VR.

Facebook, Samsung Form Partnership to Improve Virtual Reality

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Feb 22, 2016 04:37 PM EST

Samsung Gear VR, one of the very first mass produced virtual reality headset, is getting a major upgrade. The South Korean tech giant has announced that its flagship virtual reality device will be receiving a new feature thanks to an update from Facebook.

Leaked Document Reveal Plans to Introduce ads on Facebook Messenger

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Feb 20, 2016 02:39 PM EST

A leaked document has revealed that social networking giant Facebook is planning to introduce ads on its messaging platform, Messenger. The document said that users, who voluntarily chat with a company via Facebook Messenger, will give the company permission to them send spam contents. Although Facebook is yet to confirm this, rumors indicate that the feature will be rolled out as early as April.

Facebook Board Member Draws Flak After Dubious Comments About Free Basic Critics in India

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Feb 12, 2016 07:15 AM EST

Facebook's Free Basics service was on Monday, Feb. 8 banned in India after investigations showed that the service violated net neutrality provisions. A day after the ban was imposed, Facebook board member Marc Andreessen stood up to defend Free Basics. However, Andreessen's comments sparked more controversy and even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg condemned the latter's statement.

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