Instagram's "Photos of You" section now open to all

17 May, 2013, 12:40 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Apps

Instagram has reminded its users that the newly introduced “Photos of You" section has now been thrown open to everyone. Everyone who is able to see More

EBay developers working on possible apps for Google Glass

17 May, 2013, 8:17 am IST Apps

Developers at eBay are working on potential applications for Google's Glass project, opening up the possibility that shopping and broader commercial activities might be conducted through the wearable technology... More

Free Facebook on mobile and messaging top priority for the social network

15 May, 2013, 1:40 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Ever since the launch of the site back in 2004, Facebook has changed the way we perceive and connect with the social network. Nearly ten years later, Facebook More

Single-column Timeline rollout complete, FB helps devs use "Sections" for apps

15 May, 2013, 9:48 am IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Facebook has announced that the rollout of the cleaned up version of the Timeline is now complete. The design that was first revealed back in March is now More

Facebook kills Social Roulette app

14 May, 2013, 2:28 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Web services

Facebook has managed to kill the app that deleted your Facebook account if you won... More

Windows Phone Store is now home to 145,000 apps

13 May, 2013, 1:54 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Windows Mobile

Even as Nokia released an announcement about the newest Lumia 928 for Verizon, it mentioned within its blog that Windows Phone store now has 145,000 apps. The More

Bing social sidebar now allows users to comment and like Facebook posts

11 May, 2013, 12:07 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web apps

You can now use Bing to not just see relevant posts by your Facebook friends, but you can also like and comment on them... More

Plaintiff accuses Facebook of wielding political clout to influence lawsuit

11 May, 2013, 10:31 am IST Social Networking

Plaintiff Paul Ceglia meanwhile said he believes Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg are behind the federal government's decision to bring the criminal charges against him as a way to undermine his ownership claim. More

Facebook for Android update brings new features and a 'surprise' notification bar

10 May, 2013, 2:11 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Android

Facebook today rolled out an update for its Android app. The app refresh is big in the way that it updates not just the standalone Facebook app... More

Round Table: Will the Nokia Asha 501 help revive Nokia's fortunes?

10 May, 2013, 12:52 pm IST tech2 News Staff Mobile phones

Nokia re-launched the Asha platform in Delhi yesterday and unveiled their $99 phone, the Nokia Asha 501. While the launch generated a sufficient amount of More

Nokia Asha 501 will offer free Facebook access to Airtel subscribers

09 May, 2013, 3:11 pm IST tech2 News Staff Mobile phones

If you’re an Airtel subscriber, Nokia’s Asha 501 should certainly be an interesting proposition. The phone, when it is launched in India in June... More

Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: Report

09 May, 2013, 3:01 pm IST Social Networking

Facebook Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, business daily Calcalist More

Target tests if Facebook-driven deals bring shoppers into stores

09 May, 2013, 8:39 am IST Web services

Target Corp is rolling out Cartwheel, a service that combines social networking and discounts, the latest attempt by a U.S. retailer to lure shoppers... More

Windows Phone Store shows the door to 41 third-party Facebook apps

08 May, 2013, 3:06 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Windows Mobile

Microsoft has started to issue developers of third-party Facebook apps takedown notices, it has been reported. This move comes even as Facebook’s newly More

Facebook fixes issue after login page goes down

07 May, 2013, 9:31 am IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

After Twitter underwent sporadic issues with the site loading yesterday, Facebook followed suit with issues of its own. Users across North America and Asia More

Social networking sites cause 'psychotic episodes' in patients, finds study

06 May, 2013, 4:27 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

A new research says that psychotic episodes in patients are as a result of Internet addiction and delusions coming out of the virtual relationships... More

SEBI may monitor BBM and WhatsApp in order to check stock market manipulation

06 May, 2013, 12:52 pm IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones

After the Indian government’s moves last year to set up a monitoring system for BlackBerry’s messaging service citing security concerns it is now More

You can now tag your friends in your Instagram images

06 May, 2013, 11:56 am IST Nishtha Kanal Apps

Tired of only hashtagging your vintage-filtered images? Instagram has added a tagging feature to its Android and iOS apps that allow you to tag your friends in images you upload to the photo sharing app. More

Want to find Facebook friends on Path? Sorry, Facebook won't allow it anymore

06 May, 2013, 8:40 am IST Nishtha Kanal Apps

Uh oh, private social network Path seems to be in a spot of trouble with Facebook. The social networking giant has confirmed... More

FB Home shows an incredible amount of polish, says Android Design Chief

01 May, 2013, 11:57 am IST Shunal Doke Android

Facebook Home has so far received a reaction from users that can best be described as lukewarm, but some of the higher ups at Google really seem to like it. More

Bang With Friends looking to raise $1 million to help you hook up with your friends

30 Apr, 2013, 8:39 am IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Bang With Friends, the Facebook app that allows you to hook up with people on your friend list is about to go places. The company is looking at raising $1 More

Delhi HC asks govt to explain how minors can use FB and Google+

26 Apr, 2013, 5:38 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Social Networking

The Delhi High Court has asked the centre to explain how it has been allowing children below 18 years to open accounts on social networking sites such as Facebook and Google+. More

FB Messenger Android app update makes Stickers easier to access

24 Apr, 2013, 4:53 pm IST Shunal Doke Android

Facebook has released a new update for its Android Messenger app. The update, which pushes the app’s version up to 2.4.3, aims at making Stickers faster More

Facebook to build data center near Des Moines, Iowa

24 Apr, 2013, 9:14 am IST General

Facebook Inc is building a data center near Des Moines, Iowa, to bolster its computing power as it rolls out new services and as the growing... More

Facebook Home crosses 500,000 downloads on Google Play Store

22 Apr, 2013, 10:17 am IST Nikhil Subramaniam Android

Looks like the mixed reviews and the privacy scare has not deterred Facebook users from adopting Home, the Android launcher which was released by the More

In Boston manhunt, online detectives flourish

20 Apr, 2013, 2:23 pm IST General

The intensive manhunt for the bombers behind the deadly Boston Marathon attacks didn't take place only on the streets with professional police officers and SWAT teams... More

Success of mobile ads help Google's Q1 revenue rise to $14 billion

19 Apr, 2013, 5:01 pm IST General

Google's latest quarterly results provided further proof that the Internet search leader is figuring out how to make more money as Web surfers migrate from personal computers to mobile devices... More

Facebook for Windows Phone 8 faces crash issues, fix released

19 Apr, 2013, 3:37 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Windows Mobile

If you're a Windows Phone user and have the Facebook app installed, chances are that you’ve been facing an issue where the social More

Android users in the US get free calling over VoIP using FB Messenger

19 Apr, 2013, 1:05 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Android

The US became one of the first countries to receive free calling over VoIP using Facebook Messenger earlier this year. Unfortunately, the feature was limited More

Google again beats Viacom in YouTube copyright case

19 Apr, 2013, 9:52 am IST General

A federal judge has thrown out Viacom Inc's lawsuit accusing Google Inc of posting its programs on YouTube without permission... More

Facebook Home now available in India via Google Play

18 Apr, 2013, 1:17 pm IST Shunal Doke Android

Facebook Home is now available for users outside the US. You can grab it for free from Google Play. To use Facebook Home... More

Twitter introduces keyword-targeting for advertisers

18 Apr, 2013, 9:08 am IST Nishtha Kanal Web services

Twitter will leave no stone unturned to woo advertisers. Turning tweet content into a “first-class citizen” of its advertising arsenal, Twitter has More

Could there be a Twitter Home in the making?

17 Apr, 2013, 2:45 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Is the time right for a Facebook Home type skin by Twitter? The Vice President of Product for the micro blogging site does not rule the possibility out. The More

How to install Facebook Home on your smartphone

15 Apr, 2013, 3:30 pm IST Shunal Doke Android

Grab Facebook Home for your smartphone with these simple steps. More

Speech by Zuckerberg? No thanks, I prefer Facebook Home, says new ad

15 Apr, 2013, 12:00 pm IST Nishtha Kanal General

Facebook has released yet another advertisement for its newest iteration, Facebook Home. Quite like the previous “Airplane” advertisement, this one More

New Facebook Home apk works for users outside the US (Update: Poll)

15 Apr, 2013, 11:40 am IST Shunal Doke Android

Despite Facebook Home having been launched over the weekend, most of the world still haven't been able to get their hands on it because it's only More

Facebook users to decide the fate of next Lok Sabha elections?

15 Apr, 2013, 9:25 am IST Nishtha Kanal General

India is not new to the social sphere. We’ve had our Orkut, Hi5, MySpace and now Facebook and Twitter. What is new, though, is the sense of empowerment More

Facebook Home gets mixed reviews from users

13 Apr, 2013, 1:34 pm IST Shunal Doke Android

Since Facebook Home was released to the public, a lot of people have gotten their hands on it. While we can't exactly try it out for ourselves barring More

Facebook Home is now on the Google Play store

13 Apr, 2013, 11:26 am IST tech2 News Staff Apps

Facebook's latest iteration of the service for Android smartphones, Facebook Home, is up for grabs on the Google Play store... More

US team using Twitter and Facebook to fight militants

13 Apr, 2013, 9:01 am IST Social Networking

The U.S. official who oversees American efforts to counter al-Qaida and other militants in the online battlefield keeps a quote on his desk from... More

Facebook letting some users add what they're doing to status updates

11 Apr, 2013, 1:56 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

While you can already tell your Facebook friends "What's on your mind", the social networking giant is letting its US-based users tell their friends what they're doing, courtesy an update. More

Facebook's emoticon status composer coming to users in the USA soon

10 Apr, 2013, 4:40 pm IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking

Facebook has confirmed with Mashable that it will soon be letting users in the USA update their statuses with emoticons via a new status composer. We have... More

Facebook Home beta apk leaked

09 Apr, 2013, 12:39 pm IST Shunal Doke Android

The installation package for Facebook Home, the social network's own launcher for Android has been leaked online. However, the launcher isn't working... More

Facebook may soon charge money to contact celebrities, people not in friends list

08 Apr, 2013, 3:55 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Facebook is taking paying to contact people you do not know to a while different level. The social networking giant is now testing the option of sliding fees More

Facebook launches TV commercial for Facebook Home

08 Apr, 2013, 11:10 am IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Facebook has launched an advertising campaign for its new launcher on Android. The company is trying to showcase that Facebook Home is all about... More

Facebook answers user queries on Home and Privacy

06 Apr, 2013, 10:55 am IST Anuradha Shetty Apps

Facebook's announcement of the latest iteration of its service for Android smartphones, Home has been one of the most anticipated ones in recent times. More

Microsoft: Facebook Home? We put 'people first' two years ago with Windows Phone!

06 Apr, 2013, 9:53 am IST Nishtha Kanal Smartphones

While the world seems to have trained its eyes on Facebook Home and listened to Mark Zuckerberg More

Facebook Home for Android, HTC First announced

04 Apr, 2013, 11:37 pm IST Shunal Doke Android

Facebook has announced the latest iteration of the service for Android smartphones. Dubbed Facebook Home, it is a replacement for the Android UI and puts more More

LinkedIn testing feature similar to Facebook's linked mentions

04 Apr, 2013, 6:01 pm IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking

You will soon be able to add 'mentions' of your professional contacts, companies on your status updates and conversations on LinkedIn. The company More

App updates galore for Windows Phone!

03 Apr, 2013, 10:40 am IST Nishtha Kanal Windows Mobile

Windows Phone detractors, get ready to eat humble pie. The platform has been seeing not just a rapid growth in the number of apps that are being added to the More