Facebook rumoured to buy Opera and launch browser

26 May, 2012, 9:56 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking 2 Comments

It seems like we have more browser wars to look forward to. While Yahoo!'s added their own browser to the mix, ... More

Facebook may let 13 year olds in. Big whoop.

25 May, 2012, 11:37 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking

The latest "should they-shouldn't they" event with Facebook is the lift of the minimum age requirement ban. I get it. Kids under 13 were joining Facebook More

44% of users say they never click on Facebook sponsored ads

18 May, 2012, 1:13 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking 1 Comments

A global survey undertaken by an independent digital marketing agency, Greenlight, reveals 30 percent of people ... More

Facebook buys Lightbox, an Android photo sharing app

16 May, 2012, 4:14 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking 1 Comments

Lightbox could have been considered the Instagram of Android, that is, before Instagram came to Android. The app allowed Android users to take pictures, add More

Facebook will let users vote on its privacy policies

14 May, 2012, 6:10 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking

Facebook's preparing for its big IPO and one of the concerns that investors have is the iron grip that Mark Zuckerberg ... More

Facebook tests new feature, 'Highlighted Posts'

12 May, 2012, 11:10 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking

Facebook is testing a new product that is potentially a new source of revenue for the social networking giant. More

Microsoft redesigns Bing, plays up Facebook link

11 May, 2012, 9:23 am IST Web services

Microsoft Corp unveiled a new design on Thursday for its second-ranked Bing search engine, introducing elements from Facebook and other social networks,... More

How Internet detectives, and others, find out where you live

09 May, 2012, 9:35 am IST Web services 1 Comments

An explosion of people checking into social networks is being exploited by mobile application makers and private detectives, who say they can use... More

Facebook buys location-based service, Glancee

05 May, 2012, 12:49 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services

Facebook's gone shopping again. While this time it's not with a $1 billion cheque, it's still a service that Facebook ... More

Facebook adds action links to the Open Graph

03 May, 2012, 6:52 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services

Facebook had opened up the Open Graph to more applications back in January and it seems now, the social ... More

Microsoft sells 650 patents to Facebook, gets $550 million in cash

24 Apr, 2012, 9:06 am IST Karan Shah General

Microsoft Corp. and Facebook have announced today a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will assign to Facebook the right to purchase a portion of the More

Facebook for Android gets updated, new features added

23 Apr, 2012, 1:17 pm IST Karan Shah Android 14 Comments

The official Facebook application for Android has been upgraded to version 1.9 and this new update brings in a few new features. Firstly, there are a couple More

All Facebook company profiles will have Timeline tomorrow

30 Mar, 2012, 5:18 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Android

Facebook's switching all company pages over to Timeline tomorrow and they've reminded everyone, from ... More

Most of world interconnected through email, social media

28 Mar, 2012, 9:54 am IST Android

Most of the world is interconnected thanks to email and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, according to a new poll released on Tuesday. More

Facebook updates user agreement; to copyright 'Book'

27 Mar, 2012, 4:39 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Android

Facebook, according to their new user agreement will now come down strictly on those who are found using terms, ... More

Revealing Facebook passwords is the new job recruiting criteria

21 Mar, 2012, 6:11 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Android 1 Comments

This is the proverbial age of cut-throat competition and job seekers, most places would try to do just about everything ... More

Free mobile apps users, watch your battery!

20 Mar, 2012, 6:27 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Apps

In a one of its kinds study conducted by a team at Purdue University in Indiana, USA, it has been revealed that ... More

UK says Iran blocking website in censorship battle

19 Mar, 2012, 9:19 am IST Apps

Britain accused Iran on Sunday of blocking a website days after it was launched by the British government to reach out to Iranians, in the latest spat ... More

Microsoft working on Lifebrowser; helps you track your life

17 Mar, 2012, 12:11 pm IST Rossi Fernandes Software 1 Comments

Microsoft working on a new software is no surprise but their latest project is not the usual kind of software. More

Britain launches social media channels for Iranians

16 Mar, 2012, 12:54 pm IST Software 1 Comments

Britain launched a website and Facebook page for Iranians on Wednesday, harnessing the power of social media to try to evade Iranian censorship ... More