Indian telecom operators may lose $3.1 billion SMS revenue by 2016

02 May, 2013, 3:55 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

The research firm Ovum points out that Indian telecom operators may lose $3.1 billion in SMS revenues by 2016 due to the popularity of cross platform apps... More

Facebook plans to bring video ads to news feeds

19 Dec, 2012, 10:40 am IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking

Facebook, it is known is close to introducing video ads in news feeds in the first half of 2013, as per a report by Ad Age. More

Facebook faces problems in Germany due to real name policy

18 Dec, 2012, 5:52 pm IST Shunal Doke Social Networking

Facebook seems to be in trouble in Europe. According to IT World, a German privacy regulator has ordered the social networking giant to stop forcing its policy More

Facebook to launch Snapchat-like 'self destructing' message app

18 Dec, 2012, 1:31 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Apps

Not one to stay behind, Facebook is planning to introduce yet another feature to its kitty – the ‘self destructing’ chat message. More

Watch out WhatsApp, Facebook's updated messenger is coming for you

07 Dec, 2012, 5:49 pm IST Shayne Rana Apps 4 Comments

The most recent flurry ruffling through the tech grapevine was the reported story that Facebook was in the mood to spend more money and buy out WhatsApp. More

No Facebook Account needed to use Messenger for Android now

05 Dec, 2012, 10:42 am IST Nishtha Kanal Apps 3 Comments

Although they represent a small minority anywhere in the world, users who have no Facebook account can now use its messenger service. More

comScore says Facebook's unique visitors slipped in May

21 Jun, 2012, 12:55 pm IST Apps

Facebook's U.S. user numbers dwindled in May from April and March, according to data compiled by research firm comScore, in the latest sign... More

Facebook provides rare peek at how site is policed

20 Jun, 2012, 11:18 am IST Apps

Facebook Inc offered a rare peek on Tuesday at one facet of the elaborate system it uses to police its 900 million-user social network, as it attempts ... More

Facebook sketches out IPO-mess defence; CTO departs

16 Jun, 2012, 1:37 pm IST Apps

Facebook Inc , facing a raft of lawsuits from investors seeking to recoup losses from its botched IPO, laid out on Friday how cascading Nasdaq ... More

Samsung to take on Facebook in 2013 with new social network

14 Jun, 2012, 10:42 am IST Shayne Rana Apps 3 Comments

The social network is fast becoming a bandwagon that all companies want to hitch up to. The latest bit ... More

Nasdaq plays tough with clients angry over Facebook

01 Jun, 2012, 3:00 pm IST Apps

It's crisis communications 101 for Corporate America: when a company bungles an event as big as the Facebook IPO, alienates customers, and spawns ... More

Facebook makes a comeback, options volume soars

01 Jun, 2012, 2:05 pm IST Apps

Facebook Inc bounced back from record lows in frenetic trading on Thursday to finish in positive territory for the first time in four days, ... More

Morgan Stanley's Facebook analyst: sober man in world of hype

31 May, 2012, 1:58 pm IST Apps 1 Comments

Scott Devitt has long stood out for being cautious in a world of Internet bulls. In the more than 12 years that ... More

Shareholders file lawsuit against banks and Facebook CEO, Mark Zukerburg

24 May, 2012, 9:59 am IST Apps 1 Comments

The fallout from Facebook Inc's messy initial public offering widened on Wednesday as shareholders sued the social network ... More

Facebook exec ducks questions about IPO debacle

24 May, 2012, 9:52 am IST Apps

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg spoke to Harvard University students in her first public appearance since the company's disappointing ... More

Nasdaq admits put wrong fix for Facebook IPO glitch

23 May, 2012, 10:15 am IST Apps 1 Comments

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc admitted in a call with its member brokerage firms on Tuesday that it put the wrong fix for a technical glitch related to... More

SEC, FINRA to review Facebook issues, Nasdaq sued

23 May, 2012, 9:28 am IST Apps 1 Comments

Two top U.S. financial regulators said the issues around the initial public offering of Facebook should be reviewed, putting fresh pressure on the company, ... More

Silicon Valley takes Facebook fizzle in stride

22 May, 2012, 1:20 pm IST Apps

Facebook's lackluster initial public offering performance is a black eye for many on Wall Street and could have ramifications for similar upcoming ... More

Nasdaq to revamp system after tech problems on Facebook IPO

22 May, 2012, 8:47 am IST Apps 1 Comments

The Nasdaq is planning to revamp its systems for handling stock offerings after acknowledging that technology problems had affected trading ... More

Facebook shares sink as reality overtakes hype

22 May, 2012, 8:22 am IST Apps

Facebook shares sank in the first day of trading without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down almost 25%... More