I don't think I am being controversial when I say that Facebook chat never really made it to the top of anyone's preferred chat application list. Granted, it was a late comer to the party and was always going to be behind the likes of Windows Live Messenger and AIM but with the number of active Facebook users recently breaching eight hundred million, one would assume that the chat feature would be highly thought of.
It's an interesting milestone for both Facebook and Google, and one that perhaps has always been on the cards, but Facebook's Android app now has more active daily users than the same app on iOS does. The news is made slightly more interesting when you remember that the Android version of the Facebook app was only made available in September of 2009 - more than 12 months after its iPhone-based cousin was made available.
A lot has happened in the fast-moving world of technology since Facebook announced a major upgrade to its social networking site at the f8 keynote.
Facebook’s long-awaited (or long-dreaded, really) major overhaul of the Facebook profile is finally here! The roll out began last week on December 7th and you should, by now, have received it. If you haven’t, though, you can check out how to get it right now after the jump!
Prevent Facebook From Tracking Browser And Location History With Tinfoil For Facebook [Android Only]
Facebook has earned bad rep for the way it tracks user-data. Just recently, reports were published regarding Facebook’s use of active cookies that track which websites users visit even if they are logged out of the actual website! For privacy-conscious folks, plugins for browsers like Chrome and Firefox do exist which aim to stop Facebook from this on the desktop and we recently came across an app on Android which aims to do the same. Details after the jump!
Facebook might get something of a bad rap sometimes. Let's face it, if you're spending all day poking your friends - yes, that sounds as bad in text as it did in my head - then chances are you won't be pulling up any trees in school. At least, that's what we and half the planet probably thought.
Android-packing Facebook fans rejoice - you're now able to download the newly updated Facebook app for your smartphone, and it brings with it a whole new user interface and design. If you've played with the iPhone or iPad version of Facebook's mobile app, then you're probably already pretty familiar with the changes that the social network just pushed out to Android owners, but here's the general rundown anyway.
It's been quite a while since Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook announced its most recent overhaul of the social network, bringing in a host of new features to fend off any potential threat from Google+.
The battle between the three big social networks is really hitting new heights these days, with Facebook, Twitter and Google+ all vying for our time. With so much choice in a world which was previously dominated by the one real option, Facebook, all three contenders are now fighting to find ways to differentiate themselves from the competition to give users a reason to use not just one network, but two or maybe all three for different reasons.
When Timeline dropped at Facebook's f8 keynote back in September, it was billed as one of the biggest features to be added to the social network leader since its inception several years ago.
