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Samsung Facebook Phone aim tipped as Zuckerberg visits Korea

, Jun 19th 2013 Discuss [1]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg approached Samsung to make the next Facebook Home smartphone, sources claim, though the likelihood of Samsung following the ill-fated HTC First is seen as being low. Zuckerberg met Samsung Mobile's chief, Shin Jong-kyun, during a trip to Korea this week, where, an insider told The Korea Herald, he "asked Samsung to step up cooperation" with the social network. Read The Full Story

Instagram Video tipped to challenge Vine at Facebook June 20 event

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Instagram will add video support to take on Twitter's Vine, sources claim, with the new feature tipped to be revealed at Facebook's mysterious June 20 event. The Thursday launch, which until now has been believed to be a Google Reader alternative RSS system, will actually see Facebook take the wraps off Instagram video, TechCrunch's insider says. Read The Full Story

Facebook and Microsoft reveal FISA and NSA data request numbers [UPDATE: Google speaks]

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [2]

Earlier this week, companies began to seek permission to release the number of government data requests it receives, something that was kicked off by Google with a letter it made public on one of its blogs. It has only been a couple days, but permission has been granted, and both Facebook and Microsoft have posted numbers detailing government requests and the particulars that go with that. Read The Full Story

Facebook’s next “new product” may be to become too large for its own good

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [3]

As invites are sent out for an event on the 20th of June that’ll have Facebook’s next “new product” unveiled, it seems only too good a coincidence that this morning more than one reference to RSS feeds in the social network were found. While it’s possible already to pull feeds in to Facebook with some 3rd party Facebook apps, it would seem only natural that the big blue social network’s next move would be to bring it all in officially.

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Facebook event set for arrival of “new product” next week

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

As if the announcement and launch of Facebook Home wasn't enough, Facebook has yet another event in the pipeline for next week that looks to unveil "a new product" that supposedly comes from "a big idea." The event is scheduled to take place on June 20 at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. Read The Full Story

Facebook sponsored results killed off after short-lived run

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems Facebook is still trying to learn how to monetize its search feature and figure out what works best, as the social network will be killing off sponsored results in search after less than a year of first being introduced. Facebook has decided to streamline its advertising efforts in order to make it a little easier for advertisers to market on the social networking site. Read The Full Story

Facebook Google Reader replacement tipped in API code

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

With the announcement that Google would be shutting down its Google Reader service on July 1, many users have gotten bent out of shape because of the news. However, numerous developers have been hard at work on creating replacements, while other devs are busy improving their already-existing solutions. However, it seems that Facebook may joining in on the fun as well. Read The Full Story

Facebook hashtags go live, gives a shout-out to Twitter

, Jun 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter is the pioneer of the hashtag, but since then, many other online services have been adopting the number sign as well, because why not? Twitter's biggest competitor, however, just now added support for hashtags. That's right, Facebook now lets you click on hashtags that your friends have long been posting to their status updates. Read The Full Story

Facebook data center in Sweden goes live, first outside US

, Jun 12th 2013 Discuss [2]

Facebook announced today that they have opened up their first data center outside the US in Luleå, Sweden. It's located in a small town at the northern edge of the Baltic Sea, and is just 62 miles south of the Arctic Circle. It's an odd place for a data center, but Facebook says there are numerous reasons why they picked this location. Read The Full Story

Facebook for BlackBerry 10 update brings UI refresh

, Jun 10th 2013 Discuss [1]

Blackberry has announced an update to the Facebook app for Blackberry 10, bringing it up to version 10.2.0 and, according to the announcement, offering a combination of new features and a changed up design. Blackberry promises this new update makes the app the best it has been yet, which you can find out for yourself by grabbing it over at Blackberry World. Read The Full Story

Google Waze acquisition may end tipped Facebook talks

, Jun 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

This weekend inside sources have suggested Google to be reaching a deal with the team at Waze, a smart navigation app previously rumored to have been in talks with Facebook for a similar deal. This acquisition has been tipped to be ringing in at $1.3 billion USD while real terms have not yet been revealed. This deal would have Google growing their ability to make Google Maps and Local information both inside and outside the USA an intelligent response environment. Read The Full Story

PRISM progress: Director of National Intelligence speaks, Google responds again

, Jun 8th 2013 Discuss [5]

It’s not often that a government scandal sees a run-time like the NSA’s “PRISM” program – but then again, it’s not often that every major technology company is suggested to be taking part in a spy program such as this. Today’s updates to this situation comes from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who suggests, this June 8th, that media outlets have rushed to report information about PRISM, rushed in such a way as can damage the American public through “reckless” reporting.

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