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Facebook is reportedly behind “Project Catapult” data center

, Apr 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook is reportedly the company that's planning on building a $1.5 billion data center in Altoona, Iowa. Before, everything was kept hush-hush, and the only thing we knew about the data center was that it was referred to by officials as the cryptic "Project Catapult". Des Moines Register stated that it spoke with lawmakers about Catapult and discovered that it is Facebook who is behind the project. Read The Full Story

Facebook Messenger for Android updated with free voice calling

, Apr 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook has finally rolled out a new feature to its U.S. Android users that now allows them to initiate a free voice call with one of their Facebook friends. The voice calling feature will be available automatically, meaning you won't have to go to Google Play to download an update. The feature has been available to iOS users for quite some time now, and Android users in Canada had the feature since early March. The voice calling feature uses up your data plan instead of your actual minutes, so if you're on a tiered data plan, proceed with caution. Read The Full Story

Facebook rolls out near-real-time public PUE and WUE dashboards for data centers

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook has launched public dashboards for its Forest City, North Carolina and Prineville, Oregon data centers, providing easily accessible access to near-real-time Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) information. The dashboards provide continues information that is updated to the minute, also providing a 24-hour set of data and historial view containing the year's numbers. Read The Full Story

Facebook Home hitting Jailbroken iPhones: Chat Heads first

, Apr 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today it's been announced that those working with a Jailbroken iPhone out there in the wild may soon be able to work with the still limited-to-Android Facebook Home feature Chat Heads. While the newest version of Facebook for iOS does include an in-app iteration of the Chat Heads feature for messaging, the build announced today (by unofficial sources, of course), will allow Chat Heads to appear universally, just as it is with Android. Read The Full Story

Jony Ive, Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg among Time’s 100 most influential people

, Apr 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Time Magazine released its list of the 100 most influential people in the world today, and many technology visionaries made the list, including several executives. Apple's Jonathan Ive, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and Samsung CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon all made it on the list. Read The Full Story

Facebook announces new SDK for iOS with Open Graph and improved login

, Apr 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook's looking to ramp up its mobile efforts on iOS by unveiling a new SDK for iOS app developers at today's Mobile DevCon. The new SDK is aimed to make it easier for app developers to create better social applications that integrate with Facebook. The new SDK comes with Open Graph support, as well as improved login functionality. Read The Full Story

Facebook reportedly hires former Apple manager Richard Williamson

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in November, word surfaced that Apple's Richard Williamson was given the boot as part of a change in the Maps team. Now sources have again talked to Bloomberg, this time saying that Facebook has hired him as a manager with its mobile software group. The alleged hiring is said to have happened sometime in the "past couple of weeks." The info comes from two sources who are said to be familiar with the dealings. Read The Full Story

Facebook wants advertisers to pay $1m a day to display their video ads

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook is gearing up to launch video ads on its network come this summer. The ads are expected to arrive in June or July, and Ad Age reports that there will be 4 slots, each slot costing around $1 million daily for advertisers to use. While Facebook has yet to decide on what video ad format it wants to use, sources have told Ad Age that Facebook has conferred with 3 executives about the new product. Read The Full Story

Facebook brings Rovi’s entertainment info database to your profile

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook has just partnered up with Rovi Corporation to bring more detailed information regarding the movies, TV shows, and celebrities to its social network. This new partnership will give application developers the option to incorporate Rovi's services into their apps, so that they can provide seamless integration between their apps and the entertainment database provided by Rovi to create a more "connected experience for consumers". Read The Full Story

Chat Heads hits Facebook for iOS: we go hands-on

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today the Facebook Home universe has begun to jump in to iOS for the iPhone, starting with Chat Heads and likely stopping there as well. While the Android version of Facebook Home commands your entire smartphone experience from the first lock screen to the place where you launch apps, this update to the iOS version of Facebook simply adds the Chat Heads feature to the app itself. This means you’ll be chatting with your friends from anywhere – just so long as you’re still inside the Facebook app.

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Chat Heads bringing Facebook Home to iPhone and iPad today [UPDATE]

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week it's been announced - but not updated quite yet - that the iOS version of Facebook will be getting a bit of Facebook Home for the iPad and iPhone. Though the full version of Facebook Home really isn't a possibility for Apple's mobile products the way their software is set up, the Chat Heads piece of the puzzle is being teased by Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer and mobile head Cory Ondrejka today at the AllThingsD Dive Into Mobile conference taking place this week. Read The Full Story

Facebook Home rumored for iPhone, probably won’t happen

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

When Facebook announced its new Facebook Home launch screen alternative earlier this month, it was quite obvious why Android was the only mobile platform getting the new launcher -- it's openness provides Facebook to easily implement Home on various Android devices. However, it's rumored that Facebook is currently in talks with Apple to bring Facebook Home to iOS, but we're not sure if it'll be possible. Read The Full Story
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