Greenpeace applauds Apple’s ‘commitment to renewable energy’
Three years ago, Apple was slammed by Greenpeace for being one of the dirtiest tech companies in the industry, due in part to its decision …
If you use Facebook a lot, this terrific iPhone tweak is a must-have
Social media obsessives rejoice! If you can’t stand leaving your Facebook chat unchecked for even a moment, this jailbreak app will bring the ubiquitous “chat …
Video: Facebook is using laser-shooting drones to spread Internet access
Facebook and Internet.org on Thursday announced the Connectivity Lab, a team that will work on connecting more people to the Internet by using some new …
Google and Facebook get sued over their ‘incomprehensible’ privacy policies
Have you ever tried to really read through Google and Facebook’s privacy policies? If you have then you might find that your eyes start to …
Facebook is growing up: With Oculus buy, a social network prepares for its next act
Social networks aren’t always going to be en vogue. Facebook may have a billion users today, but what happens when that growth stalls? What happens …
Facebook denies that it plans to rebrand Oculus Rift with its own logo
Facebook on Tuesday made a surprising announcement, revealing that it purchased the Oculus Rift virtual reality startup in a $2 billion deal, although it’s not …
Notch says Facebook creeps him out, cancels Minecraft for Oculus Rift
Not a lot of people are happy about Facebook’s acquisition of the Oculus Rift, but Notch might be the most upset of us all. In …
On Oculus Rift and Facebook’s grand acquisitions
So… Microsoft buys Nokia, Yahoo buys Tumblr, Twitter buys Vine, Google buys Nest, Facebook buys Instagram, Facebook buys WhatsApp, Facebook buys Oculus Rift. Notice the pattern …
Facebook to buy virtual reality gaming company Oculus VR
Wow. It seems Facebook’s ambitions are growing by the day. Little more than a month after his company bought messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion, …
A whole new invasion of privacy: Facebook can identify your face 97% of the time
If you thought Facebook’s invasion of privacy had hit its peak, think again. Facebook announced earlier this week that its DeepFace facial recognition technology is …
How Facebook is grinding its mobile app rivals into dust
Yahoo keeps grimly churning through acquisitions; buying and shutting down small tech firms with mechanical fervor. Facebook is buying far bigger, far more expensive companies …
Facebook’s Android app wants to do strange things to your phone
In a post on Geektime, My Permissions CEO Olivier Amar points us to the new permissions in the Facebook Android application that are a bit …
Google exec bashes Facebook for $19 billion WhatsApp buy
Google wanted to acquire WhatsApp but it couldn’t get the deal done. Now, Google is apparently venting some frustrations that Facebook beat it to the punch. While …
Video: Facebook attacks Google’s balloons with drones
For obvious, ad-related reasons, both Google and Facebook are interested in bringing more people online, with each company having its own initiatives to offer affordable …
Facebook employees tell us how they really feel about WhatsApp
When Facebook bought WhatsApp last week, only a few executives besides CEO Mark Zuckerberg were aware of the deal, which is similar to what happened …
Here’s why you should double-check your Facebook privacy settings before you die
Facebook on Friday announced a new privacy change that will affect the accounts of users who pass away. Instead of only letting deceased users’ friends …
How Verizon, AT&T blew their chance to be WhatsApp
Facebook’s purchase of WhatsApp does a good job of showing just how much the wireless carriers failed to capitalize on messaging. It was their game …
WhatsApp exists thanks to Twitter and Facebook’s ignorance
The popular WhatsApp messaging app got even more attention following the unexpected $19 billion Facebook purchase, with various reports revealing even more details about the …
WhatsApp’s hidden weakness
WhatsApp’s global success has been nothing short of epic, of course, By now, the app is hitting 450 million monthly active users. It’s a reach …
Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $16 billion
When WhatsApp launched in 2009, no one predicted that it would grow to be a multibillion-dollar company. However, Facebook on Wednesday said that it planned …
Undeniable proof that Facebook knows way too much about your life
There are times when we think that Google and Facebook really want to be Santa Claus, i.e., they see you when you’re sleeping, they know …
Here’s the one app you absolutely need to save you from TV spoilers
Everyone hates spoilers, but now that Netflix is releasing entire seasons of shows overnight, it’s harder than ever to avoid them. Thankfully, Business Insider has …
Another sign of the apocalypse: Couple names their baby ‘Facebook’
New evidence that not everyone is cut out to be a parent emerged recently when a couple in Mexico named their newborn baby “Facebook.” The …
Here’s how to avoid annoying Facebook friends without unfriending them
When you first got a Facebook account, you probably haphazardly friended everyone you knew from middle school, high school, college and work before considering the …
Precarious permanence: Cementing your legacy 140 characters at a time
It pains me greatly to acknowledge it, but blurting out whatever comes to mind on Twitter, Facebook or any number of social channels is a …
‘Paper’ iPhone app stuffs Facebook into Flipboard
Facebook on Thursday unveiled Paper, its own Flipboard-like news-and-social application that will launch on iPhone on February 3rd – an iPad-optimized version of the app …
There may be a ‘Squeaky Dolphin’ permanently snooping on your YouTube, Facebook habits
More documents released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden detail another bulk data collection spying initiative that consists of monitoring services like Facebook and Google’s YouTube …
How Facebook plans to tear down Google’s online empire brick by brick
Facebook has ambitions that go well beyond being just a social network. In fact, the company has designs on becoming a ubiquitous online powerhouse with …
Facebook gives best possible response to ridiculous Princeton study
Earlier this week we highlighted a study from Princeton that used Google search trends to predict that Facebook would lose 80% of its users by 2017. The study seemed …
Facebook’s plan to make targeted ads inescapable
If you’re a mobile app developer looking for a consistent, reliable way to monetize your work, Facebook might have an answer. According to a recent …
