Former Google, MTV engineers cook up IntoNow – Foursquare meets Shazam for TV fans
If there’s one thing we love here in the good ol’ U. S. of A., it’s television — so it stands to reason that various …
Facebook denies HTC-built Facebook phones
Facebook on Thursday denied earlier reports that HTC is preparing to unveil multiple Facebook-branded smartphones next month at Mobile World Congress. “This is really just …
Possible Facebook phone details revealed
We just received information from a tipster who apparently was part of a recent focus group for an upcoming device that appears to be a …
Facebook to launch two branded smartphones at MWC, report claims
Facebook will announce two Facebook-branded smartphones at next month’s Mobile World Congress according to a new report from City A.M. The report contradicts Facebook CEO …
Facebook creates native app for feature phones
It’s hard for us to fathom, but it is true: not everyone needs a smartphone. But not owning a smartphone should not prevent you from …
Facebook paid $8.5 million for fb.com; pushing new profile layout to all users
Just a few tidbits of Facebook news to report here. Reuters is reporting that the social networking site paid a hefty $8.5 million to acquire …
INQ still working on Facebook phone; to be called ‘Cloud Touch’?
The sleuths over at unwiredview.com have found a Bluetooth SIG entry for a fairly peculiar device being called the INQ Cloud Touch. In the filing, …
Amid SEC inquiry, Facebook gets $50 billion valuation after $500 million private investment
Social networking giant Facebook may be looking to conquer another market, Wall Street. After news spread of a $500 million investment — $450 million from …
Every 20 minutes on Facebook…
Ever wonder just how many transactions social networking site Facebook handles in 20 minutes? No? Us either. However, a recently published report from analytics company …
Facebook most searched term, visited site of 2010 in U.S.
This comes as no surprise. Social networking juggernaut Facebook was the most-searched term and most-visited website of 2010, according to Experian Hitwise. Facebook, which was …
New application inflicts profile image art on your Facebook page
If you don’t have the talent and know-how to construct a visually appealing and improvised Facebook layout like that of French artist Alexandre Oudin, fear not. A …
Aston Martin releases iPhone app, revs virtual engines
If you’re a car lover, there’s a good chance you’re a fan of the British sports car manufacturer, Aston Martin. The company has just released an …
ComScore: Facebook third largest site on the net
Another milestone for Facebook on its slow march towards world domination. According to analytics company ComScore, Facebook has overtaken search-centric Yahoo! to become the world’s third largest …
Facebook for Android updated, chat and push notifications in tow
Late yesterday, Facebook released an update for its Android mobile application, bearing the version number 1.5. The new code adds support for Facebook chat — …
Apple reveals top iPhone, iPad apps of 2010
Apple revealed its top iOS apps of 2010 on Thursday, and the list is broken down into six categories — top free, top paid and …
Facebook’s Zuckerberg signs Giving Pledge; commits to give away majority of wealth
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has signed the Giving Pledge, committing to donate the majority of his fortune to …
Facebook Connect: 250 million monthly users, adding 10,000 sites every day
At the Le Web conference in Paris France, Facebook’s platform chief, Ethan Beard, told technology blog TechCrunch that his company’s Facebook Connect service now has …
Facebook to begin rolling out new profile page
The genesis of Facebook continues. Yesterday, via a blog post, the social networking site announced that it would be rolling out a new, more intuitive profile page …
Skype gearing up for a huge cloud-based offering?
TechCrunch is reporting that popular voice service, Skype, is gearing up for a big cloud-based play. This would presumably include web-based voice-calling, and possibly even …
Gowalla iPhone app adds check-in support Foursquare, Facebook, more
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. As the mobile check-in game get more popular — and thus, more annoying — with each passing day, …
Former President Bush on Facebook Live… now
Oh come on now, who doesn’t miss good ol’ G.W.? The former Commander-in-chief of these United States is, at this very moment, on Facebook live talking …
Verizon LTE comercial boasts December launch; Motorola DROID 2 Global becomes official
If you were watching Sunday Night Football last night, you may have caught Verizon’s first TV spot for its LTE, 4G network. At the end …
Facebook accounted for 25% of all page views in U.S. last week
You may not love social network giant Facebook, you may not see value in their new messaging system, but — at this point — you …
Hands-on with the new Facebook messaging system
Our friends over at Facebook were nice enough to hook us up with an invite to the initial roll-out of the company’s new messaging service …
Facebook confirms account disabling bug; claims issue is resolved
Earlier today, BGR broke the news that a possible Facebook glitch or hack was disabling user accounts. We have now received a response from a Facebook …
Facebook hack disabling female user accounts en masse?
Unconfirmed reports are sweeping across the Internet as thousands of female Facebook users complain that their accounts have been inexplicably disabled. Users have taken to …
Path photo-sharing social network for iPhone launches
From Shawn Fanning (creator of Napster) and Dave Morin (ex-Facebook) comes a new social network platform. Launched just last night in Apple’s App Store, Path …
Facebook announces new communication platform; simple, seamless, not email
Today, at the company’s planned media event, social networking giant Facebook took the wraps off of its new communication service. Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, noted that …
Facebook buys fb.com, to be used in upcoming email service?
It’s no secret that Facebook will be holding another media event on Monday, November 15th. It is widely thought, and has been reported, that the …
Facebook to unveil email client at November 15th event?
TechCrunch is reporting that social networking giant Facebook will publicly unveil its “Project Titan” — a web-based email client — to the world at a …
