Here’s how to protect yourself on WhatsApp, twitter and more

One normally starts thinking about security only when it gets compromised. But the services you normally use put in a lot of effort to keep you and your data secure. Here’s a quick rundown of the steps you need to follow to secure your online presence. 1. TWITTER: Apart from changing your password often, one […]

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Facebook suffers momentary outage

There are some internet services that are so big and powerful that you just can’t expect them to go down, even for a few moments. And apart from the likes of Google and Microsoft, social networking major Facebook is something no one would expect to crash. After all, a platform that handles more than 1.6 […]

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Facebook launches Teens-Only App Lifestage

Hoping to target high-school goers, social media giant Facebook has launched a new iOS app Lifestage – which asks users to fill in their biographical details and then turns them into a virtual profile video, sharing it instantly with their school networks. Lifestage, a standalone iOS app for people under 21, asks users for their […]

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Facebook founder Zuckerberg’s social media accounts restored after alleged hack

(Reuters)Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts have been resecured, a spokesman from the social media platform said on Monday, responding to questions about weekend media reports that the founder’s sites had been hacked. Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts were compromised over the weekend, according to a report on Sunday from technology news […]

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Facebook begins program to describe photos for the blind

[su_dropcap]F[/su_dropcap]acebook is training its computers to become seeing-eye guides for blind and visually impaired people as they scroll through the pictures posted on the world’s largest online social network. AP reported, the feature rolling out Tuesday on Facebook’s iPhone and iPad apps interprets what’s in a picture using a form of artificial intelligence that recognizes […]

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Facebook introduces Love button, four others

Hours after Facebook rolled out five new animated reactions to supplement its longstanding “Like” button, it seems there is already a people’s choice: Love. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed in a post on Wednesday that of the options now available for users to react to Facebook posts with, the new “Love” option is the most […]

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facebook introduce multiple account for its Messenger app

FACEBOOK has revealed that its Messenger app will now have support for multiple accounts. The tech-giant is testing a new feature which will incorporate SMS integration for the Messenger app and is said to replace the default messaging app of the smartphone. As per a report, the company has confirmed that SMS tests were underway […]

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Surprisingly, you can’t block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook

YOU can try as hard as you want, but you can’t block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook. There’s been a rash of stories lately about this, but Zuck has been unblockable for years. Disappointingly, it’s not a joke by Facebook’s engineers, down to Zuckerberg’s vanity, or because he needs to keep an eye on you. According to […]

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Mark Zuckerberg is now richer than each of Koch brothers

Bloomberg reported that Zuckerberg’s wealth soared by $6 billion Thursday after Facebook reported a stellar quarter with record revenue. As Facebook’s stock rose on the news, his net worth grew to $47.5 billion. That ranks him No. 6 on Bloomberg’s list of the wealthiest people in the world. He leapfrogged Charles and David Koch, who […]

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10 companies that try to buy Facebook when startup

Facebook, the biggest social network in the world, now has over 1.5 billion monthly active users. According to David Kirkpatrick’s book The Facebook Effect, the company was a very popular M&A target in its startup years. As early as 4 months after Facebook’s inception, people with money and people representing companies with money began lining […]

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This new App, Peaches threatens Whatsapp, Twitter & Telegram

Peach, a brand-new messaging app from the creator of Vine that’s supposed to do things no messaging app has ever done before.Instead of complicated menus, you perform actions with the help of magic words. To post a status message use the magic word “shout” to write a few words and emojis in a larger font […]

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Facebook Alleged Of Deliberately Breaking Some Of Its Android Apps

Facebook’s habit of experimenting on its customers has again led to anger, following allegations that it deliberately broke its app for a small number of users to see what they would do. In a report from tech journal The Information, Facebook is accused of selectively crashing its Android app, for long periods of time, in […]

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