Articles tagged "Facebook"

The Facebook company is heading towards a new name, reveals The Verge. According to documents, obtained by a source, it will reflect the focus on building a metaverse, and the name will be discussed during the company’s annual Connect conference on...

Starting today, WhatsApp is adding end-to-end encryption to your cloud backups on both Android and iOS. While WhatsApp itself has been end-to-end encrypted by default for the past five years, until now if you chose to backup your chats to Google...

Facebook's never-ending quest to quash its competitors through copying their features has reached a new high (or low, depending on how you look at it) today with the launch of Reels. "But wait", you say, "isn't that an Instagram feature?" And the...

In an unexpected post on Facebook, the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said that he's about to announce a new product in a livestream at 10 PM PT. Mark also asked his followers on Facebook to make a guess on what the new product would...

Facebook just got in the smart glasses business and it did it with the most notable name in glass wear history - Ray-Ban. The Ray-Ban Stories are $299 sunglasses with two 5MP cameras, a touchpad on the temple, built-in speakers, three microphones...

Facebook and Ray-Ban have previously teased their smart glasses and are expected to announce the final product later today. However, @evleaks seems to have stolen the thunder and leaked three models of the upcoming glasses. They all adopt...

A new investigation ProPublica has cast doubt on Facebook's privacy practices and the encryption of its WhatsApp messaging platform. The article highlights several key findings that are not explicitly revealed to the 2-billion user base. Even...

Facebook-owned WhatsApp was just slapped with a whopping €225 million fine in Ireland, for breaking data protection rules. Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued the fine, because WhatsApp Ireland failed to provide necessary data...

WhatsApp might have a ton of users, but it does usually find itself lacking in features compared to a lot of its competitors, and a lot of times that's by design. Some things, however, are missed by people more than others. One such feature that...

In a blog post, Facebook Messenger announces that it is introducing new features and more security in voice and video calls. The communication app has seen a surge of voice and video calls, more than 150 million video calls per day, according to...

The Holy Grail WhatsApp users have been waiting for is almost here. Almost. Today Facebook announced a limited public beta of WhatsApp's new phone-less multi device functionality, and you can enroll by following the procedure described on this page....

This afternoon, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a post that Facebook will create new programs to invest more than $1 billion to incentivize creators to make content for Facebook and Instagram. The company appears to be making efforts to...

Instagram has started testing creating and publishing posts on desktop. The feature was spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, who shared screenshots on Twitter, revealing users will have pretty much the same control over photos and their...

Facebook's alternative to Clubhouse has started rolling out in the US to some iOS users. It's called Live Audio Rooms and also comes with Podcasts. Both features are part of the Facebook platform and for now, are limited to just select public...

Over a week ago, US lawmakers announced huge bipartisan bills aimed at huge tech companies. Many outlets reported that Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google were directly targeted in the new set of bills that would put more restrictions on...

According to a recent report from The Verge, Facebook is looking to enter the smartwatch market. The social media giant’s first smartwatch offering will reportedly feature two detachable cameras which can be propped up anywhere users see fit to...

Instagram and Facebook have been experimenting with hiding the Like count for the past year, with the feature becoming official in the middle of the pandemic. Today the Instagram revealed it is bringing the counters back, but users will have control...

News about Whatsapp’s controversial policy changes pertaining to data collection involving Facebook have been causing a stir ever since WhatsApp tried to give users an ultimatum regarding data collection. In recent news, WhatsApp will slowly...

Back in March is when we heard the first reports from Buzzfeed about discussions within the company to plan an “Instagram for Kids” app that would allow children under the age of 13 to begin using the popular photos-sharing app in a supposedly safe...

WhatsApp has a neat feature that allows you to back up your chat logs online, but you can’t access and move the data between iOS and Android. According to WABetaInfo, this might change, as WhatsApp is working on a cross-platform migration, even...