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Banned WhatsApp unblocked early in Brazil, Zuckerberg is thrilled

For 24 hours, WhatsApp was banned in Brazil after Judge Marcel Maia Montalvão seeking user data from the service for a criminal investigation issued…

Facebook announces new systems to improve the quality of internet connectivity around the world

Cost effective and fast internet access is still a dream for many even as it becomes increasingly ubiquitous for many living in cities. At…

Facebook will let users save external web pages to read later

Facebook’s save button is one of the more useful features on the social network, allowing users to effectively bookmark an article for later reading. In fact, the…

Oculus can freely use your content, tracks you while using Rift

Oculus is slowly but steadily sending Rift headsets out to early adopters, but they might want to read the terms of service before jumping…

Facebook now lets the visually impaired consume images using audio descriptions

Today Facebook launched a product that aims to make the Facebook experience better for the visually impaired. It’s called automatic alternative text, and is…

Facebook Messenger becomes airline booking, notification service with KLM

Facebook Messenger is no longer just an instant chat client after the company announced that its users will be able to book flights directly…

‘Turn On Notifications’ posts flood Instagram ahead of timeline revamp

Instagram users weren’t all too happy with the company this weekend, as countless users took to the image sharing platform to voice their concerns…

Facebook stock plummets on day two of trading

Facebook stock has fallen more than 10% on its second day of trading, after already having had problems on its opening day of stock…

Facebook goes crazy for Zuckerberg wedding

So it turns out people care a lot more about the fact that Mark Zuckerberg got married this weekend than they do about the…

Pakistan restores Twitter after weekend blockage

Pakistan has restored access to Twitter in the country after blocking it over the weekend, saying that it would turn to Interpol for help…

Facebook goes live on Nasdaq

After months of speculation, a two-week long roadshow, and hours of pent-up waiting, it’s finally happened. Facebook has officially started trading on the Nasdaq…

Twitter reactions to Facebook IPO mixed

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, or just woke up from a coma you probably know that Facebook debuts on the stock market…

Facebook’s IPO will only make Mark Zuckerberg stronger

Facebook is not interested in reforming Wall Street with its IPO, as Google tried to do with its Dutch auction process and snubbing the…

Non Facebook IPO news: Woman divorces husband over status

While the press scrutinises every move surrounding Facebook’s IPO, it is worthwhile remembering that life goes on. Sometimes it goes on hilariously. According to…

Mark Zuckerberg greeted by standing ovation at pre-IPO hackathon [PICS]

It’s finally here. Today is Facebook IPO day. You might think that Mark Zuckerberg would be kicking back in his hoodie and slippers. You’d…

Twitter meetup results in child rape

A 13-year-old girl has been raped by a 45-year-old man she allegedly met on Twitter. The young girl had reportedly skipped school to meet…

GM pulls Facebook advertising, big deal

Facebook ads don’t work, not even a little bit. Well that’s if auto giant General Motors (GM) is to be believed at any rate….

It’s complicated: Thoughts on why Facebook doesn’t like you to be alone

Jane Austen was a big fan of an advantageous marriage, and so it seems, is Facebook. One’s changes in relationship status are the most…

Would you pay $2 to promote your Facebook status?

Are you afraid all your friends on Facebook will miss out on your latest status update? You know, because it’s super-important? Well fret no…

Rumours of Google’s demise have been greatly exaggerated

Recently, Eric Jackson at Forbes, wrote an article that suggests that Google and Facebook will struggle to maintain their market dominance as technology increasingly…

Facebook announces App Centre, just like everyone else

Facebook has been has been big on apps for a little while now. It’s a little surprising therefore that it’s taken it so long…

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