Facebook just made it a little easier to video chat with your friends. The social-networking titan on Wednesday unveiled a video chat feature for its Messenger Lite app. The Lite version of Messenger is slimmed down to run better on older Android devices and in areas where there are slower internet connections. Beyond video chat, …
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Being able to see a movie every day for just $9.95 per month seems too good to be true. Depending on how much you value your privacy, maybe it is. MoviePass built a business model on selling the data of its users to make going to the movies affordable again. What MoviePass wasn’t so upfront about, however, is how it …
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BlackBerry’s tired of waiting for Facebook’s friend request. So it sued. The Canadian business software provider and former phone giant sued the world’s largest social network in a Los Angeles court. The suit, filed Tuesday, targets Facebook and its Instagram photo sharing app and WhatsApp messaging service, BlackBerry said in a statement. It came after what BlackBerry said was “several …
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If you’re using Bumble to hunt for a new love of your life, you’re going to have to do it without a gun in your profile. The maker of the dating and networking app said Monday that it’s moving to ban images of firearms from its nearly 30 million user profiles. Bumble joins a long list of companies seeking to …
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The pride cometh before the fall. The majority of social media users in the US, a full 59 percent of them, reckon it wouldn’t be hard to give up Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and all other social media platforms. That’s according to the latest research from Pew. In other news, 59 percent of gamblers say they have a system. Only 14 …
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Cher has landed, the glitter cannons are primed and Australia is getting ready to celebrate Mardi Gras — and you can live-stream the whole thing. Twitter and Facebook are set to broadcast the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday (through the SBS Twitter and Facebook pages), taking one of the world’s biggest LGBTQI events beyond the streets …
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Our first take of the Google Clips, the newest self-proclaimed automatic camera that promises to be there for the moments you might miss, struck a chord with me. The device is the latest camera designed to surreptitiously record things in your life — to remember in case you don’t. I get the attraction of having that handled digitally, because I …
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Facebook wants to help you find a job. Not just by networking, but by actually finding listings and applying right on its website. The social network unveiled its job search hub in the US and Canada in February 2017. On Wednesday, Facebook said it’s rolling out the product more widely, bringing it to 40 new countries. They include the UK, …
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Facebook on Tuesday unveiled a $3 million, three-month pilot program in the US to help metropolitan newspapers with digital subscriptions. Called the Local News Subscriptions Accelerator, the program will work with 10 to 15 metro newspapers, and it will include some unspecified funding grants. Mostly, it seems the program will focus on training publishers about digital subscriptions, not only on Facebook but …
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Facebook has renewed its commitment to bringing another next billion people online, announcing Monday at Mobile World Congress a raft of commitments designed to make internet cheaper and easier to access across the world. The company is working with partners worldwide to upgrade existing data networks, build new networks and take advantage of new tech tools designed to get more people …
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