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Facebook for iOS updated with enhanced photo options

by Yoni Heisler (May 13th, 2013)

Facebook today updated its iOS app to version 6.1. Overall, the update is rather minor but it does add some welcome enhancements to the way photos are handled within the app. Under the previous version of the Facebook app, users were only able to comment, like or tag a photo. With the new update, ...

Facebook buys mobile development tool house Parse

by John-Michael Bond (Apr 25th, 2013)

Facebook has purchased Parse, a service that provides a cloud-based set of mobile services and development tools. This news comes on the heels of last week's Mobile Developer Conference where Facebook introduced tools making it easier to implement Open Graph on mobile along with the release of ...

iPhone jailbreak hack puts Facebook Messenger all over iOS

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 18th, 2013)

The Verge is reporting that a new jailbreak tweak to the Facebook iOS app enables the chat heads feature to run on iOS the same way it does on Android. In other words, chat heads can now permeate the entire iOS UI if you simply can't get enough of Facebook messaging. The tweak was put ...

Facebook hires former Apple executive and iOS 6 Maps lead Richard Williamson

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 17th, 2013)

Bloomberg reported late on Tuesday that Facebook recently hired former Apple executive Richard Williamson as a manager in its mobile software group. A 10-year Apple veteran, Williamson previously served as Apple's Director of iOS Software, a fact which serves to explain the hiring given ...

Facebook 6.0 for iOS available, Loren Brichter 'helping' at Facebook

by John-Michael Bond (Apr 16th, 2013)

Facebook Home isn't available for iPhone, but given its mixed reviews since launch that may be a blessing in disguise. However one of Home's features, chat heads, is now available for iOS' Facebook app with Version 6.0. Chat heads is a riff on notifications. Instead of seeing a notification ...

Zynga unveils Battlestone, an action RPG coming to iOS soon

by Mike Schramm (Apr 10th, 2013)

Zynga's been on an interesting pivot lately. The company made a name for itself on Facebook, and most of its business is tied up in big games like Farmville and its sequel. But that audience is slowing down in growth, if not declining, which has prompted Zynga to experiment on mobile platforms ...

Daily iPhone App: Lie Swatter has you swatting lies for fun with friends

by Mike Schramm (Apr 10th, 2013)

Developer Jellyvision is best known as the company behind the great You Don't Know Jack series -- they've made nearly every version of the best-selling trivia video game, including the really great iOS iteration. Lie Swatter is the latest game from the company, and while it's not related to You ...

Mark Zuckerberg loves Apple and his iPhone, but isn't optimistic Facebook Home is iOS bound

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 6th, 2013)

Facebook this past Thursday took the wraps off of its highly anticipated Facebook Phone. Calling it a phone, however, is a bit of a misnomer because it's more of a Facebook layer -- dubbed Facebook Home -- that sits atop of Android and effectively drapes the user experience with all things ...

3 small UI tweaks Apple should steal from Google and Facebook for iOS 7

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 1st, 2013)

There's a lot of excitement surrounding the next release of iOS. Many people expect it to be a major revamp since Jony Ive has taken over software design at Apple. Some (like me) don't expect to see a major redesign in the next release, but incremental improvements -- like the removal of ...

Securing your iOS device for your children, Part 3: removing apps, limiting social features and other safety options

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 29th, 2013)

There has been a string of high-profile cases where children have racked up thousands of dollars in credit card charges through in-app purchases. In these cases and others like them, the iOS devices used by the children have not been properly locked down by the parents. In the first post of ...

Rumors hint Facebook is working on Android phone competitor (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 29th, 2013)

Facebook is sending out press invitations to an April 4th event that'll involve Android. The company behind the world's largest social network is inviting journalists to "Come See Our New Home On Android." Details on the invitation are sparse, but sources for TechCrunch and others hint this ...

Facebook Messenger for iOS gets VoIP in the UK today

by Steven Sande (Mar 25th, 2013)

A little over a month ago, Facebook added Voice over IP (VoIP) calling capabilities to its iOS app for users in the US and Canada. Now users in the UK have been added to the gradual rollout of Facebook's VoIP domination of the universe. The VoIP capability works through Facebook Messenger, ...

Facebook testing iOS notification that bugs you to update your status

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 21st, 2013)

In a stellar example of how annoying push notifications can be if misused by app developers, social media giant Facebook is testing a push notification on its iOS app that bugs a user to update their status if they have not updated it in a while. The "feature" was first discovered and tweeted ...

Facebook previews upcoming app-inspired newsfeed for desktop and mobile

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 7th, 2013)

Facebook today announced a major revamp coming to its signature News Feed every user sees when they launch the Facebook app or log in to Facebook on the desktop. The updated News Feed is heavily inspired by Facebook's mobile app, which was first developed for iOS. While there are several ...

Why is Facebook's app so much better lately? Ask Big Nerd Ranch

by Mike Schramm (Mar 5th, 2013)

Facebook's official iOS app has been improving by leaps and bounds lately. First it went native, and then added a series of great new features and redesigned elements piece by piece. In fact, if you were a conspiracy theorist, you might think that Facebook was getting a little help -- and in ...