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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 ...

Facebook app update adds free VOIP calls in US and Canada

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 22nd, 2013)

Facebook just dropped an update to its app in the App Store that allows US and Canadian users to make free VOIP calls to their Facebook friends. The VOIP feature makes its debut after a similar feature was enabled in Facebook's Messenger app in January. International users of the app shouldn't ...

iPhoneDevSDK responds to attack

by Erica Sadun (Feb 20th, 2013)

Yesterday, Apple disclosed it had been targeted by a malware attack. Apparently, related to a recent Facebook breach, Apple issued a statement regarding the situation: "The malware was employed in an attack against Apple and other companies, and was spread through a website for software ...

Facebook app gets video recording and voice messages in new update

by Mike Wehner (Jan 28th, 2013)

If you've enjoyed the ability to send voice messages to your Facebook contacts through the company's Messenger app, you'll be pleased to learn that a new update to the main Facebook app adopts the feature as well. Along with audio messaging, the update adds in-app video recording and sharing, ...

Facebook's Poke app becomes unpopular in a hurry

by Mike Wehner (Jan 21st, 2013)

If Facebook thought its Poke app would quickly dominate the timed messaging scene and make Snapchat a thing of the past, its plan appears to be off to a rocky start. As Mashable reports, after debuting in the No. 1 slot on the iOS free apps list, Poke has experienced a precipitous drop in ...

Facebook Messenger offers free calling for iPhone users

by Mike Wehner (Jan 16th, 2013)

Facebook's Messenger app for iPhone has undergone a number of facelifts in the past year or so, but a new feature was added today that may completely change the way you use it: free calling over a data connection. The Verge reports that the new feature began rolling out to users today, and ...

Facebook Messenger gets voice features, more coming

by Mike Schramm (Jan 3rd, 2013)

Facebook has updated its Messenger app (which allows iOS and Android users to chat with the site's messenging service) with some interesting VoIP features. Users can now save and send voice messages between Facebook accounts, meaning that if you don't want to bother typing a long message out, ...