Facebook’s latest iPhone app is out now in Apple’s store
Apple finally approved the latest version of Facebook’s iPhone app, which pulls in broader functionality from the Web.
You can upload videos and photos and RSVP to events. The news feed is closer to what you’d see on Facebook’s site and you can “like” posts or photos. When looking at other people’s profiles, you can see mutual friends and make friend requests. There is also a built-in web browser for shared links.
The app doesn’t have push… Continue Reading
Facebook’s first acquisition: secretive start-up Parakey
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Facebook has acquired Parakey, a Mountain View, Calif., startup that had been working on a new way for people to work seamlessly on applications while online and offline.
Founded by former Mozilla Firefox browser developers Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt, Parakey had worked in secrecy for two years on a project it hoped would make online life much less complex for regular people. They called their PC download “a personal operating system.”
Notably, Parakey is Facebookâs first… Continue Reading