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Instagram testing horizontal scrolling, making app harder to use
Instagram teased a new feature this morning, but unlike most things teased, it's a feature no one wants. Horizonal scrolling through user's feeds is the latest move destined to make users dislike the app...
Whatsapp calling gets easier in the latest update
Group calls and chats are heavily utilised in social circles with many of the front-running options having capability of supporting significant numbers of participants such as Facebook Messenger which has up to 50 participants....
Facebook’s “Clear History” feature taking longer to develop – will begin testing in Autumn...
Facebook has been fighting a number of privacy issues in 2018, including multiple privacy breaches and bugs and compromising millions of users' data entrusted to the company.
So, when Facebook announced that it will be...
Messenger Lite gets functional upgrades in latest update
Facebook's Messenger Lite is seeing a functional new update today, with the ability to send animated GIFs, personalise chats with a colour and emoji, and assign nicknames to members.
Messenger lite has been a very...
Instagram will now describe photos using AI for users with visual impairments
Instagram has announced it will roll out features to make the app more accessible for users with visual impairments. The app will allow screen readers to describe photos, either automatically using AI or using...
Facebook to launch its Automotive Marketplace to Australian users
Facebook has launched its Automotive Marketplace in Australia, offer dealerships a new way for customer to view and purchase vehicles online.
The launch in Australia comes after successful launches of the service in the USA...
Facebook’s News Feed will now demote sites with unchanged or stolen content
Facebook has announced that the News Feed will now demote news publisher websites that illicitly scrape or republish content from other sources with little or no modification or permission from the original source.
Facebook has...
Facebook finally comes clean on the recent hack
Finally, after reporting a recent hack where "up to 50 million accounts may have been exposed" more than two weeks ago, Facebook have spoken publicly confirming around 30 million accounts have been breached with...
Facebook Messenger soon to have “unsend” option
Lets be honest. We've all done it. We've all sent something to the wrong chat window or something you regret sending and wish you could very quickly un-send, leaving no trace that it was...
Facebook unveils Alexa (Soon Google Assistant) enabled Portal and Portal+ video conferencing devices
As previously rumoured, Facebook has announced their first designed and built hardware devices with the Portal and Portal+ video conferencing devices.
The devices are up for pre-sale in the US through Facebook at portal.facebook.com,...
Facebook has begun testing a Snapchat like map for Nearby Friends
Facebook has confirmed that they are working on a redesign of their Nearby Friends feature that was first introduced in 2015, that shows your friends locations on a map.
Facebook has confirmed to TechCrunch,...
Report: Facebook is set to launch its own smart home device next week
There are reports that Facebook, the social media behemoth, is set to announce its own smart home device next week, called Portal. Portal is rumoured to work and look much like the recently-updated Echo Show.
The...
Not so Fake News: Facebook rolls out a context button for Australian, Canadian, Irish...
Facebook has announced that it will be rolling out a context button which launched in the UK and US earlier this year to Australian, New Zealand, Irish and Canadian users which will enable them...
Facebook Messenger brings dinosaurs of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom into your living room using...
The highly anticipated sequel to Jurassic World, Fallen Kingdom, launches in Australia this month on digital and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, 3D and DVD and while the launch on Digital is usually more up...
Instagram is testing a “Lite” version of its Android app
TechCrunch reports today that Facebook-owned Instagram is testing a lite version of its app in Mexico ahead of a wider rollout later in the year.
Instagram Lite, which is officially listed on Google Play weighs...