Facebook is no stranger to privacy and user security issues, and new court documents reveal the company was trying to gets its hands on a spying tool to track specific users.
Facebook Messenger launches its Mac app in the US, UK, Germany, Italy and elsewhere
Following initial launch in France last month, the desktop app for Facebook's Messenger service continues its staggered rollout with immediate availability in the Mac App Store in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and a bunch of other markets.
iOS 13.4.5 beta adds the option to share songs from Apple Music to Instagram Stories
Sharing content to Instagram Stories is a growing feature for third-party apps and services. Like Netflix, for instance. And now we can add Apple Music to the list as well.
Logitech’s Streamlabs is bringing its streaming software to Mac
Streaming is wildly popular, with services like Twitch and Microsoft's Mixer housing a variety of talent across genres. And now one of the more popular pieces of streaming software is finally coming to Mac.
U.S. government in ‘active talks’ with tech companies to use smartphone location data to track coronavirus spread
Usually when location tracking is talked about, it's how companies are doing something wrong with it. But the United States government is considering walking that fine line in an effort to track the spread of the novel coronavirus.
After acquiring the AR selfie app MSQRD in 2016, Facebook is shutting it down
It has been several years since Facebook acquired an augmented reality selfie app called MSQRD, and now it's time to say goodbye.
For better or worse, Facebook-to-Instagram cross-posting is coming
After adding cross-posting of Instagram Stories to Facebook three and a half years ago, the social networking behemoth is apparently testing a new option that would allow you to cross-post your existing Facebook Story as an Instagram Story with a click.
Facebook Messenger for Mac starts rolling out, first in France
For Facebook Messenger users, a Mac app would probably be very helpful. And yet, the wait for an actual, official app has been long.
Facebook has canceled its upcoming F8 developers conference due to coronavirus concerns
Major conferences are being canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, and now Facebook is just one more.
Facebook is internally testing easy switching between sequential, chronological and algorithmic News Feed sequencing
Facebook has internally prototyped a tabbed version of the News Feed in its mobile app that makes it easy to switch between algorithmic, sequential and chronological sequencing.
Instagram is testing DMs on the web
Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, sees messaging as a major focal point for all of the Facebook-owned platforms, and access to that service is crucial.
WhatsApp dropping support for older versions of iOS in February
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps out there, and the platform is making a big change in the near future.