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Is Facebook's New Gameroom PC Gaming Platform Really a Steam Rival?
Nov 3, 2016Facebook has officially launched its Gameroom Windows desktop gaming platform, now available for download on Windows 7 and above. The platform hosts web, ported mobile, and native games in a dedicated PC app, and has been referred to ...
Tags: Facebook, Gameroom Windows
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A GP Can Provide Early Warning of an Infectious Disease Epidemic
Jan 18, 2014The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting a GP can provide early warning of an infectious disease epidemic. In a new study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases, internet-based surveillance has been found to detect ...
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Facebook Will Unveil Tools That Instagram app to Take and Share Short Videos
Jun 18, 2013Speculation abounds that Facebook Thursday will unveil tools to enable its popular Instagram app to take and share short videos. Though analysts say Facebook offered no pre-briefings about the announcement, those interviewed for this ...
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The Use of Facebook in The UK Has Declined by Nine Per Cent Year-on-Year
May 28, 2013According to a report by market research firm YouGov, the use of Facebook in the UK has declined by nine per cent year-on-year. This fall coincides with the social media site's advertising push, which has seen promotions jump over the ...
Tags: Facebook, Computer Products
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After Dumping Facebook a Little Less Than a Year Ago, General Motors Is Back
Apr 12, 2013After dumping Facebook a little less than a year ago, General Motors is back, running an advertising test on the social network. GM, one of the country's largest advertisers, said in an email to Computerworld today that it is testing paid ...
Tags: Computer Products, GM, AD
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Facebook Could Charge UK Users to Message People Who Are Not Within Their Social Sphere
Apr 11, 2013Facebook could charge UK users over £10 to message people who are not within their social sphere, including celebrities. The site is likely to charge between 70p and £10 per message to those who aren't "friends", with the ...
Tags: Facebook, social network
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Users Could Download The Facebook App From Google's Play Store and Install It
Mar 15, 2013Are we getting lazy - lazy enough to spur an entire industry dedicated to eliminating cables for transferring photos from cameras to our desktops? The work involved in plugging in a USB cable to a camera port, and the other end into a PC, ...
Tags: USB, camera port, PC
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A New Study Shows That Your Facebook "Likes" May Be Far More Revealing
Mar 13, 2013Before you "like" a friend's or company's post on Facebook, think twice. A new study shows that your Facebook "likes" may be far more revealing than you ever thought. Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. announced on ...
Tags: Facebook, Facebook Could, software, service
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Facebook Is Set to Unveil an Updated News Feed on Thursday
Mar 11, 2013Facebook is set to unveil an updated News Feed on Thursday and analysts have a wish list of changes that users might welcome. Facebook on Friday sent out press invitations for a March 7 event at the company's offices in Menlo Park, Calif. ...
Tags: Facebook, News Feed, company news
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Facebook Today Launched a New Service
Feb 4, 2013Facebook today launched a new service that allows users to give other members gift cards to stores and restaurants. The social network said users can buy gift cards to Jamba Juice, Olive Garden, Sephora and Target. For example, a user ...
Tags: Facebook, service, networking
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What Facebook's New Graphic Search Means and Who Are Its Engine Competitors
Jan 17, 2013CBR rounds up expert opinions on what Facebook’s new graphic search means for the future of the company and its search engine competitors. Jonathan Beeston, director of new product innovation at Adobe Facebook Graph Search is a ...
Tags: Facebook, graphic search, search engine
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Cable Operators May Be Able to Cover an Entire Wall of Your Home with a Screen
Jan 10, 2013IDG News Service - As TVs get higher resolution and bigger displays, while getting cheaper over time, cable operators may be able to cover an entire wall of your home with a screen that includes two full-size TV shows plus weather, upcoming ...
Tags: cable operators, TV, Cisco Systems, tablets, computer
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US Updated Rules Requiring Online Services to Obtain Consent From Parents
Dec 28, 2012The US Federal Trade Commission said it had updated rules requiring online services to obtain consent from parents if they are aimed at children under 13 or know that they are collecting personal information from young children. But FTC ...
Tags: online privacy, online services, Online Privacy Protection, Facebook
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Social Games Provider Zynga Swung to a Loss in The Quarter Ended June 30
Dec 28, 2012Social games provider Zynga swung to a loss in the quarter ended June 30, and lowered its outlook for the year, leading its shares to fall by about 40% in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The maker of popular online games such as ...
Tags: Social games, Zynga, loss, Facebook
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Facebook Shares Fell 11% in After-Hours Trading in to a Record Low of $23.94
Dec 24, 2012Facebook shares fell 11% in after-hours trading in to a record low of $23.94 after announcing its first financial results since listing on the New York stock exchange in May. While the social network announced second quarter revenues of ...
Tags: Facebook, social network, networking, company news