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Introducing Facebook Messenger for iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Aug 9, 2011 a 4:47 pm

Facebook has introduced a second app for iPhone, a dedicated Facebook Messenger client to help you get your IM on. Sadly, it's not a universal binary so you're limited to chunky double fuzzy on iPad (same as the regular Facebook app... until they finally launch Facebook for iPad). Still, for hardcore Facebook Message users on the , this will no doubt be appreciated.

Details and screenshots after the break.

[Free - App Store link]

Poll: Which social networks do you use regularly?

By Georgia, Thursday, Aug 4, 2011 a 10:21 am

Facebook is the most popular app on the iPhone and we've often said Twitter and iOS go together like chocolate and peanut butter. But social networks rise and fall. Remember MySpace, Jaiku, Buzz... Friendster? And hey, how about Google+ now that it's expanding beyond the techie early adopters, or LinkedIn which seems to always hover neither here nor there.

Facebook for iPad found hidden in the latest iPhone app update?

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Jul 25, 2011 a 7:49 am

Facebook for iPad has been uncovered in the recently updated Facebook for iPhone. A twitter user discovered a hack to make it visible -- editing a file on your iPad to change the UIDeviceFamily ID in the apps plist file to get the iPad interface up and running app, but you do need to have a jailbroken iPad to be able to do this.

Facebook for iPhone updated

By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 a 1:17 am

Facebook for iPhone has been updated.

Restored the Send button for Comments, Chat and Messages
Restored friend lists to the News Feed filter
Fixed a number of bugs that caused the app to crash

A Facebook update isn't complete without the cryptic "bug fixes" claim. What bugs have you experienced to be fixed. More interestingly, what new bugs have been introduced?

[iTunes link]

Facebook announces new chat, video calling options

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011 a 7:01 pm

While there's no word yet on whether these new features will come to the existing Facebook for iPhone app, or the upcoming Facebook for iPad app, Facebook announced new ways to keep in touch with your friends today.

UPDATED: Facebook for iPhone sneaks in UI changes in recent update

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Jun 29, 2011 a 10:38 pm

Facebook for iPhone received an update today, and despite being absent from the release notes, profile pages have received a UI change. The change brings uniformity to the app in that you will find Share Photo and Write Post buttons across the top of profile pages. These are similar to the Photo, Status, and Check-in buttons on the news feed.

Here are the traditionally cryptic release notes that Facebook did include with the update:

Various bug fixes
Improved security

I am always bothered when Facebook doesn't inform us exactly which of the many bugs have been fixed, so if you've discovered what some of them are, please let us know!

Is Geohot now working for Facebook? [video]

By chrisoldroyd, Sunday, Jun 26, 2011 a 8:11 am

George Hotz, the jailbreak ninja that brought us LimeRa1n for iOS devices as well as the Sony PS3 jailbreak, might just be working at Facebook now.

In a video interview yesterday, Joshua Hill (P0sixninja) a member of the Chronic-Dev Team, confirmed that Geohot had a day job working at Facebook; that is why he declined the offer to help with the iPad 2 jailbreak. Apparently he does not want the attention after being recently sued by Sony.

Also Gabe Rivera of Techmeme, discovered Geohot’s Facebook page and confirmed that the first post at the top of the page said “Facebook is really an amazing place to work…first hackathon over.” The page has now been removed and throws up a message that the content is currently unavailable.

If true, this is an interesting development to say the least . Could it be linked somehow to the three recent Facebook stories which broke last week? We know Facebook is set to release a new photo sharing service, that Facebook was working on an iPad app, and also an HTML 5 web app store.

Geohot's efforts to date seem to be in a different area than app development, but even with his experience in breaking security we are sure he would be a great asset!

Video after the break. Do you think Geohot's at Facebook and if so, what could he be working on?

[MyGreatFest via Techunwrapped]

Daily tip: How to post from a Facebook Page with Facebook for iPhone

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Jun 20, 2011 a 8:59 pm

Trying to figure out how to post status updates and upload photos as the admin of a Facebook page? If you've recently created or become the admin of a Facebook Page it can be a frustrating task using Facebook for iPhone. Luckily, all you need to do is change a few settings on the web. To find out how, follow along after the break!

Official Facebook for iPad app coming soon?

By Andrew Wray, Friday, Jun 17, 2011 a 7:51 am

After being glaringly absent from the App Store since the original iPad was released last year, The New York Times reports that Facebook is finally readying an official app for the iPad

The app has been in production at Facebook for almost a year, going through several design iterations, and is now in the final stages of testing, according to these people, who declined to be named because they were discussing confidential product plans.

Facebook working on Project Spartan, an HTML5 app store for iOS devices?

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 a 8:19 am

TechCrunch has uncovered that Facebook is looking to launch an HTML5 based app store under the name of Project Spartan. The app store will offer games and news apps that run inside Safari, or as Web Clips on the home screen. Over 80 outside developers are currently working with Facebook on apps for the platform.