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Facebook's busted, taking the web down with it

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 a 7:54 pm

Looks like Facebook Connect has gone a crapper, and sadly it seems to be taking a lot of the internet down with it. If you're having trouble getting to where you want to go, logging out of Facebook seems to sort things out again. Not much else is known at this point, other than maybe being dependent on single-point-of-failure networks isn't a great idea. Hopefully they fix this up quickly.

Meanwhile, let us know if you're having trouble, and when/if things start working again.

Facebook rumored to be launching a ‘Find My Friends’ type app next month

By chrisoldroyd, Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 a 3:58 am

Facebook is rumored to be releasing an app that will help you keep an eye on where your Facebook friends are at any given time. The app which is being compared to Apple’s “Find My Friends” is said to be able to run in the background and can automatically update with a user’s location so friends can easily find them.

Facebook app updated with voice messages, video recording, and more

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jan 28, 2013 a 4:11 pm

Facebook for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad has been updated to version 5.2 and among the highlighted features are voice messages, video recording, and a new Nearby tab.

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How to make free voice calls over Wi-Fi with Facebook Messenger for iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 a 12:37 am

If you're in the U.S. or Canada, Facebook Messenger for iPhone now lets you place Skype-like VoIP (voice over IP) audio calls over Wi-Fi to any of your friends who also happen to be in the U.S. or Canada. There's no FaceTime-style video calls yet, and no international calls, and the quality doesn't yet sound as good as Skype, but if you live in Facebook Messenger, it can be a convenient alternative.

The only problem is, Facebook hasn't exactly made the calling process obvious. And in some cases, it's downright cumbersome. Here's how you do it...

Facebook Messenger VoIP audio calling comes to the U.S.

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 a 5:13 pm

Facebook Messenger's VoIP audio calling service, previously exclusive to Canada, has now been expanded to cover users in the Unites States of America.

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Facebook announces Social Graph Search, here's hoping iOS 7 adds it to Siri

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 a 5:18 pm

Facebook held their special media event today, and while everything from Facebook Messenger for iPad to a Facebook phone was rumored, what we got instead was Social Graph Search. Unlike Google, which indexes websites and web content, Facebook is indexing everything your connections do and like, and providing a natural language, textual way to query it. Here's what Facebook has to say about it:

Facebook holding special event tomorrow, spurs rumors of Messenger for iPad, Facebook phone

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jan 14, 2013 a 5:20 pm

Facebook is holding an Apple-esque special event tomorrow, complete with mysterious "Come see what we're building" tag lines and rumors that run the gamut from a full on Facebook phone, either built on Android or as some new, budget smart-ish phone to let emerging markets share all their data, to new search engine to compete with Google, to a version of Facebook Messenger for iPad.

Facebook Messenger for iPhone brings free voice calling to Canada

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 a 7:28 pm

Facebook's messenger app received an update, today, that allows Canadian users to call each other for free over Wi-Fi or cellular data connection. It also gives all users the ability to send quick voice messages. Even though it's currently only available in Canada, VoIP calling through Facebook is a pretty big deal -- imagine being able to call any of your Facebook friends for free. It's only a matter of time before that's a possibility for all Facebook users everywhere.

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Instagram, Snapchat, and the difference between $1 billion Facebook bucks vs simply being cloned

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 a 11:09 am

Facebook's new, Snapchat-like timed messaging (widely held to be sexting) app, Poke was coded in only 12 days, and part of that code was reportedly written by Facebook's founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg himself. Why is Facekbook telling and/or leaking that backstory? Josh Constine of TechCrunch writes:

Facebook releases Facebook Poke for iPhone, a sexter's dream app

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Dec 21, 2012 a 5:01 pm

Yes, you read that right. Facebook has released an iPhone app dedicated to their most useless feature -- poke. Stop rolling your eyes! They've improved upon it! With Facebook Poke now you can attach a message, photo, or video to your pokes and choose how long the recipient can see it for (max of 10 seconds). And if the recipient takes a screenshot of your poke, Facebook Poke will notify you with a special icon next to the person's name. This app is just screaming "use me for sexting!" Now you can roll your eyes.