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Here’s the New Facebook App With Its Big Focus on Groups

Kellen April 30, 2019

Alongside its big Messenger announcements today at F8, Facebook showed off its new Facebook desktop and app experiences. They are calling it a "fresh" design that is "simpler, faster, more immersive and puts your communities at the center." It's super white...

Future Facebook Messenger Update Brings Lighter, Faster App and More

Kellen April 30, 2019

Facebook's big F8 conference is going down this week, so that means they've announced a bunch of updates to their line-up of products. First up, we've got news on Facebook Messenger, which is getting some major changes. Later this year, Messenger 5 will...

Facebook Announces Messenger 4 Update With Focus on Simplicity and Less Tabs

Tim October 23, 2018

Facebook has an all new Messenger app, rolling out to all users over the next few weeks. I feel like we've heard this before, but Facebook mentions this update is focused on simplicity, ease of navigation, and is "created with you in mind." For what's new, it'...

Facebook Intros Portal, Portal+ Video Chat Displays With Amazon Alexa

Tim October 8, 2018

Facebook introduced Portal and Portal+ this week, smart displays of sorts that are catered to video calls, powered by Amazon Alexa and other AI features. Already up for pre-order starting at $199, Portal has a 10-inch 1280 x 800 display. If you need something...

Facebook Says 50 Million Accounts Affected by Security Vulnerability

Kellen September 28, 2018

So, Facebook just admitted to a major security issue. Not only that, but 50 million accounts were affected after hackers took advantage of a vulnerability that could have allowed them to take over those accounts. Facebook disclosed the breach today, suggesting...

Facebook Hires Away Googler Who Led Team Behind Pixel 2’s Pixel Visual Core

Kellen July 13, 2018 10

When Google announced the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL last year, one of the most interesting bits of info about its release was the surprise inclusion of Google's first in-house chipset called Pixel Visual Core. While it wasn't the silicon powering the entire...

Facebook is Shutting Down Hello, tbh, and Moves Apps

Tim July 2, 2018 7

Facebook announced this week that it is shutting down three apps: Hello, tbh, and Moves. If you're somewhat unfamiliar with these apps, I don't blame you at all, simply because Facebook's cause for closing them down is lack of usage. For closing dates,...

Google’s Product Head of Allo and Duo Leaves for Facebook

Kellen January 8, 2018 21

Allo and Duo are still a part of Google's confusing messaging situation. It's tough to tell if many of you use either of them. Since they are Google products, though, we've spent plenty of hours talking about the ways they have evolved and where Google has...