You may already sneak a quick look at Facebook during the day while you're supposed to be working, but soon visits to the social network could be encouraged or even mandatory. Facebook just unveiled a new app called "Work" designed to create smaller networks within an individual company. Facebook is launching Work apps for Android and iOS on Wednesday, along with a desktop website,...
Maybe we'll soon be able to post status updates with our voices, or maybe Facebook has bigger plans. The firm recently acquired a speech recognition firm named wit.ai, according to a report from Reuters on Monday. The acquisition may point to the new endeavors Facebook is planning in the future. As Reuters notes, wit.ai currently works on voice recognition technology that's applied to...
It’s been almost a year since Facebook first introduced the list of trending topics that lives to the right of your News Feed. Now, that same feature is finally headed to your smartphone along with a few new enhancements. To access the new feature just tap the search button in Facebook’s app and you’ll immediately see a list of trending topics. Pick one to generate a series of cards...
Facebook’s Rooms app still isn’t available on Android, but today the company is pushing out a pretty big update for iOS. Version 1.1.0 of Rooms adds more ways to customize your chat rooms and a new activity tracker. Two of Room’s new features are designed to give you more control over the rooms you’ve created. First, you can now customize the sound people hear when they “like” a post,...
Facebook on Tuesday announced a new standalone “Facebook Groups” application that allows you to participate in your existing groups without having to launch the full Facebook app on your smartphone. It’s available for both Android and iOS. Facebook said the idea behind Facebook Groups, and the reason it created an entirely standalone app for the feature, is that it wants to promote...
Facebook may be dropping in popularity among teens, but the company has a new plan to increase its presence in an entirely different market. The Financial Times reports that the social networking giant is preparing to release a business-focused service called Facebook at Work. In at lot of ways, Facebook at Work will be the same as the current social network. It will still feature a...
Facebook’s Creative Labs has a new iOS app called “Rooms,” which essentially allows users to create discussion rooms (mini forums) based on any topic they want. The app’s site says you’re able to “create a room for whatever you’re into;” examples include Pug Lovers, MakeupMastery, City Gardens, Street Style and more. When a room is created, you can then customize the look and feel,...
Facebook is a great way to check-in on friends and family, but now the company is taking things a step further with a new feature designed to be used when disaster strikes. Safety Check offers an easy way to let people know you’re alright after an earthquake, flood or any other natural disaster takes place nearby. The new feature works by tracking both natural disasters and your own...
Facebook and Samsung execs reportedly met earlier today in South Korea, quickly sparking rumors that the two companies could be collaborating on a new smartphone. For the moment there’s no strong reason to believe a second Facebook phone is on the way, though it might actually make more sense than you’d think. The last time Facebook brought up the idea Samsung allegedly rejected it....
Yesterday an article in The New York Times revealed Facebook's plan to launch a new anonymous sharing app in the near future. Now Josh Miller, the product manager behind the rumored service, has responded to the news on Twitter, defending the project and adding that he can't wait to reveal the new product. https://twitter.com/joshm/status/519628301510246401 Miller, who joined Facebook...