Hot on the heels of joining the over 1 Billion download club on Play Store, Facebook Messenger has now officially passed the 700 million monthly active users mark. During Facebook’s annual investor meeting on Last week Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook Messenger now has a total of 700 million monthly active users. The company’s […]
Facebook and Oculus VR have officially announced the consumer version of the Rift virtual reality headset, simply called the Oculus Rift. The Rift first debuted as a prototype about three years ago, the VR now promises to deliver consumer virtual reality and next-generation VR gaming. The Oculus Rift features a Dual AMOLED display that offers […]
Facebook Messenger for Android app has joined the league of over 1 Billion downloads this week. The Facebook Messenger app for Android joins the likes of the Facebook app itself, Whatsapp, Google maps, Gmail, Youtube, and Google Search which have all scored over a billion downloads. The app currently has a 3.9 Star rating out […]
Facebook has officially announced the Facebook Lite app, a much more optimised version of the the Facebook for Android app. It is basically an app targeted at helping Facebook users in areas with slow networks (especially developing countries). Some countries in Africa and Asia – Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and […]
Facebook has announced it has opened the Internet.org platform to developers to provide more content and useful services. The internet.org platform by facebook was established to provide connectivity to the over 5 billion people in the world still without connectivity. Developers willing to join must align with the set down guidelines and principles which the […]
Facebook has announced the Video Calling for Messenger, the new feature gives users the chance to have face-to-face conversations with friends where words are not enough. The new feature for messenger follows the introduction of Business on Messenger, sending money to friends and the launch of the Messenger platform (in no particular order). Starting a […]
Facebook has announced that the Internet.Org app would be launched in Nigeria by May. The Internet.org is a Facebook initiative with a 5 year plan to bring about 5 Billion people online in areas where the Internet is inaccessible. Speaking during a panel session at the ongoing Mobile West Africa 2015 Conference, Head of Public […]
Finish company Nokia is looking to cut its losses on its maps business unit; the company is currently in the markets for suitors for its Maps business unit simply know as HERE. According to Bloomberg, Insiders with knowledge of the matter has listed Apple, Amazon, Alibaba and Facebook as some of the companies contacted. Other […]
Facebook Creative Labs has introduced Hello, a new and alternative dailer app for Android. It is basically a way for user to use Facebook as a centre of all communicating activities. The app is a plus over Android Native Dailer and it touts three main features – ability to easily block unwanted calls; use Facebook […]
Whatsapp has announced another milestone – the Facebook owned company now has 800 million monthly active users per month. The app has added almost 100 million users every four month since August 2014; it crossed the 700 million mark in January and almost four months after it records another increase. Whatsapp Co-founder, Jan Koum posted […]