Facebook late last month revealed that the social media company mistakenly stored passwords for "hundreds of millions" of Facebook users in plaintext, including "tens of thousands" passwords of its Instagram users as well.Now it appears that the incident is far worse than first reported. Facebook today quietly updated its March press release, adding that the actual number of … [Read more...] about Facebook Stored Millions of Instagram Users’ Passwords in Plaintext
Poll: Facebook Harvests Email Contacts for 1.5M Users – Is Enough, Enough?
Take our short poll on how far Facebook can push its luck. Source link … [Read more...] about Poll: Facebook Harvests Email Contacts for 1.5M Users – Is Enough, Enough?
The Top 15 Smartphone Apps
ComScore has released its report on key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for February 2015. Data from MobiLens and Mobile Metrix determined the top 15 applications by app audience. Facebook ranked as the top smartphone app, reaching 71.2 percent of the app audience, followed by YouTube (56.4 percent), Google Search (52.2 percent) and Google Play (51.4 percent). … [Read more...] about The Top 15 Smartphone Apps
Facebook has Released New Facebook Ads Manager App
Facebook has released a new Facebook Ads Manager app for the iPhone and iPod touch. [appstore id=964397083] Manage and create Facebook Ads on the go for your small or medium business. Ads Manager app puts powerful advertising tools at your fingertips. … [Read more...] about Facebook has Released New Facebook Ads Manager App
Facebook Messenger App Now Lets You Save Photos and Videos to Your Camera Roll
The Facebook Messenger app has been updated to let you save photos and videos to your Camera Roll. Instantly reach the people in your life—for free. Messenger is just like texting, but you don't have to pay for every message (it works with your data plan). … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger App Now Lets You Save Photos and Videos to Your Camera Roll
Facebook Releases New ‘Facebook at Work’ App
Facebook has released a new 'Facebook at Work' app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Companies use Facebook at Work to give their employees a place to connect and collaborate. Facebook at Work is only available to people who have set up a work account through their employer. … [Read more...] about Facebook Releases New ‘Facebook at Work’ App
Despite protest Facebook's Paper now available for download
Facebook's new creation Paper is now available for download in the U.S. »Paper« is a news reader which gets content from a user's Facebook News Feed and from well-known online new sites and publications. Like competing apps such as Flipboard and Zite, Paper features a magazine-style layout with individual section categories for content. … [Read more...] about Despite protest Facebook's Paper now available for download
WWE Channel Coming to Apple TV on February 24th
A WWE Network representative let it slip that the channel is coming to the Apple TV in a post on their Facebook page. Announced last month, WWE Network is set to launch in the U.S. on Monday, February 24, featuring all 12 WWE live pay-per-view events – including WrestleMania – for $9.99 per month with a 6-month commitment. WWE Network will offer original programming, … [Read more...] about WWE Channel Coming to Apple TV on February 24th
NSA servers collecting personal data sent by iPhone applications
The U.S. NSA looks for data sent by iPhone apps in order to get personal data on targets, according to a new report from The New York Times and some other news agencies. The secret report noted that the profiles vary depending on which of the ad companies — which include Burstly and Google’s ad services, two of the largest online advertising businesses — compiles them. … [Read more...] about NSA servers collecting personal data sent by iPhone applications
Government to Allow Companies to Reveal More Information on National Security Orders
The government has struck a tentative deal with major tech firms that will allow them to reveal more information about how the government collects data on their customers. Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released the following joint statement Monday: “As indicated in the Justice Department’s filing with the Foreign … [Read more...] about Government to Allow Companies to Reveal More Information on National Security Orders