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Article | 5/04/2013 Facebook reveals 'Home' software for Android phones
Facebook has released new software for Android phones that gives quick access to Facebook services and aims to further boost use of the social network...
Article | 4/04/2013 Diversifying Facebook Home could broaden its appeal, analysts say
Facebook's Home mobile software for Android-equipped smartphones might only appeal to the most active Facebook users at first, but the company's plan ...
Article | 4/04/2013 Facebook unveils Android Home screen and app family
Facebook is not building its own smartphone. Instead, it today unveiled Home, a Facebook-focused home screen designed to give Android users quick acce...
Article | 4/04/2013 HTC to be first with Facebook-integrated phone
It's not quite the long-rumored Facebook Phone, but HTC's new First phone isn't far off.
Article | 4/04/2013 Twitter overhauls Android app
Twitter's not-so-great app for Android is now smoother and sleeker, thanks to an upgrade available Wednesday on Google Play.
Article | 3/04/2013 Twitter provides access to mobile apps from within tweets
Twitter's in-the-moment stream of quick comments and links might seem tailor-made for those with short attention spans, but the company is rolling out...
Article | 3/04/2013 Salesforce.com adding 'social intelligence' features to Chatter
Salesforce.com continues to build out its Chatter social networking and collaboration software, with upcoming "social intelligence" capabilities that ...
Article | 3/04/2013 SEC clears social media for investor announcements after Netflix case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared the use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter to announce corporate information.
Article | 3/04/2013 Facebook blames bug for disappearance of search history tool
A Facebook tool that allowed users to view and delete their search history on the site has vanished, and some people are keen to get it back.
Article | 2/04/2013 Google+ Sign-In feature expands with Janrain, Gigya integration
Google is aiming to expand the reach of users' Google+ profiles and social data across the Web through new partnerships with Janrain and Gigya.
Article | 2/04/2013 Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg deposed in employee antritrust case
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is scheduled to join a number of other high-profile tech players to testify in a private antitrust su...
Article | 2/04/2013 Speakerfy sees mini-concerts, more social music sharing with new app
Imagine you're working out with friends at the gym and you all want to listen to a song, but only one person has it downloaded. Not a problem: Beaming...
Article | 1/04/2013 Twitter's Biz Stone hints Jelly app will be for doing good
Some of the details surrounding Biz Stone's new Jelly app have just been firmed up: Apparently it will help people "do good."
Article | 1/04/2013 Search campfire smells with Google Nose, post vowel-free tweets with Twttr
Spring is in the air, and Google wants its users to be able to search for it and smell it, literally.
Article | 29/03/2013 Vine moves beyond Twitter with new embed feature
Vine's branching out. Videos made with the trendy Twitter-owned mobile app can now be posted anywhere on the Web.