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Facebook Says SEC’s IPO Probe Ends, Extending WhatsApp Closing Date

Facebook Inc said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its probe into the social networking company over events surrounding its controversial initial public offering. In its quarterly report filed…

Celebrities Only: The Newest Facebook App

Facebook has finally come out with its quietly tested, long awaited iPhone app, Mentions, now available for download. But if you want to get any use out of it, get famous…

Flickr is Ditching Third-Party Logins from Google, Facebook

Yahoo said it will discontinue third party logins, like Facebook and Google, for its photo sharing service Flickr, instead requiring everyone to have a Yahoo ID. Users can expect to…

WhatsApp Co-Founder on Facebook Deal: “It’s Going to Change My Life”

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that he is still “numb” from the Facebook deal and is trying to come to terms with his new life as a billionaire. Acton, one…

Facebook Acquires Finnish Mobile Data Company Pryte

Facebook is acquiring Finnish mobile data company Pryte for an undisclosed amount to help take forward CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Internet.org initiative. Pryte, Helsinki-based company, allows smartphone users to download mobile applications…

Facebook Wants to ‘Listen’ to Your Music and TV

Facebook is to release a new feature on its mobile app that “listens” to your music and TV shows. If the song or show is recognised by the app, users…

Facebook Expands Privacy Checkup Tool

More Facebook users can expect to see a blue cartoon dinosaur popping up in their feeds, reminding them to check their privacy settings. No stranger to privacy fiascos, Facebook had…

Facebook Brings Autoplay Adverts to UK

Facebook is introducing automatically playing video adverts to the UK. The social network initially trialled the features in the US and the first ads are expected to play in Britain…

Facebook Removes Poke and Camera Apps from AppStore

The removal of Facebook’s widely used Poke and Camera came without warning and little enjoyment.  Sources from AppleInsider say Facebook confirmed the apps’ removal, but declined to comment on the matter. Facebook’s…

Wiretap Claims Fail Against Facebook, Zynga in Disclosure Lawsuit

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday dismissed federal wiretap claims against Facebook Inc and Zynga Inc in a civil lawsuit over disclosure of user information to advertisers. In a separate ruling, the…

Growth in Online Gaming, Video Watching Boosts Akamai

Akamai Technologies Inc, which hosts content for companies on its servers, forecast current-quarter results above analysts’ estimates and it posted better-than-expected quarterly results as more people play games and watch videos online. Shares…

As Facebook Matures, it Looks to Grow Mobile Reach

Mark Zuckerberg, like Facebook, is maturing. The soon-to-be 30-year-old CEO of the decade-old social networking company grew reflective as he stood before hundreds of app developers to announce a host…

Facebook Acquires Fitness Tracking Mobile App Moves

Facebook has acquired the maker of a mobile app that can track the distance consumers walk or run and measure the calories burned, giving the social networking company an entree into…

Facebook 1Q Results Soar; CFO to Step Down

Facebook’s earnings nearly tripled and revenue grew sharply in the first quarter, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations thanks to an 82 percent increase in advertising revenue. It was the fourth quarter…

White House Updating Online Privacy Policy

A new Obama administration privacy policy released Friday explains how the government will gather the user data of online visitors to WhiteHouse.gov, mobile apps and social media sites, and it…