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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…

Facebook Rolls Out Location-Sharing Feature

Facebook users in the U.S. will soon be able to see which of their friends are nearby using a new feature the company is launching on Thursday. The “Nearby Friends”…

Facebook Said to be Readying Electronic Payment System

Social media giant, Facebook is reportedly nearing a deal with Irish authorities that would allow the company to offer its European users electronic payment and remittance services ahead of Apple’s…

Some Upset with Upcoming Change to Messages on Facebook Mobile App

Facebook began notifying users of its mobile app Wednesday that it will soon disable the app’s messaging feature. The Menlo Park, Calif., tech giant is instructing users to download the…

Facebook Says WhatsApp Deal Cleared by FTC

Facebook Inc said U.S. regulators have cleared its $19 billion acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp, even as the Federal Trade Commission warned the two Internet companies on Thursday that they…