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Facebook Home downloaded over 500,000 times on Google Play Store

Apr 22, 2013

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in Android, Android, Gadget News, Mobile Phones, Operating Systems, Site-Sections

Facebook’s latest product, the Android launcher Facebook Home, has reportedly been downloaded over 500,000 time since its release 10 days ago on April 12th, which sees half a million Android users with the new UI. The Facebook Home launcher has been available on the Google Play Store for the past 2 weeks and it has been…

Facebook SDK 3.0 for iOS Arrives But Facebook Ads Version Coming

Aug 8, 2012

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Jon Witcombe

in Apple iOS, Apps, Gadget News, Internet, iPhone, Mobile Phones, Operating Systems, Social Networking, Software

Facebook put its latest SDK for the iOS Facebook app yesterday for developers to test out and use, and the latest version offers a more iOS feel to it with better API support and slicker session management. Facebook states: “The 3.0 release is the most significant overhaul of our SDK yet. We’ll continue updating the…

HTC are Making an Official Facebook Phone Codenamed ‘Buffy’

Nov 22, 2011

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Morgan

in Android, Android, Gadget News, HTC, Internet, Mobile Phones, Social Networking

It seems Facebook liked HTC’s ChaCha and Salsa unofficial Facebook-themed phones, so much so that the two companies are now working on an official Facebook smartphone. Sources close to tech news website AllThingsD have confirmed that Facebook and HTC have agreed terms and are working together to create the first official Facebook phone. This handset…