Facebook's Instant Games on Messenger rolling out to all app users
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 3 May 2017If you open up Facebook Messenger, you'll soon be able to play some Instant Games. FULL STORY >
Facebook rolls out Messenger Lite to 132 additional countries
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 28 April 2017The scaled down version of Facebook's Messenger app is now making its way to a further 132 countries. FULL STORY >
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Intel and Facebook collaborate to boost Caffe2 performance on Intel CPU’s
By Press Release 26 April 2017By Andres Rodriguez and Niveditha Sundaram FULL STORY >
African developers celebrated at Facebook’s annual F8 conference
By Press Release 21 April 2017Facebook celebrated the achievements and products of its growing African developer and partner ecosystem at its annual F8 developer conference, held in San Jose, California, on 18 and 19 April. FULL STORY >
Offline mode for Instagram on Android announced at F8
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 19 April 2017Adding support for most of the app's features while offline, Android Instagram users get some help from Facebook. FULL STORY >
South African developers to take part in Facebook's annual F8 conference
By Press Release 18 April 2017Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference takes place in San Jose, California on 18 and 19 April, with some of Africa’s top Facebook developers and partners set to showcase products and solutions to the global market. FULL STORY >
Facebook's Snapchat clone, Stories, gets unveiled
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 29 March 2017Available within the Facebook mobile app, the company details its "new" Stories feature. FULL STORY >
'Spring is coming' as HTC 11 unveiling hinted at for 20 March
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 16 March 2017HTC appears to have a new flagship on the way. FULL STORY >
Facebook announces policy change that prohibits data surveillance
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 14 March 2017In a bid to stop developers from using data for surveillance, Facebook has announced some changes to its policies. FULL STORY >
Facebook challenges developers in the Middle East and Africa to create the smartest Bots for Messenger
By Press Release 15 February 2017Facebook is asking developers across the Middle East and Africa to create innovative bots in the Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge. FULL STORY >
Empowering people to help one another within Safety Check
By Press Release 9 February 2017Starting today, Facebook is rolling out a new feature from within Safety Check - Community Help - which lets people find and give help such as food, shelter and transportation after a crisis. FULL STORY >
Facebook nearing the 2 billion monthly users mark
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 2 February 20171.86 billion to be more precise, with the social media platform expected to hit the 2 billion mark by mid-2017. FULL STORY >
Facebook, Twitter and others are creating database of terrorist content
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 6 December 2016The end goal for this database is to pool together photos and videos used by terrorist organisations to recruit people via social media. FULL STORY >
Facebook outlines plans to grow its African ecosystem at AfricaCom 2016
By Press Release 17 November 2016Facebook had a strong presence at AfricaCom 2016 in Cape Town, in line with its commitment to fostering a strong relationship with its connectivity partners and application developers across Africa. FULL STORY >
Facebook acquires facial recognition company FacioMetrics
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 17 November 2016Could more Snapchat-rivalling apps and features be on the way? FULL STORY >
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