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Apple's iTunes Ping to be axed following Facebook integration
Ping, Apple's iTunes-integrated social network that lets users track their favourite artists and those of their friends, looks set for the chop. Launched in September 2010, it ruffled the feathers of Facebook, who already offered similar functionality to their social…
The Facebook App Center rolls out to UK and US users
Facebook announced that it would soon be launching an app store back at the beginning of May and it's now here for (most of) us to play with. The app store, known officially as the Facebook App Center, is…
Tim Cook on Facebook, Apple TV, Siri and gaming at D10
Tim Cook yesterday took the D10 stage, offering a rare, candid insight into the man now at the helm of Apple. Interviewed as part of the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital conference in California, it was the first time…
Facebook working on own-brand smartphone again
Facebook are said to be working on their own smartphone device, recruiting ex-Apple employees familiar with the iPhone and iPad. A "Facebook Phone" is not a new concept, with Zuckerberg's gang having been working away on "Project Buffy" since long…
Facebook launch new Camera app
Facebook have just launched a new photography and picture sharing app, and it's got more than a hint of Instagram about it. Facebook Camera lets you browse photos from your individual Facebook friends, letting you blow them up to full-screen…
Facebook tries and fails to own the words face and book
Facebook has lost its most recent legal battle to shut down adult site Faceporn, so will the social network accept the fact other companies will capitalise on its success forever or continue its offensive to get rid of them…
The 10 Richest People In Tech – Zuckerberg, Gates, Dell and more!
As if the fact was ever in any doubt, there's plenty of green to be made in technology, as proved by the stratospheric heights hit by the Facebook IPO, seeing the company valued at $104 billion. From bedroom start-up to…
Facebook IPO sees shares sell at $38, company valued at $104 billion
After months of speculation, Facebook will finally begin trading this morning at $38 (£24) per share, in what will be the biggest IPO from a web firm in history. Today's listing will see $16 billion (£10bn) raised for Facebook's NASDAQ…
Facebook App Center launches: New social store-front for apps
Facebook are preparing to launch App Center, their new app store-front that will deliver apps to the social network's users no matter whether or not they are iOS or Android device owners. The App Center will be used primarily to…
New Facebook feature already leading to massive organ donor spike
This week, Facebook launched a new feature that would allow users to publicise on their profile Timelines that they were organ donors, offering a link-through option for newcomers to sign up to various organ donation schemes tied to their individual…
