Facebook Open-Sources React Native for Android


Facebook announced that it has open-sourced its project React Native for Android, that is used to build sophisticated native apps for Android using JavaScript. Earlier this year, Facebook open-sourced the iOS version of React Native for iOS. Recently, Facebook has been open sourcing its projects and giving it to the community including some of its […]

Facebook’s Parse unveils SDKs for the Internet of Things


After the success of Twitter API Fabric that allows rapid development of mobiles apps for all platforms, Facebook is not much behind. Facebook acquired a mobile development company, Parse to use the platform to build mobile apps. Last month, Facebook announced open sourcing Parse SDK. Parse lets you build your perfect mobile app on any […]

Facebook Moments app is now available


Two months ago, Facebook launched Moments App, a stand-alone app that allows you to gather the photos posted on the social networks that you didn’t take but you’re in it. Unfortunately, it was only for US users and of course for a first release, there were some things that needed to be improved. Their newest […]

Facebook just unveiled its answer to Siri


Facebook is testing out a new virtual assistant feature that will be able to perform tasks on your behalf, such as delivering gifts to your loved ones and making restaurant reservations, the company announced on Wednesday. The assistant, which is being called M, is only available in the Messenger app and is currently in its […]

Facebook’s Parse Open-Sources All Of Its SDKs


Parse, a company acquired by Facebook in 2013 has open sourced its SDKs for iOS, OS X, and Android. In an blog announcement by Nikita Lutsenko of Parse wrote: We’re happy to announce that we’re open sourcing all of our SDKs, with iOS, OS X, and Android SDKs available today, and our other SDKs soon […]

Facebook will help Indian developers go global


BENGALURU: With 125 million monthly active users in India, the country has become an important market for Facebook. It’s the second largest user community outside the US. Ime Archibong, the strategic partnerships director of Facebook talks to TOI about Facebook’s plans for the startup ecosystem in India through its platform FbStart, which provides free tools […]

Facebook to planning launch shopping festival


MUMBAI: Social networking site Facebook is looking to tap the rising enthusiasm in India for online shopping by launching a shopping festival named Tied Together on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. The plan involves setting up a website in association with media agency conglomerate GroupM between August 12 and August 29, the day of the […]

Microsoft announces Windows SDK for Facebook


Microsoft just announced the availability of Windows SDK for Facebook that allows integration of Facebook into Universal Windows apps.The SDK is open source and available in Github. In a blog post by Windows App team: We’re pleased to announce a new open source library for integrating Facebook into your Windows apps. The Windows SDK for […]

The 10 most important things from Apple’s iPhone 6S event


1. A novelty-sized iPad The new iPad Pro has the biggest screen on an iOS device (and a bigger screen than some OS X devices.) At 12.9 inches, it can support a full-sized virtual keyboard, and will be the first iPad to feature an optional physical keyboard and stylus. The Pro will have an A9X memory […]