Oculus co-founder defends sale of company amidst backlash, says Facebook a better home than Apple

After word broke that virtual reality pioneer Oculus will be bought by Facebook for $2 billion, enthusiasts responded negatively, questioning the merits of the deal and future of the Rift headset. That led the co-founder of Oculus to take to the Internet to defend the sale, in which he argued Facebook is a better landing spot for the company than Apple or Microsoft.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 107

Google made last-ditch effort to block WhatsApp-Facebook deal, was willing to pay more than $19B

As talks between Facebook and WhatsApp began to draw to a close, Google Chief Executive Larry Page made a last-ditch effort to block the deal, and was even willing to outdo the $19 billion agreement the messaging app eventually reached with Facebook.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 168

Google bid $10B for WhatsApp, made separate 'odd' offer before Facebook deal was struck

Before WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook this week for some $19 billion in cash and stock, the messaging service was being aggressively pursued by search giant Google, which reportedly offered $10 billion and also made a unique offer in attempt to ensure it wouldn't be outbid.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 38

Pocket adds AirPlay support, Facebook tests mobile ads in third-party apps

Popular 'DVR for the web' app Pocket was updated Wednesday to add support for AirPlaying saved videos to Apple TV, while social media behemoth Facebook announced a mobile ad pilot program that may be the company's first step toward competing with Apple's iAds.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 2

Facebook 6.5 to launch today with refreshed, iOS 7-savvy design

Facebook is launching an iOS app update today that includes a new menu at the bottom of the app for enhanced navigation, along with design elements inspired by Apple's just released iOS 7.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 19

First malware in the wild found exploiting Bluebox's Android app signing flaw

Just three weeks after Bluebox Security first announced the discovery of a key flaw in Google's Android with the potential to turn devices into a "zombie botnet," Symantec has reported finding rogue apps that take advantage of the vulnerability.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 124

Facebook updates iOS app with verified celebrity check marks, introduces Instagram Web embeds

Facebook on Wednesday rolled out a small user interface update to its iOS app for verified public figures, and also debuted a new Instagram feature that allows users to embed photos and video into Web posts.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 3

Most popular Android app caught harvesting users contacts: Facebook

Facebook, the top-ranking free app in Google Play, has taken advantage of Android's weak platform security to collect users' phone numbers as soon as the app is installed, highlighting core differences in Apple's approach to protecting users' privacy and those of social-advertising firms like Facebook and Google.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 73

Facebook bug exposes personal information of 6M users

A Facebook security bug that has been in existence since last year was discovered this week, but only after the contact information of six million users had been exposed.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 23

Facebook adds video sharing to Instagram, similar to Vine, Lightt apps

Just over a year after buying the Instagram photo sharing service for $1 billion, Facebook has added video sharing features that are similar to Vine, the video-only sharing app acquired by Twitter, and Lightt, an independent video sharing service.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 5

Google reportedly mulling $1B Waze bid, could spark bidding war with Facebook

According to Bloomberg sources, Google is looking to throw in a $1 billion bid for Waze, possibly portending a bidding war between the search giant and Facebook, which is also rumored to be eyeing an acquisition of the social mapping service.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 41

Facebook's Share Dialog for connected iOS apps promises enhanced usability, easy coding

Facebook on Monday brought its Share Dialog out of beta which, once adopted by iOS app developers, will allow users to share content in-app without first having to sign in to the social network.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 4

iPhone's popularity among Facebook staff may have aided in Home's lackluster launch

The launch of Facebook's Home layer on Android appears to have been a flop, with relatively low installation rates and even lower user ratings on Google Play thus far. Now, some observers are blaming an unlikely candidate: Apple's iPhone.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 23

Netflix accounts for 1/3 of nightly home Internet traffic, Apple's iTunes takes 2%

Data sent from iTunes represents 1.9 percent of North American Internet traffic every night, a share beyond all other competing digital storefronts, but also well behind the bandwidth served up by Netflix.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 36

AT&T to reportedly drop HTC's 'Facebook Phone' following sluggish sales

After just over a month of sputtering sales, and a subsequent price drop to $0.99, AT&T will reportedly discontinue the HTC First, otherwise known as the "HTC Facebook Phone."

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 48

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