Facebook launches faster iOS application for iPhone, iPad

Facebook on Thursday launched a long-awaited update to its iOS application that promises major speed improvements over its slow predecessor.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 37

Facebook SDK 3.0 beta released, helps developers prep for Apple's iOS 6

Facebook on Wednesday released a beta version of its SDK 3.0 for iOS, calling it the biggest update the company has ever done, with support for Facebook integration in iOS 6.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 4

Facebook to launch faster iOS app in July - report

Facebook is working on a new application for iOS that has been completely rebuilt to address its current, "painfully slow" performance, according to a new report.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 21

First look: iOS 6 brings Siri to iPad, adds Facebook integration

This year's iOS 6 upgrade will bring the Siri personal assistant software to Apple's third-generation iPad, and will also add system-wide integration with Facebook for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 24

Apple CEO Tim Cook promises more social integration

Even as he admitted that Apple may kill off its Ping social music discovery service, chief executive Tim Cook promised to add more social integration into its other products.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 10

Tim Cook hints at closer cooperation between Apple, Facebook

Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an interview to "stay tuned" for developments with Apple and Facebook, possibly hinting at plans for a closer partnership between the two companies.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 21

Facebook reportedly hiring former Apple iPhone engineers for phone project

Facebook is drawing upon former Apple engineers who worked on the iPhone and the iPad to develop its own phone, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 76

Facebook launches Instagram-style camera app for iPhone

Hot on the heels of its acquisition of Instagram for $1 billion, Facebook has released its own Instagram-style picture taking application for the iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 19

Apple remains most valuable global brand with 19% growth to $183 billion

A new survey again placed Apple as the world's most valuable brand, even as nearly half of the top 100 global brands, including rivals Google and Microsoft, lost value over the past year.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 13

'Social Network' scribe signs on to adapt official Steve Jobs biography

Aaron Sorkin, the award-winning writer who wrote the screenplay for The Social Network, has agreed to adapt Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 22

Steve Jobs' liver transplant helped inspire Facebook organ donor program

A liver transplant that extended the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs by years helped to inspire a new organ donor program on the social networking site Facebook.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 9

HTC profits drop 70%, company cites Apple's iPhone 4S as biggest cause

Before Apple posted yet another blowout quarter, rival HTC revealed its profits dropped 70 percent thanks largely to the launch of Apple's iPhone 4S.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 42

Microsoft sells over half of its $1 billion AOL patent portfolio to Facebook

Microsoft has signed a deal with Facebook to sell the social networking site $550 million worth of patents from the over $1 billion portfolio it recently acquired from AOL.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 8

Greenpeace slams Apple's iCloud for relying 'heavily on dirty energy'

A new report from Greenpeace accuses Apple of lagging behind other technology companies, such as Facebook and Google, in utilizing environmentally friendly power for its cloud-based services.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 111

Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion

Facebook announced on Monday that it has agreed to purchase Instagram, the maker of the popular photo sharing service for iPhone, for $1 billion.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 71

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