Pocketnow Daily: Facebook VS Apple: The Ads are Getting Hilarious (video) On today’s Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the latest chapter in the Apple VS Facebook saga, the new 14-inch MacBook Pro, and more. Samuel Martinez26 February 2021 23:59EST
Facebook wants you to believe that ads are good in the name of small businesses Facebook argues that personalized ads are how users discover new products, and that is also how small businesses reach new customers. Nadeem Sarwar26 February 2021 17:47EST
Facebook’s new BARS app will help aspiring rappers with sicks beats as they spit verses Not everyone has access to studio-grade tools and instruments to make beats for their rap verses, which is where BARS steps in to help. Nadeem Sarwar26 February 2021 16:32EST
FB wants to make “Hey Facebook” a thing Oculus Quest users can say, “Hey Facebook” to interact with the device hands-free. Prakhar Khanna26 February 2021 02:30EST
News on Facebook gets restored in Australia A few days back, Facebook blocked publishers and residents from sharing news… Prakhar Khanna23 February 2021 01:19EST
Facebook’s Empire shows Australia who’s boss (why you need the Freedom-Friendly Fediverse) With Facebook changing policies to hurt Australian businesses, maybe it’s time to look at a more ethical alternative to Facebook again. Adam Z. Lein20 February 2021 08:05EST
Google, Facebook, and Twitter CEOs will be grilled by Congress over misinformation Congress committee will question Google, Facebook, and Twitter heads over how their platforms handled COVID-19 and election misinformation. Nadeem Sarwar18 February 2021 20:54EST
Facebook prepping a smartwatch with cellular connectivity and social tricks for 2022 debut Facebook’s smartwatch will support standalone cellular connectivity, which means you don’t need to pair it with a phone for sending messages. Nadeem Sarwar12 February 2021 17:10EST
Facebook is busy cloning Clubhouse. Of course, because it can, and has done so in the past too! Facebook’s audio-driven chat product – ‘inspired’ by Clubhouse – is in its early stages of development, says a report by The New York Times. Nadeem Sarwar10 February 2021 15:05EST
Facebook will tell when and where you can get vaccinated, vows to remove vaccine hoaxes The COVID-19 Information Center on Facebook will help people find details such as vaccine eligibility criteria and where they can get it. Nadeem Sarwar8 February 2021 16:00EST
Facebook brings Messenger to Oculus because we all love chatting on VR headsets If typing a Messenger response using the Oculus controller sounds nightmarish, there is thankfully a voice-to-text feature. Nadeem Sarwar3 February 2021 01:55EST
Facebook will urge users to allow activity tracking as stricter Apple policies go into effect Facebook will start showing a prompt to some users, urging them to enable activity tracking in order to provide them a better ad experience. Nadeem Sarwar1 February 2021 11:05EST
Facebook is reportedly dipping its toes in the world of newsletters The social media giant’s newsletter tool is in its early stages of development and will allow writers to build a follower base on Facebook. Nadeem Sarwar29 January 2021 09:08EST
Pocketnow Daily: Facebook is SUING Apple Over Privacy Changes?! (video) On today’s Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the latest Apple vs Facebook issue, Apple’s sales the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, and more. Samuel Martinez29 January 2021 00:08EST
Facebook plans anti-trust lawsuit against Apple as war over iOS privacy updates heats up Zuckerberg indirectly called out Apple for misleading claims about user privacy, while Tim Cook launched a few veiled attacks too. Nadeem Sarwar28 January 2021 16:50EST
Facebook is getting better at providing more details to visually impaired users The AAT alt text descriptions are available in 45 different languages. Prakhar Khanna21 January 2021 02:02EST
Facebook upgrades AAT system that generates photo descriptions for visually impaired users Facebook says that it has increased the number of ‘concepts’ that the AAT system can reliably identify in a photo by a factor of 10X. Nadeem Sarwar20 January 2021 00:26EST
WhatsApp says it can’t see your shared location; its privacy policy says otherwise WhatsApp has been under pressure recently. This is because it updated its… Prakhar Khanna12 January 2021 07:36EST
Facebook and Instagram suspend Donald Trump indefinitely Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has mentioned that the suspension of Trump’s account will remain in place for at least the next two weeks. Nadeem Sarwar7 January 2021 11:20EST
Facebook Pages get a design makeover and dedicated News Feed Interestingly, Facebook is removing the Likes count for Pages, and is instead Focusing on the number of Followers. Nadeem Sarwar6 January 2021 12:44EST
WhatsApp now shares data with FB companies: Accept the changes or lose access The new WhatsApp privacy policy and terms of service provides information on how the app collects and handles user data. Prakhar Khanna6 January 2021 08:49EST
Pocketnow Daily: Galaxy S21 Ultra Certification: Here’s What It REVEALS! (video) On today’s Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21, a possible Apple Car, the new Apple TV, and more. Samuel Martinez23 December 2020 22:00EST
In ‘Privacy vs Business’ war with Apple, Facebook faces criticism from within Facebook says the tussle is not about its own business model, but employees aren’t convinced about the stance taken when it comes to privacy. Nadeem Sarwar23 December 2020 17:03EST
Facebook targets Apple over privacy policy update, Apple says users must get a choice Apple says Facebook need not change its approach towards personalised ads, it only has to offer users a choice. Nadeem Sarwar16 December 2020 22:29EST
New legislation in EU would promote competition and protect users from big tech companies New regulations in the EU could force companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon and more, to change to let other smaller companies compete Samuel Martinez16 December 2020 19:30EST
