Despite the rapid growth of data services and cheap data packages, users often find themselves away from an Internet connection sometimes. In some places, data packages are cheap with bad quality service and slow speeds while in places where they are fast, they are very expensive and it’s easy to run out of data limits. Luckily, it’s easy to stay in touch with friends despite such problems. Facebook lets you setup text messaging so all your notifications and messages from friends are sent to your phone via SMS.
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Facebook Could File For IPO Next Week. Could Be The Next $100 Billion Company!
If WSJ’s sources are correct, we could all be witnesses for one of the biggest IPO fillings for a US technology company in history. With more than 800 million users, Facebook’s value is estimated at anywhere between $80 to $100 billion and it’s highly expected that the company could raise up to $10 billion in it’s initial public offering.
Facebook Messenger for Windows Available for Download
Titled Facebook Messenger, Facebook has officially released an app for Windows which lets you chat with your friends, watch their recent posts in the news ticker as well as stay up to date with notifications. According to Facebook, the app is being rolled out to a limited number of users, which answers the question as to why there isn’t an official page on this but just a help topic entry only. Strangely, despite being in trial period, Facebook hasn’t called the Messenger app beta.
Facebook Messenger Updated to Version 1.5 – Shows Online Friends, Typing Indicator and More
Facebook has updated their Messenger app for iPhone and iPod Touch with support for iOS 5 and turned it into more of a chat/messaging app hybrid. It was initially just a simple messaging app but has now gained status indicators to show which contacts are online and which are on mobile. During a conversation, typing indicator is also shown making it essentially a stand alone Facebook chat app as well as a quick way to access your inbox.
Facebook Messenger App Contains Code for Video Chat
The folks over at 9to5mac have found a little nugget hiding inside of Facebook’s new Messenger app that was released yesterday. It appears that the Facebook application contains code for a video call component. See the screenshots below:
Facebook Releases Messenger App for iPhone, iPod and iPad
As smartphones begin to advance more and more, we rely on them in our daily lives more than ever. Instant communication is a necessity in human interaction, with most of it being digital now a days. So what else could you ask for then a new Facebook messenger application? The application allows you to easily send a quick message to a friend or colleague and let’s them reply using the same app, just as quick.
Send and Reply to Tweets using TwitkaFly right from your Springboard [jailbreak tweak]
TwitkaFly is a jailbreak app that allows a user to send and reply to tweets right from the springboard, without having to open the twitter or tweetbot app on their iOS device. The app works on any jailbroken device with iOS 4 or higher, including iPod, iPhone and the iPad.
Run Facebook on iPad with newest hack, FaceForward
We told you how to enable Facebook for iPad yesterday, but Facebook was quick to block the hack. A new hack has arrived today in the form of FaceForward. FaceForward is a part of the tweakweek program going on now.
Run Chromium OS On Your Macbook Air Now [Guide]
You can now run Google Chrome OS on your Macbook Air. This is a step-by-step guide on how to do it.
You Can Now Get Spotify In The US Officially! [VIDEO]
Spotify, the online music service, has finally landed in the US. The unlimited music service let’s you stream your favorite music via the internet using either a free (desktop only) or an ad-free paid account which gives you additional access to high quality music via your mobile devices.