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Facebook is reportedly working on healthcare features

Reuters has revealed that Facebook is planning to release healthcare-related features that would take user data to create support communities as well as ways to promote preventative care. The report from Reuters cites three people close to Facebook, and those


Facebook to start testing internet beaming drones in 2015

Google has its Project Loon Internet beaming balloons and now Facebook is planning to test drones which will be able to do the same. The company will carry out tests to check the feasibility of hosting Wi-Fi hotspots in the


How is Google paying tax but Facebook not : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has questioned why Facebook is not paying any service tax when Google is doing so and directed the Centre to file a ‘better affidavit’ on the issue. “How is Google paying (service tax), but not Facebook?


Facebook to launch a New Ad Network Soon

Facebook is expected to unveil a new online advertising service next week aimed at helping advertisers better target and measure the impact of their ads while helping it better compete with Google, according to the Wall Street Journal. The new


Facebook to update news feed, focus on ‘trends’

Social networking site Facebook is updating its news feed to feature right content at the right time, so that users do not miss out on key stories.Facebook Inc. says its latest tweaks to the algorithm that determines what users see


Cheer India to Mars contest in Facebook

Cheer India to Mars on Indian space agency’s Facebook page and win exclusive collectibles, Isro said on Saturday. With India’s ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission on a crucial phase, the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) on its Facebook page has announced


Facebook Testing Post-Delete Scheduling Feature

Facebook is trialing a new feature that lets you schedule the deletion of your posts in advance. A handful of users noticed the feature in the Facebook iOS app earlier this week, and we reached out to Facebook to seek


Facebook Messenger app loaded with spyware

The new Facebook Messenger app, that has been downloaded over 500 million times on Android-based devices, may have spyware that keeps an eye on your chats and other information, claims an Internet security specialist. According to Jonathan Zdziarski, “Messenger appears


What happens to your online life after you die?

Sure, you have a lot to do today – laundry, bills, dinner – but it’s never too early to start planning for your digital afterlife, the fate of your numerous online accounts once you shed this mortal coil. Facebook, Google,


Twitter will no longer show embedded tweets on its Desktop Service

Here’s a bad news for Twitter users who appreciated the Social Network Twitter.com showing embedded tweets, as the feature now appears to have been removed. Back in July, The Next Web spotted that embeds were appearing on the desktop version