Facebook | - Part 5

You Can Now Enjoy Secret Facebook Messenger Conversations

October 7, 2016

Facebook now lets you encrypt all of your Facebook Messenger conversations. Unfortunately, the feature, called Secret Conversations, isn’t automatically switched on. This means you have to manually enable encryption on each and every conversation you have. Still, it’s worth the extra effort. End-to-encryption conversation on Messenger = "Secret conversation" Normal conversation = Non-secret conversation? —… read more »

Facebook Messenger Lite Is the App We’ve All Been Waiting For

October 5, 2016

If your Android smartphone is running slow or running out of battery too quickly, one app might be to blame: Messenger. Facebook’s instant messaging app has been found to use a lot of resources and drain batteries. There’s some good news now as Facebook has launched Messenger Lite. The new app is aimed at older… read more »

8 Bots You Should Add to Your Facebook Messenger App

July 14, 2016

Facebook Messenger is rising in popularity, but pretty soon you may not know whether or not you are speaking to an actual human being. That’s because chat bots are becoming more and more popular, and some companies, such as the Dutch airline KLM, are using them to run their customer service. It may not rise to… read more »

5 Apps to Make Creative Facebook Cover Photos & Profile Pictures

July 2, 2016

Since it is the biggest social network in the world, Facebook has become your point of introduction to people on the Internet. No matter what you chose for your photo privacy settings on Facebook, the profile pic and cover are visible to everyone. Naturally, your profile picture and your cover photo matter a great deal…. read more »

How Facebook Is Ruining Your Android (and What You Can Do)

June 21, 2016

It’s the biggest social network on the planet, but if you’re an Android user, you might want to rethink installing the official Facebook app on your smartphone or tablet. Case after case is showing that the app drains your phone’s resources. The impact is felt more on phones that don’t have top-notch hardware. You want… read more »

GitHub Logins Hacked, Facebook Gets Football Game… [Tech News Digest]

June 17, 2016

GitHub logins are hacked with stolen passwords, Facebook Messenger gets a hidden football game, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter evolve their advertising, Now On Tap gets a useful upgrade, and NASA conducts a fire experiment in space. GitHub Logins Hacked With Stolen Passwords A GitHub attacker has launched a massive campaign to access accounts using stolen… read more »

How to Help Suicidal Friends on Facebook or Other Social Media

June 16, 2016

The World Health Organization estimates that one million people die of suicide each year, and the rate will rise to one death in every 20 seconds by 2020. It’s a growing problem worldwide, but you can now help. Facebook is known to cause depression, especially when an at-risk individual sees the good-natured highlights of other… read more »

Facebook Might Be Listening, Google Helps You Find Your Phone… [Tech News Digest]

June 2, 2016

Facebook gets accused of listening to users’ conversations, Google tracks lost smartphones, Microsoft’s spam filters fail to work, Periscope enlists juries to take down trolls, and making Windows error messages sound sweet. Facebook Might Be Listening to You Facebook has been accused of listening into people’s conversations, using the results to serve contextual advertising to… read more »

One Overlooked Feature That Makes Facebook More Productive

May 12, 2016

Facebook is fantastic, but it can be a productivity drain. Your news feed is full of people sharing fascinating links, wonderful videos, and other interesting tidbits. If you sit to read or watch each one, you’ll be spending far more time on Facebook than is healthy for you. What do you do then? In your… read more »