Tag: FACEBOOKMOBILE

Facebook launched a new mobile app today, geared exclusively toward the many people who don't have a smartphone. The so-called 'Facebook for Feature Phones' app can run on more than 2,500 basic devices from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG and other manufacturers, and offers instant access to the site's most popular features. With the new app, users will be able to easily scroll through their news feeds, ...

Facebook has taken a lot of heat recently for its revamped privacy policy and invasive Instant Personalization service. The company may have gotten a much-needed PR boost, though, thanks to a new service aimed at helping some of the world's less connected populations. As the social networking site announced on its blog yesterday, users in 45 different countries and territories will now be able ...

According to the Facebook blog, the social networking service now has 65 million active mobile users, which is about a quarter of the current 250 million active users of the social network around the world.. The first mobile version of Facebook launched in 2006, and as more and more people have started connecting to the Internet from their cell phones, the pocket version of Facebook has taken ...