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Facebook Legacy Contact lets loved ones take over your page when you’re gone

A few months ago, a friend of mine passed away. The first thing I did was visit her Facebook page, where others had posted comments in her memory. Her mom even let everyone know about the upcoming memorial by posting comments on her page. This strange new way of communicating about the deceased struck a […]

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Facebook Bluetooth Beacons let stores beam info to your phone

Facebook already bridges the divide between the internet and the real world by offering a platform for interacting with your real-life friends online. But that’s not really where the money is, which is why your Facebook feed is probably filled with ads, sponsored posts, or content from websites you follow (like maybe Liliputing?) Now Facebook […]

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Internet.org app aims to bring free Google, Facebook, Wikipedia access to the developing world

Last year Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a project called Internet.org. It’s a partnership between Facebook and other tech companies designed to make internet access more accessible across the world. Now Internet.org has released an app designed to help do that. Install the Internet.org app on your phone and you have free access to a […]

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Lilbits (4-30-2013): NVIDIA Tegra K1 is coming

NVIDIA’s new Tegra K1 processor is a quad-core ARM Cortex-A15, 32-bit chip with 192 graphics cores. It’s the company’s most powerful mobile chip to date, and the first to feature the same Kepler graphics technology as NVIDIA’s desktop and notebook products. We should start to see the first Tegra K1-powered devices this year… and eventually […]

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Lilbits (1-30-2014): Red Nexus 5 launch on Feb 4th?

Google’s Nexus 5 smartphone offers a fast processor, a good screen, and the most up-to-date Android software you’re likely to find. But if you’re not fond of phones that come in stark black or white, you currently need to slap a case on the phone to give it a splash of color. But there’s mounting […]

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Lilbits (8-21-2013): Internet.org wants to get the world online

Google isn’t the only internet giant concerned that it’s not easy for everyone to get online. While Google is experimenting with providing broadband access in hard-to-reach areas through a network of ballons, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is taking a different approach toward reaching the two-thirds of the world that’s not already online. Today Zuckerberg introduced Internet.org, […]

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Lilbits (4-26-2013): AirDroid 2.0, Ubuntu remixes, NOOK HD+ sale

Facebook recently launched a beta program where a limited group of folks using its Android app could get new features first. To do that, Facebook started sending update notifications to users within the Android app itself, asking users to download and install an update without going through the Google Play Store. It doesn’t seem like […]

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HTC First is the first phone to ship with Facebook Home

Facebook plans to make a new suite of social apps available for Android starting April 12th. But while anyone will be able to install Facebook Home and essentially turn an existing Android device into a “Facebook phone,” you’ll also be able to buy a phone that comes with Facebook preloaded. It’s called the HTC First, […]

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Facebook Home: Facebook tweaks Android to be about people rather than apps

Facebook is introducing a new suite of software for Android phones designed to turn nearly any handset into a “Facebook phone.” It’s called Facebook Home, and basically it’s a replacement for the home screen, launcher, notification, and messaging apps that come on your phone. Facebook Home will be available from the Google Play Store soon […]

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Facebook Home app leaked, analyzed in advance of “Facebook phone” launch

Facebook is holding an event on April 4th where the company is expected to introduce some kind of “Facebook phone,” which will basically be an HTC smartphone featuring a custom version of Android with Facebook functionality baked in. The folks at Android Police managed to get their hands on the special Facebook Home app that’s […]