...using the Facebook Messenger app on the iPhone may want to fire up the App Store and grab this latest update. The app has gone up to version 1.7... Read More

Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products. He is currently a writer for TechCrunch. Previously, Constine was the Lead Writer of Inside Facebook, where he covered Facebook product changes, privacy, the Ads API, Page management, ecommerce, virtual currency, and music technology. Prior to writing for Inside Facebook, Constine graduated from Stanford University... → Learn More Facebook thinks mobile messaging should feel like you’re having a face-to-face conversation, so today it updates its Messenger for iOS and Android apps with the ability to see if someone’s read your message, and easier ways to tell if someone’s typing and where they’re messaging from. Facebook Messenger “read receipts” are even easier to understand than those long-found on BlackBerry Messenger, and they work for group messaging too. The apps now display “Seen by Peter, Josh, Justin” right under a sent message. The read receipts mean you won’t have Read More

Adding to the recent privacy scare that has been taking place among iOS apps, London-based newspaper Sunday Times is reporting that popular social network Facebook has read users’ text messages. In the report, Sunday Times says that when Facebook was gearing up to launch their new Messenger app, they “admitted” to reading text messages. Facebook’s Messenger app plays a similar role to texting, letting you quickly fire off messages to your Facebook friends. It’s not known if the issue still continues, but is scary nonetheless… Sunday Times doesn’t give any factual evidence behind their report, only citing unnamed sources. There’s a chance that this could be wrong, so be mindful. However, it wouldn’t be surprising if Facebook did such a thing — seeing as many apps already do similar. Path, for instance, was found earlier this month uploading user’s address books without asking. Although Path said it was to bring better service to Read More

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21 Oct 2011 There  are new apps and updates announced recently for you to have a better rapport with the apps. Here's a roundup of the latest apps and updates: Read More

La aplicación de mensajería de Facebook para iOS y Android se ha hecho esperar algo más de dos meses desde que se dejó ver única y exclusivamente en la store de americana. Nosotros en su día llegamos a usar esta aplicación desde la cual se controlan los mensajes de ‘chat’ y/o los ‘privados’. ¿No leíste nada sobre Facebook Messenger? Tienes más información tras el salto. Llega ahora de forma oficial al store español y a muchos otros países de todo el planeta. A partir de ahora, cuando chateéis desde el PC y veáis a vuestros contactos con un iPhone al lado en lugar del punto verde de “conectado”, ya sabéis a qué es debido, por lo que llegarán los mensajes sí o sí a nuestro contacto. También recordamos que se pueden apagar las notificaciones durante un cierto tiempo y que podremos configurar desde la app. Disponible: App Store Precio: Gratis Read More

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 | Facebook Messenger for iPhone has been updated and brings the ability to see when the other person is typing, shows if a person is online or mobile, and has the people you message most quickly accessible. Despite Facebook’s claim of bringing the ability to see when the other person is typing, I haven’t seen any such indication. How about you? Facebook Messenger is a faster way to send mobile messages to friends. With Messenger, you can send and receive messages with any of your friends around the world or anyone in your mobile contacts list. Messenger is available on iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. Here’s the update details: Facebook Messenger is available on the iPhone for free. Have an app you’d love to see featured on TiPb? Email us at iosapps@tipb.com, tell us about your app (include an iTunes link), and we’ll take a Read More

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 | Last month, Facebook introduced their new messaging app, Facebook Messenger, but it was only available in the US and Canada. Not anymore – Facebook Messenger is now available worldwide! At first, I was reluctant to use Facebook Messenger because Facebook hasn’t exactly had a great track record with Facebook for iPhone. However, I’ve been pleased with Facebook Messenger because of how quick it is and the fact that it’s not nearly as buggy as Facebook for iPhone. Facebook Messenger is a faster way to send mobile messages to friends. With Messenger, you can send and receive messages with any of your friends or anyone in your mobile contacts list. Facebook Messenger is available on the iPhone for free. Have an app you’d love to see featured on TiPb? Email us at iosapps@tipb.com, tell us about your app (include an iTunes link), and we’ll Read More

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Aug 26, 2011 | Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you! HeyCrowd: Poll the crowd, vote on an endless stream of questions and discover what people think. [Free for iPhone - App Store link] Angry Birds: It’s the epic conclusion to Mine and Dine with 15 new levels! [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link] Facebook Messenger: Now with links to phone numbers and addresses and an improved ability to copy and paste text. [Free for iPhone - App Store link] PhotoGrid: Browse pictures from your Facebook friends in a timeline based grid layout. Add a comment or like a photograph if you want! [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link] Read More

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10 Aug 2011 alle 22:00 E’ da poche ore disponibile nell’App Store USA la nuova applicazione di istant messaging targata Facebook. L’applicazione è al momento disponibile solo nel mercato d’oltre oceano, ma a breve, così come testimonia la pagina Facebook dedicata, approderà anche nel mercato Italiano. L’applicazione, rilasciata a sorpresa, racchiuderà in un’unica interfaccia minimale ogni singola conversazione con i nostri contatti salvati nel profilo. Sarà possibile, oltre allo scambio di messaggi di testo, inviare e ricevere foto ed immagini, e utilizzare la geolocalizzazione per mostrare ai propri amici la nostra posizione. E’ presente, inoltre, il supporto nativo alle chat di gruppo. Non mancano ovviamente le notifiche push, per essere avvisati in ogni momento dell’arrivo di nuovi messaggi. Per chi fosse interessato a provare Messenger per iPhone può scaricarla attraverso questo link dallo Store USA. Ovviamente vi informeremo il prima possibile non appena l’applicazione verrà  rilasciata nell’App Store italiano. Read More

Facebook Messenger is a brand new iPhone app from Facebook that lets you send and receive text messages to and from your friends on Facebook. Using push notifications you can use the the new Facebook Messenger app as a pseudo replacement for SMS Text Messaging, and save a few dollars especially when traveling abroad. The app is quite simple in nature yet boasts interesting features that make it powerful & useful. Unlike the chat pane on the Facebook website, with Facebook Messenger pretty much all your friends who have the app installed are online and avaialble at all times. No need to check for a green dot. Thanks to push notifications, just check for a mobile iPhone icon next to their name. If you and your friends all have the new app, you will save on text messaging costs. If you don’t wanna be bothered with instant notifications, the Messenger app Read More

by So far it seems Facebook’s Messenger app is a hit. After launching just Tuesday afternoon, it’s already the number-one free app in the iTunes App Store. The iOS app has more than 600 customer reviews and with 900 ratings has 3.5 of five stars. The app has the potential to chip away at the hold of cell carriers. It allows users to send messages and texts through the 750-million-member social network, and it updates in real time, so there’s no need to refresh to see if you’ve received new messages. “This is replacing text messages in my dock!” one iOS reviewer wrote. The negative reviews in both the App Store and the Android Market are mostly critical of Facebook now having two apps (though the company told Mashable it does plan to integrate the new message functionality into the main app) and of the fact that Messenger isn’t an instant Read More

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Back in February Facebook acquired Beluga, a hot group messaging startup well known for having a killer 3-person team. At the time, fellow TC writer MG Siegler wondered aloud whether Facebook would release a standalone messaging app (which is what Beluga is), or if it had plans to work the technology and team into its recently-revamped Messages product, which it unveiled last fall. Today, we’ve got our answer: Facebook is launching a standalone application called Messenger for iOS and Android, and it deeply fuses the best features of Beluga with Facebook Messages (and Facebook’s 750 million users). The app will be rolling out today on Apple’s App Store, and should be available immediately on Android Market. Update: Here’s the link for the iPhone app and Android app. (It looks like the app is still rolling out to some servers, so you may get an error). If you’ve used Beluga before, the app Read More

Facebook has released Facebook Messenger, an iPhone app focused on chat and messaging. The dedicated app allows users to send messages directly to friends whether they are on phones or using the Facebook website. Messenger is a separate app, so it only takes one click to get to your messages or send a new one. Messages are delivered through notifications and texts, so your friends are more likely to get them right away. You can use Messenger to reach all of your friends -- whether they're on Facebook or in your phone contacts. All you have to do is type the person's name. The app is integrated with the Facebook messaging and chat service and all conversations are archived as part of ongoing conversations on Facebook. The app allows users to share their location and attach photos to conversations. Users aren't restricted to chatting with one friend either, group conversations are Read More

Facebook has announced Facebook Messenger, a dedicated app for Facebook messaging. It's already possible to send messages and chat within the standard Facebook app for the iPhone, but this new app hopes to streamline the process by putting the focus squarely on the chat interface. Messages can be delivered through both notifications and texts, and you'll have the ability to message back and forth with people in your iPhone's Contacts list in addition to your Facebook friends. Texts, chats, emails, and messages are consolidated in the same interface. Facebook hopes this will go a long way toward streamlining communication with your friends, particularly when trying to co-ordinate plans with large groups of people -- something that traditional email, SMS, and even the standard Facebook app's messaging interface all make much clumsier than necessary. Facebook Messenger is not yet available on the App Store as of press time, but it should be Read More