Showing posts with label facebook apps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label facebook apps. Show all posts
Monday 14 October 2013
Facebook acquires Onavo
Facebook wants to speed up its mobile apps. It has acquired Onavo, an award winning Onavo mobile - utility apps.In the main news today, it is seen that Facebook wants to speed up mobile apps.
About Onavo: Onavo is a privately-held company based in Palo Alto, CA with backing from Sequoia Capital, Magma Venture Partners, Horizons Ventures and Motorola Mobility Ventures. This company was founded in 2010. It has developed apps and given services to a number of mobile centric areas. The main functionality of Onavo is data compression with application that extend limited mobile data allowances on mobile devices.
Facebook says, "We expect Onavo�s data compression technology to play a central role in our mission to connect more people to the internet, and their analytic tools will help us provide better, more efficient mobile products".
Onavo will work with members of Internet.org under the guidance of Facebook, to increase efficiency and lower the cost of internet access.
Saturday 12 October 2013
Introducing Facebook for Android "Alpha Testing Program"
Newly introduced Facebook in Android's testing program, there is a process going on to know feedback of Android users. For this they launched a new program named as "Alpha Testing Program".
As it is still in the developmental process, Facebook is looking out for some reactions about Android users.
Facebook wants to get feedback at an earlier stage in the development process.As stated in "The Next Web", both the alpha and beta programs will be pretty similar.
More information on this update here: "Alpha Testing Program"
Tuesday 24 September 2013
ICICI launched a new Facebook App - "Pockets"
ICICI goes social!!!!!!!
ICICI bank has announced a launch of its new Facebook app called as "Pockets". The app will be active from Wednesday, 25th of September. This app allows youngsters, social media savvy customers for carrying out financial and non-financial transactions via Facebook .
Financial transactions like payments, account status, open a new account etc. Non Financial transaction involves recharge of mobiles , find out the balance in the account, etc.
With the launch of this Facebook app, ICICI has made it very interesting while banking. So now you can do your banking transactions with other activities via Facebook app.
What the CEO and MD of ICICI bank, Chanda Kochhar says at a press conference :
"The creation of Pockets is in accordance to the bank's philosophy of providing convenience and choice to customers in interacting with the bank in whatever form, time or place they want."
Considering the fact that there is a vast audience at Facebook, Chanda Kochhar has stated the unique features of "Pockets by ICICI" app as follows:
- Pay a Friend: Using this feature , ICICI customer can transfer his money to his Facebook friend, without knowing their account number. The maximum amount that can be transferred is fixed at Rs 10,000.
- Recharge prepaid mobile: This helps its customers to recharge their prepaid mobiles
- Book Movie tickets : App allows to book any movie tickets with their Facebook friends
- Slip 'n' share': This feature helps its customers to track all expenses that may have been spent as a group.
- Open A Fixed Deposit account
- Order a Cheque Book
- Stop Cheque payments
- Upgrade Debit cards
How to use this app ?
To use the "Pockets by ICICI" app, the customers have to first log in to their Facebook account. Then search for ICICI's Facebook page and go there. On that page they can view the app's tab . The tab opens to a fresh page which asks to complete a one time registration (OTP) by entering the debit card number and PIN.
The app will be live from Wednesday, 25th September onwards.
To know the steps regarding how to register with ICICI's Pocket app , visit here: Pocket app by ICICI Bank
So, enjoy the benefit of being a Facebook Savvy .
Thursday 17 January 2013
Free iphone free calls from Facebook - Voip
A good news for iphone users. There is a buzz that Face-book has announced a new app that allows free calls from your phone. It works in such a way that it transmits calls using your phone's broadband connection (3G, 4G, WI-fi, etc). It cuts down megabytes from your data plan instead of monthly voice calls.
So enjoy , the heavy and talkative people who want to chit- chat with from your face-book app.
Face-book will add Voip - app enabled in its messenger app for iphone. Calling from Android and Blackberry users is still not made available.
Now you can call your friends for free from your iphone. It is seen as "free calling" button in the app.
Now you can call your friends for free from your iphone. It is seen as "free calling" button in the app.
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Voip - Voice over internet protocol - is basically the transmission of voice traffic over IP-based networks.
Ooma Telo Free Home Phone Service - a device that gives you free calls within U.S and low rates for international calls.
In the recent news, Facebook introduced an app that is used to make free calls to friends. This facility was for iPhone and iPad users. The app will show which friends are online and then keeps an option in front of the user whether to call him or not. Now you can be able to call your friends online with the use of this app that will be routed through internet and will be free of cost.
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The Best Apps for Smartphones and Android.