Bigger is better for news. That’s the message from Facebook today as word comes that the social networking giant is revamping the News Feed for mobile devices.
The redesign now delivers larger photos and makes it easier to see and view posts.
News Feed photos are now up to three times larger, Facebook says, while posts now fill the full range of the mobile screen.
The new design will be available on iOS, Android and m.facebook.com.
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American Express is trying something innovative with their mobile efforts.
On Tuesday, the company launched what’s being hailed as an “industry first mobile offer engine.”
The program, says American Express, recommends and ranks relevant merchant offers in real time for US Cardmembers based on their spending history and location. All of this information is combined and presented in a so-called Cardmember’s “spend graph.”
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Yahoo had a search of its own today. And its produced a new temporary chief executive officer.
On Monday, Yahoo announced that the Board of Directors has named Fred Amoroso as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Ross Levinsohn as interim Chief Executive Officer.
The appointments are already in effect.
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Google on Friday delivered a special treat to Android users ahead the weekend.
As it turns out, the Internet search giant released an updated version of its Maps application that integrates geo-specific daily deals offers.
“Wherever you are,” the company says on its Lat Long Blog, “Google Maps for Android helps you get around and discover new places.”
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There’s a first time for everything. But this is one “first” no one is happy to see.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal this week, malware is starting to exploit hacked Web sites as part of an alleged scheme to target mobile devices.
The Trojan in question is called “NotCompatible” and is said to be directed at Android smartphones and tablets.
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Google is said to be preparing a new Android app that will look eerily similar to Apple’s Game Center for iOS devices.
Sources close to the plan tell Business Insider that Google is banking on this forthcoming native app to help level the social gaming field between the two mobile operating system giants.
“That’s a key piece of software plumbing necessary to make Google a contender in the fast-growing mobile games market,” the report reads.
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Research In Motion is aiming for a fresh start.
After a major executive shake up earlier this year, the struggling smartphone maker is bringing in new talent to help the company bounce back from the brink.
Bolstered by the groundswell of interest in the BlackBerry 10 platform, RIM today confirmed the installment of a new chief operating officer. The job is going to Kristian Tear, a former executive vice president at Sony Mobile Communications.
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