The acquisition is now official. Yahoo! in an official statement announced the acquisition of popular blogging platform Tumblr for approximately $1.1 billion, all in cash. In comparison, it’s just a little more than what Facebook paid for Instagram last summer.

A month after its release, Facebook Home has finally crossed the 1 million downloads milestone, after the company released a minor update few days back as a part of its “new every four week” cycle.

Facebook seems to be all geared up to close yet another billion-dollar acquisition deal in an attempt to strengthen its mobile platform. The social media giant is in talks to buy the GPS company Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, Israeli daily newspaper Calcalist reports. The negotiations between the social network and the Israeli [...]

The only Android smartphone to have the new Facebook Home loaded on top right from start is now available for just $0.99. HTC First is available for purchase through wireless carrier AT&T in the United States at only $0.99 with the signing of a two-year contract agreement.

WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum who was speaking at AllThingsD’s Dive Into Media conference claims that the service handles more than 200 million users and processes 12 billion outbound messages per day. Impressive!

Apple does not allow third-party apps to mess around with its interface like the way Google allows Android developers to do, which is why Facebook will be releasing an update to its Facebook for iOS app that features Facebook Home’s popular feature Chat Heads.

Facebook announced “Home” a new Android launcher that lets you “connect” with your friends by putting them in the heart of your phone. Connecting with friends is good, but staying connected 24/7 is something that I don’t want.

The all new Facebook Home launcher is finally available for download on Google’s Play Store. The official Facebook Home Android launcher is currently being rolled out to all regions on Play Store. If you don’t see the app yet, you’ll just have to wait for a few more hours.

For those Facebook addicts who no longer wish to wait and are eager to play around with Facebook Home can now download the leaked version of it, pulled from a pre-release HTC First ROM.

After the announcement of “Home” for Android, Facebook’s stock shot up by more than 3 percent, rising above $27 a share for the first time ever since mid-March.

LinkedIn announced in a blog post that the professional social networking website will now support the ‘mentions’ feature that will help users to have better conversations among them. A feature that is very much similar to what Facebook and Twitter offers.

Today, Facebook announced Home, a new launcher that integrates Facebook deeply into Android and turns your phone into a “social” device. With today’s announcement, the question strikes whether the new Facebook Home launcher will have ads or not?

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced “Home”, a new Android launcher that will turn your Android device into a “social” phone. Home will be available for free download on Google Play Store starting April 12.

The official North Korean “Uriminzokkiri” Twitter and Flickr accounts have been hijacked and defaced by groups that claim to be a part of the online hacking activism collective Anonymous. Both of these accounts are managed by the Government of North Korea.

Twitter has redesigned its official Twitter for Android app that reflects a native Android experience and closely follows the “holo” Android styling. iOS and mobile web apps have also been updated, however, the Android version has received the most significant changes.