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Soon You’ll Be Able to DJ with Turntable.fm for iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ Updated March 18, 2016

Site Turntable.fm has been a huge success with music lovers online, and TechCrunch is now reporting that an official iPhone app should be spinning its way into the App Store as soon as next week.

In case you aren't familiar with Turntable, you can visit the project's website to see what's up. The tagline is "play music together," and that's exactly what Turntable lets you do. It's like the music equivalent of Facebook, with chat and listening "rooms" for you to DJ tunes and share music with friends.

Facebook’s Latest iPhone App Update a Twitter Rip-Off?

Oliver Haslam ∙ September 8, 2011

Facebook's iPhone app has been called out by the guy behind Twitter's iPhone app, after he spotted more than a little similarity between the two apps after a recent update. Facebook version 3.5 has received a bit of a makeover, with the new status compose screen seeing the biggest change – a change that makes it look very familiar with the Twitter compose screen.

As the picture above shows all too well, it would appear that someone at Facebook is a fan of the competition's iPhone app, with the two sporting very similar designs...

Facebook App Gets Gigantic Update, Kills Jailbreak Hack to Enable iPad Version

Alex Heath ∙ September 7, 2011

Facebook has released a gigantic update for its iOS app. Facebook 3.5 is now available in the App Store, and it brings a slew of bug fixes and new features to the iPhone/iPod touch app. Unfortunately, an official iPad app is still not available.

This newest Facebook app update focuses on new tools that make it easier to share with your friends. Bugs with delayed notifications and photo display glitches have also been fixed. It's expected that Facebook will release its official iPad app very soon, with version 3.5 being the last update before an iPad counterpart is made available...

Samsung Takes on iMessage With ChatON

Oliver Haslam ∙ August 29, 2011

Everyone's getting in on the instant messaging market these days. The likes of WhatsApp have been taking the App Store by storm, and Facebook has even joined the fray with Facebook Messenger. Despite only being available in the US store, the social giant has made its intentions clear.

Even Apple is all set to join the competition, with iMessage coming to iOS devices when iOS 5 launches some time in September. As if the flood gates have now been opened, another manufacturer is joining the instant messaging game, with Samsung trying its luck...

Facebook for iPad App to be Released on September 22?

Guest Author ∙ August 28, 2011

Facebook has announced that it has an upcoming event planned for September 22. If you don't remember, a while ago there was a way to try out the Facebook for iPad app with a little hacking.

Facebook hasn't said much about what its upcoming event will be about, but all bets are on the official iPad app release.

Facebook Messenger Receives an Update, Still Not Available Internationally

Oliver Haslam ∙ August 26, 2011

Facebook Messenger has received an update in the App Store, bringing the version number up to 1.0.2.

The update offers minor changes, according to the release notes, but it is recommended that all users download the update as soon as possible due to some bug fixes. No major new features have been added to the app.

International Facebook users are still out of luck, with the social network once again deciding to keep the app a US-only affair...

Facebook Messenger Already Top Free App Store App, Watch Out iMessage?

Oliver Haslam ∙ August 11, 2011

When Facebook took the unusual step of launching a completely new app for its messaging service, many raised eyebrows. Why not just use the Facebook app? Facebook Messenger is just another way to get to your Facebook Inbox, isn't it?

Now, just a day after its release, that same pointless app is sitting comfortably at the number one position of the App Store's Top Free chart. Maybe it isn't such a silly idea after all, and here's why...

Popular iPad App “MyPad for Facebook” Now Available for iPhone

Guest Author ∙ August 11, 2011

Facebook Messenger was not the only Facebook iPhone app released this week, with it came the MyPad for Facebook app.

MyPad was released for the iPad over a year ago and has been a huge success ever since, with reports claiming it has been installed on over 5 million iPads, with over 2 million active users a week. One of the main reasons for its success is it's both unique and beautiful user interface.

With MyPad's migration to the iPhone, do users finally have an above average Facebook app? Unfortunately, the answer is still no...

Reason Why the New Facebook Messenger App is Not Yet in the UK App Store [Updated]

Guest Author ∙ August 10, 2011

UPDATE: Readers are pointing out that Facebook Messenger is actually not available in many countries outside the US, including the UK. We apologize for any misleading information.

It's well known that the UK is under threat by its own people right now; but who'd think that it would affect an iPhone app's arrival in the App Store.

The Facebook Messenger app was released in the US App Store yesterday, and great speculation has been raised as to why it has not yet had its UK App Store release. The answer is simple: to prevent further planning of rioting via instant messaging...

New Facebook Messenger App is Hiding a Dirty Secret

Cody Lee ∙ August 10, 2011

In case you missed it, Facebook released a messaging client yesterday afternoon called Facebook Messenger. It's the company's first iOS application since the original Facebook app.

From the outside, the Messenger app looks fairly normal. In fact, it bears a striking resemblance to its counterpart in Facebook's native iOS app. But the folks over at 9to5Mac have just discovered a dirty little secret hiding in the app's underlying files: video conferencing...

Facebook Releases Standalone Messenger App for iOS

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg and company just released a standalone iOS app — the first since the original Facebook app — for Facebook's messaging service. For those wondering where this is coming from, the company acquired a messaging start-up firm earlier this year named Beluga.

It appears that Facebook is beginning to get serious about the messaging platform its CEO unveiled last Fall. Facebook Messenger will allow you to send and keep track of Facebook messages and group messages in real time...

How to Re-Enable Hidden Facebook App on Your Jailbroken iPad

Alex Heath ∙ July 26, 2011

Yesterday we told you about the secret Facebook for iPad app that was hidden inside the current, iPhone-only app. A workaround was discovered that allowed anyone to enable the official Facebook for iPad application with a few quick steps.

Not too soon after Facebook for iPad got leaked, Facebook actually started blocking access to the hidden iPad app. Now, the jailbreak community has come to our rescue again, and we've got a new teak that will re-enable the secret Facebook app on a jailbroken iPad...