The social network wants you to get your news from Facebook instead of Twitter.
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Facebook may add news sections to its app, just like Facebook Paper 1
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Podcast 480: Stay tuned for Apple TV 0
October 28th at 6:22pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsApple is taking orders for the Apple TV, and Susie and Glenn can't waitâespecially now that Glenn has gigabit fiber.
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Bolt’s Founder Asks Instagram To Rename Its Forthcoming Photo Messaging App, Or Face A Legal Battle 2
July 28th at 6:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThe developer behind the mobile voice app Bolt is none too pleased with Instagram’s decision to launch what appears to be a new mobile messaging app by the same name. The founder, Andrew Benton, has published a blog post imploring the company to reconsider its name choice to avoid a legal battle.“We know it’s a great name, because we chose it last year when we set out to build…
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Facebook Paper’s New Trending Section Makes It A Better Softcore News Reader 0
June 16th at 11:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFacebook Paper is pretty, but sluggish when it comes to news. Its human curated sections take a while to ingest the latest world events and gossip. But today’s 1.2 update adds a “Trending” section that highlights news stories and photos that capture the essence of the most mentioned topics on Facebook. Those aren’t always hard-hitting news, but are things people care…
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Facebook yanks Poke and Camera standalone apps in bid to consolidate titles 1
May 10th at 3:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsIn what appears to be a continued paring down of extraneous apps in its iOS software ecosystem, Facebook on Friday removed Poke and Camera from the app store.
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Facebook updates Paper app with notifications, photo comments, 'new story' buttons, more 2
April 19th at 3:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsFacebook on Friday rolled out a an update to its newsreader-style alternative Paper, adding a number of new features that bring the app more in line with the company's flagship iOS title.
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Facebook Says Paper Users Browse 80 Stories A Day, Updates It To Be A More Complete Replacement 2
April 18th at 10:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFacebook just released Paper 1.1, an update that adds features and notifications to make it a more comprehensive substitute for Facebook for iOS. It also gave the first momentum update on Paper since its Febraury 3rd launch, saying "people have explored an average of 80 stories a day". It didn't release a user count, though, and some critics are calling it a flop.
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Paper. Революционный клиент Facebook 2
February 21st at 6:42pm / iPhones.ru / 0 opinionsFacebook уже давно перестал быть обычной социальной сетью в традиционном значении этого термина. Уже давно это не просто место для знакомств и поддержания связи между друзьями, это мощный инструмент для обмена информацией самого разного содержания. А когда этой информации становится слишком много, ее необходимо как-то каталогизировать. Особенно на мобильных устройствах с небольшими экранами. Для этих целей было выпущено специальное приложение Paper....
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10 days with Facebook Paper. I’m still using it, are you? 2
February 13th at 7:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWhen Facebook launched Paper for the iPhone last week, I was skeptical. The company’s social network is a huge, lumbering machine with a vast array of moving parts; to create such a simple redesign, surely Facebook had to compromise and leave out some of its core features?...
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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week 2
February 8th at 3:10am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsSIt's the end of a long week and the beginning of Winter Olympic madness. Don't let your smartphone or tablet get left behind—turn it into a gold-medal productivity star, or the olympic village of time-wasting games, with our favorite new apps. AndroidBeats MusicSBeats Music is a promising new take on streaming music—it's curated by real human beings, not emotionless algorithms. Try the sentence mix option, where you type in your mood and what you're doing and get a mix in return. Now out on Android,...
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How to Download Facebook Paper if You Live Outside the US 1
February 5th at 5:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsFacebook Paper is now in the App Store, but it’s only available for citizens in the United States. If you’re too impatient to wait for an international release, you can still get your hands on the app with a fairly straightforward and well-established workaround....
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Hands On With Facebook Paper 1
February 4th at 10:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThis ain't your mama's Facebook. Paper is almost too modern, or maybe it's just years ahead of its time. The free new iOS app released today in the US lets you browse your News Feed plus curated sections of articles and memes through full-screen cards, gestures, and animations. Paper is equipped to be a full-fledged Facebook client but the question is whether we're curious enough to adapt to Paper
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FiftyThree Applies for 'Paper' Trademark to Combat New Facebook App 0
February 4th at 9:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsFiftyThree, the company behind the iPad sketching app Paper, has asked Facebook to change the name of its new iPhone app, which also uses the name Paper in the App Store....
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How To Get Facebook Paper If You’re Outside The US 1
February 4th at 4:23am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsGood news: Facebook’s super pretty new standalone app, Paper, launched today. Bad news: For some crazy reason, it’s only available if you’re in the US. Good News, part 2: That restriction is a pretty easy thing to workaround.
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Поиск App Store ужасен или квест «найди приложение» 3
February 4th at 12:41am / Планета iPhone / 0 opinionsПоиск в App Store просто ужасен. Конечно, можно не признавать этого, возводя любовь к Apple в абсолют, но лучше так не делать и смотреть на все достоинства и недостатки App Store трезво.
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Definitive Proof That App Store Search Is the Absolute Worst 3
February 3rd at 10:10pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsOne of the most exciting new apps in months has hit Apple's App Store today: Paper, an app that provides a refreshing new Facebook experience. This is an app that, conservatively, hundreds of thousands of people want to download today. Good luck finding it....
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Facebook Paper is now available on the iPhone in the US 2
February 3rd at 9:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsFacebook launched a new, standalone iOS app called Paper for fans of the social network in the United States today. Unveiled last week, the app takes the Facebook News Feed in an entirely new direction, focusing on the content itself, readability and design....
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Paper Now Available For iOS In The US, And It Could Be A Facebook Replacement 2
February 3rd at 9:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFacebook's new standalone app Paper is now available for download on iOS to everyone in the US, and it's more than just a content reader. Paper has messages, notifications, search, and a completely redesigned profile.