You’ll Soon Be Able To Apply For A Job Through Facebook

Facebook’s fast becoming the center of the internet. After their aggressive push in video and livestreaming, the social network is now looking to encroach on the space that companies like Linkedin and Jobstreet occupy. Facebook is now rolling out the ability for business pages to post job openings via the News Feed through the status […]

Hugo Barra Joins Facebook As VR Head

That was quick. A few days after leaving Xiaomi as its VP of Global, it seems that the ex-Google employee has now found a new home in the biggest social network in the world. Marck Zuckerburg, head honcho of Facebook, has announced that he has hired Hugo as the head of all things VR, which […]

Facebook Begins Testing Ads on Messenger

Welp. It was inevitable. About a week ago, we reported that Instagram Stories users had surpassed the number of users on SnapChat and has prompted them to begin introducing ads in between your friends photos and short clips. Facebook introduced a similar feature to their Messenger app, along with its new layout, and it seems […]

Local Facebook Execs Summoned To Senate Hearings On Fake News

Senator Francis Pangilinan has asked executives of Facebook to attend senate hearings to find out what steps the social media giant has taken to stop the proliferation of fake news. “Facebook acknowledged that it knows people want accurate information. We are interested in finding out how Facebook is doing it because the platform, as it […]

We’re Going to Silicon Valley to Visit Facebook, Google, and more!

Unbox Goes to Silicon Valley We’re going to start off 2017 with a bang! As most other tech sites will report to you CES (which we’ll also do), we’ll be doing a detour and instead of going to Las Vegas, we’ll be in Silicon Valley to visit the headquarters of Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and several […]

Facebook Rolls Out Group Video Chat For Messenger

Facebook has officially announced that it has rolled out group video chat for Messenger. The new feature allows up to six users to hangout and “livechill” with one another, building on Facebook’s earlier one-and-one video calling feature it unveiled back in 2015. While only six people can appear at a time in the video chat, […]

Facebook Finds Allies in War Against Fake News

We’ve been subject to a slew of fake stories on social media as of late. It’s alarming when these stories that are used to spread misinformation, or just want to get a rise out of people, get passed along like wildfire and are soon accepted as truth. You’ve seen one or two stories from us […]

Facebook Rolls Out Live 360 Videos On December 13 With National Geographic

Facebook’s live video streaming service is getting a major upgrade. A few months after the company enabled almost anybody to livestream whatever using a myriad of compatible devices, the social network is now taking the feature even further by allowing 360 degree livestreams. To demonstrate the Live 360 video, Facebook has partnered with National Geographic […]

Cherry Mobile FB100 Unboxing, Initial Review: Unofficial Facebook Phone

Aside from the Iris, we managed to get our hands on another new phone from local brand Cherry Mobile. The FB100 is a budget phone aimed at Facebook addicts everywhere, clothed in Facebook’s distinctive shade of blue and armed with a physical button that instantly launches the social networking app. Let’s take a look at […]

HMD Takes Over Nokia Phone Business, Opens Facebook Page

Nokia is officially back in the mobile phone business, under the auspices of HMD Global Oy. HMD signed a strategic licensing agreement with Nokia that grants them the exlcusive use of the iconic brand for mobile phones and tablets worldwide for the next 10 years. Obviously neither HMD or Nokia will be producing the phones, […]

You Can Now Play Multiple Games With Your Friends In Facebook Messenger

Facebook has officially rolled out a new update to its instant messaging platform today that allows you to play a bunch of different games with your friends. Dubbed Instant Games, the new feature  is a full-fledged gaming service (and not an Easter egg like the previous attempts) and gives you the opportunity to play a […]