Facebook Inc is testing a feature in the Facebook News Feed that provides customized links to news on topics of interest to individual users, as the company continues to search for ways to increase the amount of time that people spend using the world's largest social media network. FILE PHOTO - The Facebook logo is displayed on the company's website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France on February 1, 2017. The offering, called "Featured Topic," is being tested on News Feed, the core of Facebook. Each selected item includes a couple of sentences of text on a subject, a link to a news story and a photo, according to an example seen by Reuters on Thursday. Facebook confirmed that the feature was in testing and said it was designed to help people discover stories that might be relevant to them. The company makes frequent changes to the News … [Read more...] about Facebook tests adding news stories customized to users’ interests
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Social News Headlines 11/3
Taxi driver jailed for fraud and robbery The People's Court in the capital sentenced a taxi driver to three years and six months' imprisonment on robbery charges yesterday. The driver, Nguyen Van Tien, 38, from northern Hung Yen Province's Hung Yen Town, charged 27-year-old Xiechao Yang of China US$600 for a taxi ride from the Old Quarter's Hang Bac Street to a sauna restaurant in Hang Muoi Street, and from the restaurant to his hotel in Hoan Kiem District's Tho Xuong Street - over 200 times the regulated fare. According to the verdict, Tien locked the car door, threatened the tourist and stole over VND23 million ($1,100) after the tourist did not agree to pay the charge and only gave the driver VND200,000 ($9.5). The tourist reported the incident to local police. Doctors receive certificates of merit for saving victims of collapsed suspension bridge Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc awarded certificates of merit on behalf of the Prime Minister to persons involved with … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 11/3
Facebook News Feed becomes personal newspaper
Facebook began Thursday transforming the stream of updates from friends at homepages into a "personalized newspaper," with news ranging from the personal to the global. The News Feed on homepages at the leading social network was revamped to get rid of clutter and present "bright, beautiful" stories, such as insights from friends or trending news of the day. "I think there is a special place in the world for this sort of personalized newspaper," Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said in introducing the overhauled News Feed. "It should have a front page and top news section or let you drill down into any topic you want." Facebook is rolling out the new News Feed "very slowly" at its website reached by desktop or laptop, and will begin adding it to smartphone and tablet applications in the coming weeks. Each News Feed will automatically be tuned to the interests of individual Facebook users, according to technical lead Chris Struhar. Pictures in the feed will be gleaned from … [Read more...] about Facebook News Feed becomes personal newspaper
HTC One wows with stunning design, premium parts
Last year's HTC One X was bigger, bolder and more powerful than any smart phone that had gone before it, but for all its charms it was quickly outpaced by the brighter and even more slick Samsung Galaxy S3. The HTC One represents a desperate reinvention for HTC, a drastic move to pack in new hardware and software features in a bid to claw back the top spot. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is barrelling towards us over the horizon though -- will the HTC One be good enough to keep the Galaxy gang at bay? Or is HTC's new toy on a one-way trip to the landfill? I've gone hands-on with the HTC One ahead of its UK launch on 15 March, so read on for everything you need to know, and my first impressions of using this metal mobile. Be sure to bookmark this page too, because we'll be updating it with more hands-on photos and video, and eventually a full review with a star rating. Design and display Before last year's plastic devices, HTC used to be known for making chunky, metal … [Read more...] about HTC One wows with stunning design, premium parts
High-tech 2012: The 10 biggest news events of the year
Dog years may snag all the metaphors, but canine aging doesn't blaze by nearly as fast as the news cycle in the technology world. With 2012 drawing to a close, it's hard to parse the flood of major stories that have taken place since Labor Day alone, much less during the whole 12 months. The biggest news this year was, of course, the release of Windows 8, which brought renewed energy to the PC ecosystem, along with more than its fair share of controversy—not the least of which was Microsoft's matter to take hardware matters into its own hands with the launch of its self-made Surface tablet. … [Read more...] about High-tech 2012: The 10 biggest news events of the year