Developer Tech

Candy Crush Saga has taken Facebook and mobile by storm, earning a permanent spot on smartphones, tablets and desktops around the world. But what really has the industry in a tizzy is that the game has only been out for about five months.

More big news from Facebook HQ yesterday, coming just months after the announcement of the new Graph Search feature. In order to provide a less cluttered and more organised user experience, Facebook will soon be rolling out a completely redesigned News Feed.

Twitter’s new video-streaming app Twitter Vine has already incurred the wrath of Facebook less than one week into its tenure. But why, and how has Facebook’s stance changed for developers?

The oft-repeated Mark Zuckerberg quote concerning HTML5 - "the biggest mistake we did as a company" this year - certainly provides food for thought.

Could Facebook be usurped by a hot young mobile-first social media start up in the near future? Does this prospect get developers excited? Are you excited?

Reports abound that Facebook is urging its employees to dump their iPhones and replace them with Android devices in order to get problems with Facebook’s Droid app sorted quickly.

Facebook is changing various elements on Open Graph with the aim to give users a better experience.

Facebook’s iOS app has been completely rehauled, going native instead of the original scaled up HTML5 to ensure a quicker app experience for users.