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Facebook for iPhone updated with new notification UI, bug fixes
Facebook has yet again released an update for their iPhone and iPod touch application, this time with some long overdue UI improvements as well as bug fixes.
- Improved reliability in chat and messages
- Improved notifications UI
- Fixed memory usage
- Fixed some crashes
- Walls you cannot post on no longer show the text field at the top
- Restore ability to post as a page that you admin
- Fixed group photos
- Various Places improvements
Having just downloaded this update and played around with it for a few minutes I will say the new notifications UI is long overdue and provides a much cleaner and easier to use interface. Hopefully this update will also fix many of the issues users have been hoping to see fixed for a while now.
So go ahead and grab your updated Facebook app and let us know what you think of the improvements and as always if you have any issues we want to hear about those as well.
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(Via The iPhone Blog.)
Free Premium Themes To Create More Than “Just Another WordPress Blog”
In this article, we are going to show you an amazing collection of extremely unique premium-like free wordpress themes that you can use to create sites that are not just a weblog. You may have so many options to choose from to convert your simple blog to a highly customized purpose-built website. Using wordpress as a base platform, it’s really easy to update, fast loading and professional looking sites that you ever think of.
You are welcome if you want to share more creative wordpress themes which our readers/viewers may like. Do you want to be the first one to know the latest happenings at SmashingApps.com just subscribe to our rss feed and you can follow us on twitter as well.
MiniCard Theme
MiniCard is a social network/business card WordPress theme. This theme lets you add links to all the social networking sites you may be a member of, and post useful information such as bio’s and contact details. It also has built in hCard support and (optionally) lets you offer a vCard for visitors to download your contact information.
The New Facebook Messages
Facebook has launched what it calls the ‘Modern Messaging System,’ a product that integrates e-mail, IM and texting in a unified inbox. Team Mashable has been playing around with the new product, and we’ve put together a quick screenshot walkthrough to help you make sense of what the new Facebook Messages product is all about.
At a press event in San Francisco earlier today, Mark Zuckerberg revealed ‘Project Titan,’ the codename for an overhauled version of the company’s messaging product. Long in need of an upgrade, Facebook has finally given it a facelift and a ton of new features. Its central thesis is that messaging should be simple and unified, which is why it integrates IM, chat, SMS and e-mail into one inbox. Users can send e-mails from an @facebook.com address and text their friends from the same interface.
The revamped Facebook Messages will be rolled out to the social network’s 500+ million users in the next few months. Initial access has only be given to a small group of Facebook employees and beta testers. In the meantime, we have a step-by-step picture guide to the social network’s revamped messaging feature.
Check out our gallery below, and let us know what you think of the new Facebook Messages in the comments.
Screenshots: The New Facebook Messages
Facebook Messages Splash Screen
The first thing you’ll see is that there’s a new version of Facebook Messages. Clicking on the pop-up takes you to this splash page, which explains the benefits and gives you a giant ‘Upgrade’ button to press.
@facebook.com E-mail
If you press the upgrade button, you’re immediately taken to the new Messages inbox. You will receive this notification, asking you whether you’d like to activate your @facebook.com e-mail address.
The Facebook Inbox
This is the new Facebook inbox. It’s a lot like the old one, although it does a better job of showing you who sent the last message in a conversation. It also shows you when you’ve received an attachment and is cleaner overall.
Facebook Messages Invites
This is the Invites page for Facebook Messages. The new product is invite-only, so to get access you have to have a friend invite you. I only got two invites, both of which I have given out already.
The ‘Other Messages’ Inbox
This is the ‘Other Messages’ inbox, mostly meant for messages sent to you by specific events or Facebook Pages.
Archiving a Message
This is what happens when you try to archive a message for the first time. Facebook wants you to archive your messages so you can refer to them two, five, or 50 years from now. Deleting messages has to be done from within the message itself.
Receiving a Message
This is the interface for receiving a single message. I got this message from Mashable Reporter Samuel Axon, who e-mailed my @facebook.com e-mail address.
Texting in Facebook Messages
If you check the mobile icon box, you send a friend a text message. In this case, my friend doesn’t have SMS activated, so I can request that he turn it on. In most cases this will just send Samuel a text message.
Sending a Facebook Message
This shows off the messaging and ‘quick reply’ features of the new Messages interface. Quick Messaging simply means you only have to hit ‘enter’ to send a message.
(Via Mashable!.)
14 Great Tips and Tricks for Utilizing Google Voice
Back when it was nothing but a small, tiny speck of the internet, Google launched its over-the-air voice calling service called Grand Central. The service was supposed to provide tools and features that you might otherwise have to pay for, like unlimited voicemail, unlimited nationwide calling, unlimited texting and voicemail transcription, but for absolutely free. The service took off, and now Google’s VoIP service is a hit. Everyone and their grandmother has the feature enabled on their mobile phones because of its easy set up, whether they’re using a Smartphone or dumb phone, iPhone or Android phone.
But what if there was more from Google Voice than its advertised features? We’ve got 14 awesome tips and tricks to get Google Voice working like a boss, and more than just another free phone-over-the-internet service. Read on for tips on how to do things like send free text messages, block calls, and set up different voice messages for different people.
How to Sell Products via Your Facebook Page
Ever wished you could directly sell your products and services from within Facebook? If so, this post is for you.
I decided to dig in and research the current landscape thoroughly, both to better understand the lay of the land and to save you the research hassle.
It was only a matter of time before Facebook and e-commerce would converge. Until a little over a year ago, only storefronts existed on Facebook, where merchants could display and promote their products and, with ‘Add to cart’ buttons, imply e-commerce functionality.
But when users clicked on ‘Add to cart, they were whisked away from Facebook to the merchant’s website where the actual shopping-cart experience occurred.
Almost There: Storefronts, but Not Stores
Two prominent examples of storefront-only functionality on Facebook are Threadless and Best Buy, both of which include great integration with Facebook’s social features (sharing, commenting, liking), but don’t support e-commerce transactions within Facebook.
Now Anyone at Your Cafe Can Hijack Your Facebook Account
A new Firefox extension lets anyone sharing an open wireless network at your neighborhood café or workplace easily access your Facebook, Twitter and myriad other online accounts. It’s a terrifying tool designed to highlight a longstanding problem.
(Via Gawker.)
Facebook Photos gets drag and drop functionality
Facebook has announced another round of tweaks to Facebook Photos, offering drag and drop functionality to the service.
According to Facebook the ability to drag and drop picture folders on the screen has been the number one wish from its users, so like the veritable genie in a bottle, Facebook has made this wish come true.
You can also drag photos around in an album so you can put all the decent photos at the front.
Hi-res photos
Another new feature is high-res uploading. This was something which was first announced earlier in the month and means you can add high-res images to Facebook and print out a photo-quality version of these images from the photo album.
There is also a better photo browser, which makes it easier to flick through images.
There’s no news on when these features will rollout, but there is a video of how the new improvements work.
(Via TechRadar.)
NOOSY Offers HDMI Adapter For The iPad, iPhone 4 and iPod touch
NOOSY China, an unauthorized third-party Apple accessory manufacturer has come up with a HDMI adapter for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch (4G). The product claims to allow you to output the display of your device to your HD display, though it wasn’t clear if the adapter will support audio over HDMI. It also wasn’t mentioned if it would support DRM protected content over HDMI though the site does feature images of Star Trek being played on the iPad and on a connected TV. Pricing wasn’t mentioned, though hopefully it won’t cost too much.
(Via Ubergizmo.)
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