Making its biggest push so far into the mobile phone space, Facebook on Thursday unveiled Facebook Home, a new interface designed to integrate more social networking features into Android devices. The software will be available as a free download from the Google Play Store beginning April 12. . Read More
Zynga, the social game company, will be launching its first real-money games ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlusCasino for players in the U.K. in partnership with bwin.party, one of the largest and most reputable real money gaming operators worldwide. Read More
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TechCrunch reports that Facebook is in talks to purchase online dating startup Bang With Friends. According to their sources, the deal could be worth $30 million in cash and stock. According to one source, Facebook thinks that the dating market is bigger than e-commerce. Read More
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Hypebot reports that Fanzy, a Facebook social loyalty app, has secured $550,000 in a round of seed funding with investments coming from Kima Ventures, Start Capital and . Read More
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TechCrunch reports that MeetMe, the social discovery service is introducing in-feed advertising where ads are placed within the context of the application itself, where the user comes across the ads while scrolling. . Read More
AllThingsD reports that Facebook will host an Android-centered mobile event at its Menlo Park campus, according to invitations that were sent to reporters. The invitation states "Come see our new home on Android." . Read More
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Mashable reports that Tumblr has just achieved a huge milestone of reaching 100 million blogs and 44.6 billion blog posts that have been created using the platform. . Read More