Facebook For Android Updated To Version 1.6
New update brings features like pages support and video uploads.
Facebook is the most widely used social network in the world. This means that all platforms have to take special care of the social networking application to keep the users happy. The Android version of the application has now been updated to version 1.6. This update will bring along some improvements in the news feed, support for Facebook pages, and the ability to add videos to your Facebook profile.
The pages support will bring the ability to browse through pages while within the app, instead of getting redirected to the browser. This comes very handy, and will save a lot of time. Pages on Facebook are an important part for a user and improved support will only make users happy.
The video upload feature will let users upload videos from the device to their profile on-the-go. Facebook users are less inclined towards uploading their own videos onto the site, and are rather more into sharing of videos. This feature may prove instrumental in reversing the trend. The tweaks to the News Feed will include the display of new types of posts such as pages, which when tapped, will open on the application itself like we already mentioned above.
The Facebook application for Android still needs some tweaks when it comes to usability. We can expect to see some more features coming to the app in the coming days. What would you like to improve about Facebook for Android? Let us know in the comments below.
Brings Android 3.2 to a 7" tablet
Earlier in the day, Huawei launched its MediaPad at CommunicAsia 2011 in Singapore. The manufacturer is touting it as the world's first 7" Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) tablet. Most tablets with this screen size are currently running onAndroid 2.3 (Gingerbread), as earlier versions were not optimised for 7" screens.
The device is as slim as 10.5 mm, and weighs 390 grammes. A dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm CPU will make sure that everything runs smooth. Other features include HDMI out, 1080p playback, Flash 10.3, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, and a 1.3 megapixel camera for making video calls. The screen will have 1024x600 pixels, with a pixel density of 217 ppi. This is impressive, knowing that the iPad 2 has 132 ppi. The tablet will have over 6 hours of battery life, which is normal for Androids.
Huawei is not known for its tablets, but I do remember it launching the Ideos S7 last year. However, with the MediaPad, it has now thrown a challenge to heavyweights such as Samsung and Motorola.
There is no word on the pricing, but the device is expected to hit the market by September 2011.
