
Custom Facebook application developer ShortStack has gone mobile, announcing the addition of a “smart URL” for its apps that allows them to be viewed via mobile devices.

Custom Facebook application developer ShortStack has gone mobile, announcing the addition of a “smart URL” for its apps that allows them to be viewed via mobile devices.

The social rumor mill is abuzz with predictions on what Facebook plans to do with the newest member of its family, Glancee — especially since this mobile acquisition has brainpower to boot in areas where the social network has failed in the past.

Less than one month after shelling out $1 billion to acquire photo-sharing application Instagram, Facebook added two Instagram-like photo filters to its Facebook for Every Phone app.

LifeStreet Media, creator of the RevJet platform for in-application advertising for Facebook, Apple (iOS), and Android developers, announced a $66 million equity investment by Nautic Partners.

Facebook is developing a stand-alone version of its Messenger application for Apple’s iPad tablet, according to reports.

Traffic directed to mobile applications by Facebook is soaring, reaching more than 160 million visitors and 1.1 billion visits in April, up from 60 million and 320 million, respectively, in February.

Swedish social gifting service Wrapp debuted in the U.S. today, touting partnerships with more than 25 retailers and the availability of free gift cards.

What’s good for the Apple is good for the Android, as Facebook announced that it extended its single-sign-on and deep-linking options to Android devices, following its move in February to do the same for iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone.

Facebook shared details on some of the new features in Facebook for Windows Phone 2.5, a new update that is set to be released soon by Microsoft.

Facebook’s claim that a security hole in its mobile applications for Apple’s iOS for the iPhone and iPad, as well as Android, only affected devices that had been jailbroken was proven to be false, leaving open the potential for theft of identity and other data from users’ profiles.