Facebook rolls out long-awaited update for its iOS application August 23, 2012 - 22:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook has rolled out a long-awaited update for its iOS application that offers significant performance improvements over its rather slow predecessor, TG Daily reports. Version 5.0 was apparently rebuilt from the ground up and boasts uber-fast news feed scrolling.Additional improvements include a new banner that allows users to quickly tap to see more stories without refreshing, photos that open fast and close with one downward swipe and instant access to notifications. As AppleInsider's Katie Marsal notes, the updated app is believed to feature speed improvements via Objective-C, the programming language used to build native applications for iOS. Indeed, the previous Facebook application, which users complained was incredibly slow, was coded primarily on HTML5, a Web-based programming language. "Unfortunately native is a different animal, and it turns out you can't build a good enough experience on iOS using Web tech," Facebook exec Cory Ondrejka told the New York Times. "We have Web in our bones. We would love the Web to be as capable as native to simplify development. But it's just not there today." Facebook version 5.0 is a 7.3-megabyte download available for free from the iOS App Store. It is compatible with iPhones, iPads and iPod touches running iOS 4.3 or later. Partner news  Top stories The validity period of BIT service is 30 days; the service cost is AMD 2500, with the maximum Internet speed of 384 kbps. The next generation iPad will keep its 2048 x 1536 Retina display by using a thinner 0.2mm piece of glass. Apple uses two conventional offshore tax practices typical of multinational companies' tax-avoidance strategies, the report said. Apple joined the Fair Labor Association in 2012 after being slammed with criticism over the working conditions at Foxconn.   Partner news |  Latest news Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson in "Don Jon" comedy trailer (video)  "Don Jon" is a tale of a modern Don Juan named Jon Martello who objectifies everything in his life, especially women.Photographer Wayne Miller dies at 94 He had lived in Orinda for six decades and become ill only in the last weeks of his life, his granddaughter Inga Miller said.“Matrix” creators’ “Cloud Atlas” sci-fi drama tops DVD charts An ensemble cast of the Wachowski siblings drama includes Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent and Hugh Grant.4 American citizens killed in drone strikes, U.S. confirms "The president has directed me to disclose certain information that until now has been properly classified," Holder wrote. |
