IN India who are using Facebook Messenger app on Android and iOS platforms have facility to  make calls for free. This call is applicable to make voice calls to anyone on their friend list.

Facebook upgraded its Messenger app by adding a "free call" button in the app available for smartphones based on android and iOS platforms. Earlier service was introduced in US and Canada, almost a year ago and is now available in India.

The government is going to  launch 'Netra', the defence ministry's internet spy system that will be capable of detecting words like 'attack', 'bomb', 'blast' or 'kill' in a matter of seconds from reams of tweets, status updates, emails, instant messaging transcripts, internet calls, blogs and forums.The 'Netra' internet surveillance system has been developed by Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR), a lab under Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).

The system is capable  to capture any dubious voice traffic passing through software such as Skype or Google Talk, says a telecom department. "Intelligence Bureau and Cabinet Secretariat are currently testing 'Netra', which will be deployed by all national security agencies," the note says. "The specifications of the 'Netra' system can be taken as frozen following tests by the Intelligence Bureau and Cabinet Secretariat, and can be considered for providing multiple user access to security agencies,"
The 'Netra' deployment strategy was recently discussed by an apex inter-ministerial group headed by DoT's member (technology) and included top officials of the Cabinet Secretariat, home ministry, DRDO, CAIR, Intelligence Bureau, C-DoT and Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). The panel also deliberated on ways to respond to computer security incidents, track system vulnerabilities and promote effective IT security practices across the country.

It was also decided that 300 GB of storage space for intercepted internet traffic would be given to a maximum three security agencies, including the IB and Cabinet Secretariat, while an extra 100 GB would be assigned to the remaining law enforcement agencies, the minutes of the inter-ministerial panel meeting showed. Deployment of 'Netra' by security agencies is slated to pave the way for a national internet scanning & coordination centre, which India plans to establish along the lines of existing facilities in the UK, US, China and Iran.

Facts about Facebook Graph Search

Facebook has launched Graph Search. It is  new search tool that uses social data to provide you with the best possible answers to your queries. I have tried to list of  things you need to know about Facebook Graph Search.

  
 

1. What Facebook search can do?

Facebook Graph Search is a new social search tool aimed at making it easier for users to find people, photos, places, interests. You can look for people who live in the same city as you or like your favorite cuisine. Similarly, you can ask for reviews of a movie or a restaurant that you are thinking of checking out and lots more with this feature.

All you need to do is to type the specific question in the big search bar on top of a Facebook page. You can even improve queries with 'Refine This Search' box, placed on the side of the search bar.

2. What to search?
With Facebook Graph Search, you can ask specific questions about your friends, such as 'my friends who like The Beatles' or places your friends 'like'. Not only this, you can be even more specific while asking questions, for example 'my friends in New Delhi, who like trekking'.
Graph Search will dig out the best photos of your friends, based on the most number of likes and comments they get.
3. Availability of Facebook graph search
Currently, Facebook Graph Search is in early stage of beta testing development  It will initially be available for only a few thousand users in the US. However, you can sign up for Graph Search beta testing at www.facebook.com/graphsearch even if it is not available in your region and join the waiting list
4. Device on which this search is available
As of now, the new search feature by Facebook is not available on mobile devices and is limited to desktops only.
5. This is not Web search
Facebook search is not a WEB search .Facebook Graph search with only search Facebook social data server.

6.What are my searchable  Facebook data?
 Only data that is marked Public is searchable

 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg stressed that only the data you share with the world will be included while computing Graph Search results. Therefore, if you have made a certain photograph available to friends of your friends, then they may find it in the result upon making a specific query, even though you are not directly connected. Same goes for pages you have liked, places you were tagged at and movies you saw, events you went to etc.
However, Facebook will not take into account status updates while computing Graph Search results.

7. No change in Privacy setting for user
 Graph Search does not change your current privacy settings in any manner. People can only search for content that has been shared by you.

Close on the heels of Google launching its latest social networking venture Google+, Facebook is addiing video chat to its pages. The feature powered by the Internet phone service Skype will allow Facebook's over 750 million users to make video calls on the site. Facebook has also redesigned its chat feature, so that the people whom a user messages the most, show up first.
Here's all you should know about the all-new Facebook video chat: how it works, setting up, blocking people, who all can call you and much more.
To get started you need a webcam and microphones. If you and your friend both have webcams and microphones set up, you will be able to see and hear each other in real time.
In case, you call a friend who doesn’t have a webcam, she will be able to see and hear you, but you'll only be able to hear her.
You are required to complete the set-up the first time you try to call a friend, or the first time a friend tries to call you. Now, to get started, just click on the video icon at the top of your chat window.
To start set up, just click the "Set Up" button and follow the instructions given for your browser.
Now just go to the profile of the person you wish to chat with and click the "Call" button in the top right corner. If the set-up is done, the call should connect automatically. In case it doesn’t, call again by clicking the video icon at the top of your chat window.

Once the call is answered, you may have to wait a moment for your call to connect before the video call begins. As the person you call too will have to complete the set up.

Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel has partnered Singapore-based software applications developer U2opia Mobile to launch an application for mobile phones that will allow users to access Facebook on all kind of handsets without paying data connectivity charges. Airtel customers can update their Facebook status through this USSD service free of cost whereas Re 1 per day will be applicable for accessing the full-feature application. Airtel users can dial *325# and *fbk# for non-qwerty mobile handsets to access the app.
U2opia is using Unstructured Supplementary Data (USSD) technology which is used by telecom players to send alerts to their users informing them about their balance at the end of call or for sending miss call alerts. "It is like SMS and hence, the load on the network is negligible. We have built some commands through which a user can receive alerts on activity happening on his wall as well post an update,” Sumesh Menon, co-founder and CEO, U2Opia Mobile has said.

"In the Indian market scenario, where the penetration of smart phones is relatively low and the use of internet on mobiles is primarily limited to key cities, many users are excluded from accessing their Facebook accounts via mobile phones. We look forward to bringing millions of Facebook users in India closer to their love for social networking by allowing them to access it anytime, anywhere on their Airtel-powered mobile phones," Joshi added " Shireesh Joshi, director, marketing, mobile services, Airtel has said.
“At Facebook, we are always exploring ways to enable people to easily connect and share with friends on Facebook wherever they are, whenever they want. This innovative USSD-based Facebook access service that will be offered by Airtel is another affordable and easy way for people to stay connected with their friends and family through Facebook," ,” Henri Moissinac, head, Mobile Business, Facebook had said.

Facebook has just started a innovative idea of email service. If you are registered on Facebook then you can get email service.If you are having Facebook URL as http://www.facebook.com/xyx then your email ID will be xyz@facebook.com.If you are looking for some special email ID then you have to change your URL to get that email. For changing profile link click on Account setting under account tab> select change username under Username,select the account name and check its availability. Once you have changed the username then it will become as your email ID. With the help of this service you can alteast  know the profile of the person who has sent you mail using Facebook email service.So what are you waiting for get your desired email ID using this technique at facebook domain.

Now you don’t have to upload all of your photos to a public website to share them. You probably have thousands of photos and that would be a big problem. We don’t think it makes sense. With Fotobounce you can manage all of your photos on your desktop or laptop computer, and share only the photos you want to share. Version 3.0 of Fotobounce allows you to create a network with your friends and family. A private network where you are in control and define what is to be shared.
Fotobounce has always employed advanced photo organizing techniques including the use of face recognition to save time tagging your photos. Our organizing style is people-centric because that is how we believe people manage and share their photos.

You can also connect to your photos remotely from an iPhone or Blackberry using Fotomobile. You can export your photos to a USB stick or a digital photo frame. You can create masterpiece print products such as photobooks, posters, calendars, and mugs through our print partners.
You can connect to Facebook, Flickr and AirSet with full two way transfers of photos. Fotobounce is still the best solution around for working with Facebook. With the help of this apps you can upload our photo to existing album or create new album or download current photo of yours and your friends locally on your desktop.You can view slideshow of album without downloading photos locally .

Create private photo sharing networks
• Transfer full resolution photo images
• Identify and tag family & friends
• Built-in face recognition
• Organize your photos by People
• Facebook, Flickr and AirSet integration
• View photos from your mobile device

Benefits of Chit Chat for Facebook

• Fun and Free - Convenient and fun way to chat with your Facebook contacts without the hassle of surfing Facebook
• Free Your Web-Browser - No need to keep your web browser logged into Facebook
• Easy To Use - Download, install and then login with your Facebook username and password - easy!
• Popular? - Swift and fast tabbed chat Interface making it easy to talk with many Facebook friends at once
• Instant Message Notification - Lets you know when you receive an instant message.