Facebook wrote the load-balancing software, Katran, because existing load balancers can't handle the size of the social media giant's systems. Google is known to fiercely guard its data center secrets ...

Facebook users are reporting issues with their Timelines loading, both on profiles and Pages. The issue appears to be widespread, with reports coming in from all over the world, though it is still not ...

Facebook has shared some more on the tools it uses to manage the huge networks in its data centers. This time, it has open-sourced the code for its Katran load balancer, and described the principles ...

A new feature aims to improve the frequently frustrating process of waiting for a story to load from users' news feeds. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech ...

Facebook is launching "prefetching," an initiative that will pre-load mobile content on the Facebook app before a link is tapped, according to a Facebook Business blog post. Facebook is also pushing ...

While the developers of Facebook app are doing all means possible to keep the app reliable and bug-free, there some factors that can cause the app to misbehave. In fact, many users of Facebook have ...

Instant Articles, meet Instant Ads. Facebook wants to give advertisers an immersive way to reach people without making them leave the social network. So today it officially launched its ad Canvas for ...

Facebook emerges among the most popular and widely used social media apps by Android and iOS smartphone users. Although it’s a well-maintained app, there are still instances when Facebook app doesn’t ...

A slow-loading website can feel like waiting an eternity, and you may spend several hours at work trying to figure out the problem. If Facebook is still slow after restarting your browser, you may ...

Discover essential fixes for texts, images, and more on Facebook Messenger across different devices Reviewed by Jon Fisher Check if Facebook Messenger is down to see if the problem is on Facebook's ...

Facebook today announced it will soon be rolling out a change to its News Feed that will increase the distribution of links to faster loading web pages – including those that use its own Instant ...

Whether it’s a video clip of your friend’s dog or a live stream of the presidential debates, you are likely watching more videos on Facebook than ever. And that means you’re also more likely to see ...