Facebook’s 750 million users may have yet another reason to cheer—or at the very least, smile broadly. The company has launched Messenger, a standalone app for iOS and Android that lets users send messages to Facebook friends as well as non-FB users (via SMS). This is the first time the company has launched a standalone mobile app (rather than a branded “Facebook” feature). READ MORE
How would you like your apps to anticipate your needs? Who wouldn’t, right? Mozilla Labs has launched what looks to be two promising new features. Currently developer focused, Web Activities lets web applications talk to each other; and an as-yet-unnamed feature simplifies app discovery and download. READ MORE
Another note from the “Rumor Has It” files says PopCap Games, makers of popular titles such as Bejeweled and Zuma, is in late-stage acquisition talks with Electronic Arts. Though not officially confirmed by either company, reports from two sources are that EA is willing to pony up $1 billion for entry into the lucrative mobile gaming space, says Jason Kincaid at TechCrunch. READ MORE
