Facebook ramps up mobile efforts
Facebook has launched a range of mobile updates as Zuckerberg claims the iPad isn't mobile.
Facebook held a special mobile event yesterday evening to make the announcements where founder Mark Zuckerberg made a controversial comment about Apple's iPad.
Responding to a blogger's question about whether Facebook would be launching an app for the iPad, Zuckerberg responded: "iPad is not mobile. Next question."
The Mashable reporter then said Apple may disagree, to which Zuckerberg replied: "Well, sorry."
Facebook's mobile vice president Erik Tseng quickly stepped in to say the social networking giant was continuing to coordinate a strategy for the Apple device.
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Tom Brewster is currently an associate editor at Forbes and an award-winning journalist who covers cyber security, surveillance, and privacy. Starting his career at ITPro as a staff writer and working up to a senior staff writer role, Tom has been covering the tech industry for more than ten years and is considered one of the leading journalists in his specialism.
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