Facebook’s Portal and Portal+ Video-Calling Devices Just Got a Host of New Features

News content, Instant Games, nickname calling highlight the list

Facebook announced several updates Friday for the Portal and Portal+ video-calling devices it released in October.

A 90-second spot for Facebook’s Portal and Portal+Facebook

News content from ABC News, CNN and CNN brand Great Big Story will be available via Portal and Portal+ devices, including what a Facebook spokesperson called “a library of compelling human interest stories.”

Content from ABC News is now available via PortalFacebook

Portal and Portal+ also now have a revamped web browser, giving users access to content such as YouTube videos, recipes from AllRecipes.com

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