{"id":77252,"date":"2014-11-21T17:39:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T15:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=77252"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:20:26","slug":"goat-simulator-facebook-beam-messenger-and-firefox-in-the-softonic-minute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/goat-simulator-facebook-beam-messenger-and-firefox-in-the-softonic-minute\/","title":{"rendered":"Goat Simulator, Facebook, Beam Messenger and Firefox in The Softonic Minute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goat Simulator<\/strong> becomes an MMO, Facebook<\/strong> released yet another new app, Beam Messenger<\/strong> lets you see typing in real-time, and Firefox<\/strong> ditches Google. See this week’s hottest software news in The Softonic Minute.
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Goat Simulator goes MMO in upcoming update (trailer)<\/a><\/h3>\n

If you bought Coffee Stain Studios’ Goat Simulator, you’ll now have another free update to the tongue in cheek game. Goat MMO Simulator<\/strong> takes the game into a fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online environment for yet more goat-aided destruction. Click through<\/a> to see the trailer for the new patch.<\/p>\n

Download Goat Simulator for Windows<\/a> | Mac<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook releases new Groups app for collaboration<\/a><\/h3>\n

Facebook is concentrating on bringing your closest friends and families together by releasing its new Groups<\/strong> app. With the new Groups app, you can have a dedicated place to keep in touch with friends or to share things with people with the same hobbies. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Download Facebook Groups for\u00a0Android<\/a> | iOS<\/a><\/p>\n

Beam Messenger lets you watch what your friends type in real-time<\/a><\/h3>\n

Are WhatsApp’s blue ‘message read’ confirmation checks too much for you? Then Android-only Beam Messenger<\/strong> will terrify you! Much like Google Wave (remember that?), instead of telling you when someone is typing a message, with Beam you can actually see the other person typing their message. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Download Beam for Android<\/a><\/div>\n

Firefox removing Google as its default search<\/a><\/h3>\n

For a decade, the default search engine for Firefox<\/strong> has been Google. From December, the default search for Firefox will change depending on your region. Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Download Firefox for Windows<\/a> |\u00a0Mac<\/a><\/p>\n

Make sure to check out all of our past Softonic Minutes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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