HTC First getting discontinued, source says
After barely a month into its release, the HTC First is set to become discontinued, or so says a source close to BGR. The phone, which already dropped from $99 to $.99 last week, has reportedly sold somewhere south of 15,000 units. Blame AT&T, Facebook, …
Facebook in “advanced talks” to acquire Waze – Reuters
Facebook is reportedly in advance stages of negotiations in an attempt to acquire social-based navigation service Waze. Details are light but it’s said that the deal could fall between $800M and $1B (with a ‘B’) dollars. The buyout talks are alleged to have started in …
AT&T drops price of HTC First to $.99
AT&T has dropped the price of the Facebook Home smartphone, the HTC First, to less than one dollar. If you’ve been waiting to scoop up the HTC handset because of cost, the $.99 sticker is about as low as you’ll ever find. You’ll still need …
Electronic Frontier Foundation shows Google fights for user privacy more than Apple, others
If you have an interest in your privacy – and, let’s be honest, you really should – then this information from the Electronic Frontier Foundation should be of interest to you. According to a recent report from the EFF, Google has ranked as one of …
Facebook Home installs cross 500,000 mark
The Facebook Home Android application has crossed the 500,000 mark in roughly one week of existence. As noted by TechCrunch over the weekend, the figure can be construed as having come out flat. There’s a billion Facebook users around the globe and a large portion …
Facebook Home now available for select Android devices
The day is here, Facebook Home is in the Google Play Store and ready to transform your existing handset into a Facebook Phone. That is, provided, you own one of the select devices with official support. So far the only models on the market with …
Facebook Messenger updated with Chat Heads feature
We, like some of you, have been refreshing the Google Play Store this morning as we look for the arrival of Facebook Home application. We just noticed that the the Facebook Messenger app has picked up an update which includes one of the features in …
Download early pre-release version of Facebook Home for your Android
So you’re excited about Facebook Home and cannot wait until April 12 to get your hands on it. Maybe you’re one of those people who doesn’t own one of the “approved” models and still wants to try it out. Whatever the case, you can take …
More than half of all Android devices have potential to be a “Facebook Phone”
As you’ve likely heard by now, Facebook today announced that the Facebook Home app suite and experience will be available for other Android devices. Starting on April 12 and moving forward, Facebook Home will be a downloadable app/launcher for the Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note …
Facebook Home will be available for select Android devices starting April 12
Facebook today announced that the Facebook Home experience will be available for select Android devices starting from April 12. Right out of the gate, Facebook Home will be supported by the Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2, and HTC One X+. Of course, the two …
Leaked images provide first glimpse of Facebook Home experience
The first alleged images of the Facebook Home experience have leaked online, giving us an early look at what lies ahead for the HTC First. As you can tell from the three photos things do not look to be too heavy on custom feel and, …
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WSJ: Facebook’s Android announcement is home screen experience
There is no Facebook phone. According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook’s upcoming Android announcement is actually more of a home screen experience and not an actual device. That rumored HTC Myst? It’s just the first device to come from a partner, which, in this …
Could Andy Rubin be headed to Facebook?
If you’re the type who like to read tea leaves, you might be interested in this next one. Andy Rubin may be headed to Facebook, according to someone (Jean-Baptiste Su) who has known him for years. While he doesn’t outright claim this to be fact, …
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Facebook phone to be marketed as “more than just an app”
Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s insistence to the contrary, the Facebook phone looks to be a done deal. According to details obtained by 9to5google, an HTC handset is being designed with a custom version of Android. Reportedly, development is so far along that the ad campaigns are …
Facebook invites us to see their “new home on Android” next week
Could we see the next-gen Facebook phone or is this just a refreshed Android app?
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