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May 9, 2013 7:51 AM CDT

Facebook Phone Now Costs $1

AT&T's deep discounts don't bode well for HTC First and Facebook Home

(Newser) - Ouch. The "Facebook phone"—aka the HTC First phone running Facebook Home —is now selling for just 99 cents. AT&T was offering the phone for $99 on a two-year contract, but has now reduced the price to under a buck, Mashable reports. That's an absurd-sounding...

Facebook Unveils
'Home' for Phones

Apr 4, 2013 1:26 PM CDT

Facebook Unveils 'Home' for Phones

Download to convert Androids will be out next week

(Newser) - The "Facebook phone" is here and, as expected , it is not a phone built by Facebook. Instead, the company unveiled "Facebook Home," a download that converts an Android phone into a Facebook-centric device, reports CNET . It will be available on a limited basis April 12 at the...

Could Facebook Launch
Its Phone Next Week?

rumor mill

Mar 29, 2013 10:21 AM CDT

Could Facebook Launch Its Phone Next Week?

Rumors swirl as Facebook says announcement coming April 4

(Newser) - Is the long-rumored Facebook phone finally here? The social media giant has long denied having a phone in the works, but yesterday it issued an invitation to journalists, asking them to “Come see our new home on Android" on Thursday. And many tech watchers think this announcement will mean...

For 3rd Time,
Facebook
Poised to
Build Phone

May 28, 2012 2:32 PM CDT

For 3rd Time, Facebook Poised to Build Phone

But will it be any good, if it ever arrives?

(Newser) - Facebook is once again gearing up to build its own smartphone, and it could be here by next year. The company has hired several engineers from the iPhone and iPad teams for its third foray into the project, insiders tell the New York Times . Facebook's first attempt to build...

Is the 'Facebook
Phone' On Its Way?

Sep 20, 2010 8:32 AM CDT

Is the 'Facebook Phone' On Its Way?

Probably not, but a Facebook-branded phone might be

(Newser) - Much buzzing ensued this weekend over the possibility of a “Facebook phone.” Bottom line? Not gonna happen—but that doesn’t mean we won’t see a “Facebook-branded, social-networking-focused Android phone” in the very near future, writes Dan Nosowitz on Fast Company . The story that started it...