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The Facebook Smartphone in the Works?

Facebook is rumored to work on new Facebook smartphone, hires former Apple engineers.

May 29 2012, 3:10am CDT | by

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The Facebook Smartphone in the Works?
 
 

Is Facebook entering the smartphone business for real now? Facebook has tried in the past, but the New York Times reports now that Facebook hired former Apple engineers that worked on the iPhone and...

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Facebook won't bring HTC First smartphone to the UK after all

Source: Engadget

After a series of rumors about the HTC First not selling too well in the States, we've now heard that the customized Facebook / Android handset won't be coming to the UK. Mobile News initially reported that UK pre-orders will be cance ...
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"Rest assured, we remain committed to bringing our customers the latest mobile experiences, and we will continue to build on our strong relationship with Facebook so as to offer customers new opportunities in the future."


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The Facebook Smartphone in the Works?

Is Facebook entering the smartphone business for real now? Facebook has tried in the past, but the New York Times reports now that Facebook hired former Apple engineers that worked on the iPhone and iPad. The Facebook Smartphone project has supposedly the title "Buffy."

It is not trivial to make a smartphone. I am not convinced yet that Facebook is really going to make hardware.

 

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