The oft-rumoured Facebook phone is in the news again. Microsoft is reportedly hoping that Facebook will use Windows Phone for this device. It appears that discussions have not gone very far yet as Microsoft is “hanging around the hoop,” waiting for Facebook to really focus on this project. Not only would such a project offer deeper Facebook integration than seen […]
Rumour: HTC and Facebook to develop smartphone together
It appears that HTC is working with Facebook to develop a new “customized smartphone.” Citing its usual “industry sources,” Digitimes expects that the device could launch as early as Q3 2012. The seeds for this HTC-Facebook partnership may have been planted with last year’s HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa. The report adds that this smartphone will be powered by Android […]
Facebook to acquire Instagram for US$1 billion
Facebook today announced that it is acquiring Instagram, makers of the photo-sharing app of the same name. It will pay about US$1 billion in cash and company stock and is the company’s largest acquisition to date. According to Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook: For years, we’ve focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends […]
Facebook Inside and Android 2.3.3 now available for Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and Xperia PLAY
Sony Ericsson Canada today announced that it has released the Android 2.3.3 update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and Xperia PLAY (available from Rogers Wireless). The update includes Facebook Inside Xperia which makes Facebook accessible from areas such as the picture gallery, music player, phone book and calendar. The update is available at www.sonyericsson.com/updateservice. It is not an OTA […]
HTC Status headed to AT&T this summer
HTC used a Facebook page to announce that the HTC Status (its rebranded HTC ChaCha Facebook phone) is headed to AT&T. The HTC Status lets you share pretty much everything with just about everyone, instantly. It’s the first-ever device with a Facebook Share Button. Now, you can share videos, chats, check-ins, sites and songs with your friends on Facebook at […]
TELUS to launch HTC ChaCha as HTC Status
The first of HTC’s Facebook-focused smartphones is on its way to Canada. TELUS today announced that the HTC Status (a rebranded HTC ChaCha) is “coming soon.” It features a dedicated Facebook button and its HTC Sense interface is integrated with the Facebook service. For example, you can update your status from the home screen, capture and upload a photo immediately […]
HP TouchPad to get first official Facebook tablet app? (Updated)
TechCrunch has learned that the first official Facebook tablet app may not make its debut on the Apple iPad as most would have expected. Instead, it could launch this Friday along with the webOS-powered HP TouchPad. This is not to say that Facebook is not working on an iPad version as well but it does appear that we will see […]
RIM launches Facebook and Video Chat applications for PlayBook tablet
Research In Motion today announced two new applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The first bring video chat capabilities to the tablet while the second is a native Facebook app. The Video Chat application allows users to place and receive video calls between PlayBook tablets over an internet connected Wi-Fi network. It offers features such as One-Click Video, pop-up notifications for […]