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by Alex Dobie
May 16, 2013
Major players get official apps for Google's smart glasses
Following the start of this year's Google I/O developer conference, Evernote, Twitter and Facebook have announced official...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 14, 2013
Developers can now benefit from Facebook's trial and error building Android apps
Following lots of development time creating a new Android build tool to aid in development of its own Android...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 10, 2013
Wade through the tangled mess of Facebook notification settings
Facebook likes to do a lot of "opt out" rather than "opt in" changes on its app updates, and the most recent c...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 09, 2013
New persistent notifications also part of undocumented update
Facebook -- facing increasing negative reaction to its Facebook Home launcher as AT&T (at least temporarily) dropped the price o...
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by Alex Dobie
May 08, 2013
'Facebook Phone' currently selling for next to nothing on 2-year plan
If you've been tempted to pick up the Facebook-centric HTC First on AT&T, the carrier's hoping a te...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 08, 2013
Just a few taps in the settings turns the First into an entirely new device
When we reviewed the HTC First, we found the hardware and performance to be decidedly top-notch considering ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 27, 2013
Is it just reference hardware for Facebook Home, or a true candidate for your next smartphone purchase?
There are few things in the mobile industry that have been constant over the last few year...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 26, 2013
Facebook had been confusing users with unsolicited 'beta' updates outside the app store
Google recently changed its Google Play Developer Program Policies to prevent applications from us...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 21, 2013
Sometimes a big number is just... a big number
The new "love it or hate it" app out there, Facebook Home, has surpassed a pretty notable milestone in the Play Store today: 500,000 inst...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 18, 2013
Completely free VOIP calls between Facebook users now available around the world
Unlike when it enabled the new Chat Heads feature with an update via the Play Store, Facebook has silently pushed...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 16, 2013
The U.S. exclusivity for Facebook Home has been a short one
Facebook has announced in conjunction with a talk at D: Dive Into Mobile that Facebook Home is set to be available internationally sta...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 13, 2013
So what exactly is Facebook Home? We're going to break it down for you
This may not be the extreme Android forking that some would have expected, but Facebook Home is still a pretty dramatic...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 12, 2013
$99.99 on-contract or $449.99 up-front, available in black, white, red or pale blue
A little over a week after its announcement at Facebook HQ, the HTC First is available to buy from AT&T. T...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 07, 2013
I still don't know what to think about Facebook. I should probably have a better answer than that. After all, we're supposed to go to an event for a couple hours, play with some new stuff --...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 05, 2013
The HTC First is the second big-name phone in just weeks for a company struggling to sell a single message
First, there was the HTC One. Now, second, if you will -- secondarily, perhaps -- th...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
We're live at Facebook HQ, where the company's just announced Facebook Home and the aptly-named HTC First -- the first handset to run Facebook's new software suite. Before we dig in...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 04, 2013
A couple quick thoughts on the "HTC First," aka the first Facebook phone.
First off, the hardware most definitely isn't the most important part of this phone. If you're the kin...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
Hidden away in today's HTC First and Facebook Home announcements was the news that the Facebook-centric HTC First is powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 400 processor -- a mid-range chip an...
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by Simon Sage
Apr 04, 2013
Alongside the big Facebook Home announcement today was a short and sweet video which ran through what these new Android apps were all about. Sure, the video is mostly about invoking all the feels for ...
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by Simon Sage
Apr 04, 2013
The live stream for the Facebook Home event has wrapped up, but the replay is available for those of you that want to really know the ins and outs, but missed the show the first time around. The sho...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
Carriers, manufacturers and a chipmaker partner with Facebook
At today's press conference at its California HQ, Facebook announced that many of the mobile world's big names are already o...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
Facebook Home-powered phone will be exclusive to the UK's first 4G network
British mobile network EE has announced that it'll exclusively carry the new HTC First in the UK. The firs...
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by Simon Sage
Apr 04, 2013
Relax, they aren't forking Android
Today Facebook announced a whole suite of new social apps for Android that will help with staying up to date with status updates, messaging, and everything...
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by Simon Sage
Apr 04, 2013
During today's Facebook event, it was mentioned that though tablets wouldn't be supported at Home's launch, they would be available in the coming months.
For those unfamiliar, Fac...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
The new Facebook phone is official, and it'll launch this month
We're live at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, Calif. where HTC and AT&T have taken the wraps off the HTC First, the first h...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 04, 2013
New app, new hardware (yes, really) and a new approach to social on Android! Join us for the liveblog!
Greetings from beautiful Silicon Valley, California! We're at Facebook HQ this mor...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 03, 2013
A minimalist mix of vanilla Android and Facebook influences
A day after we got our first look at the external hardware of the 'HTC First,' more leaked images claim to show the device'...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 02, 2013
It has a screen and buttons
This Thursday we'll be live from Facebook HQ to meet the social network's "new home on Android," but today we're seeing what might be the "...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 01, 2013
Does HTC Sense and a new Facebook-centric launcher warrant its own hardware? We'll find out Thursday
With the unveiling of Facebook’s “new home on Android” just a couple of...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 31, 2013
So we'll be at Facebook HQ on Thursday morning to find out about its "New home in Mobile." I've seen countless headlines (mostly rewrites of what probably are controlled leaks) ful...
