Second-gen Facebook Phone is ‘probably not’ happening, if you were wondering

It’s been over two years since we called a time of death on the unfortunately named HTC First, colloquially known as the “Facebook Phone”, and the Second is still nowhere in sight. The reasons are profuse and pretty obvious, and whether you hold Facebook, HTC or even AT&T primarily responsible for the social network-centric 4.3-inch handheld’s misstep, there’s no question its failure will haunt all forces involved for many years to come.But they say ...

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The Facebook-Centric HTC First is Dead, What Does it Mean for HTC?

HTC seems like they want to be “number one” — at least they want people to associate them with that level of prestige. Why else would they name their devices “One” and “First” when everyone else is rapidly iterating their model numbers? Recently the hardware maker teamed up with a social networking service to do something bold and creative: they released a smartphone that was “Facebook centric”. When you turned on your phone you got Facebook first. Finally, the much rumored “Facebook ...

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Facebook’s Chat Heads Could Be Much Bigger Than Messaging

I’ve been using Facebook’s new Chat Heads feature on my HTC One for a grand total of two hours. In that time, I’ve become convinced that the concept behind it is bigger than Facebook Home, Facebook Messenger, and could become bigger than even Facebook itself – at least insofar as it relates to smartphone UI design. The quick rundown for those not yet indoctrinated into the new club of bubble-tappers: Chat Heads are floating overlays on your smartphone’s home screen. ...

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