HTC to build another Facebook phone in 2013, according to Bloomberg

The Taiwanese manufacturer might go to explore the terrain of Facebook phones in 2013 according to a recent report. The partnership with the giant social network, which in 2011 had enabled the commercialization of HTC ChaCha and Salsa, it seems set to continue. Based on information from informed sources, the launch of the new smartphone HTC devoted to social networking was initially set for the end of the year and then postponed to mid-2013. 

Facebook for Windows Phone bumped to version 2.5

We have reported in April, that the Facebook team was working on Facebook app for Windows Phone version 2.5 and now after one month after, here comes the much needed update  that implements several new features and improvements. 

Facebook added a feature to detect Android Application

Facebook introduced a new version of its Android application through which, besides the usual features, there is a channel for distribution of other integrated HTML5 Android applications. iOS version already has such functionality, which,according to Facebook, has helped mobile applications Pinterest, BranchOut and games like Diamond Dash and Words With Friends to get more traffic.

Rumors - HTC and Facebook jointly developing Facebook branded smartphone

Facebook and HTC working on a unique product that will work on Android optimized to use all the functionalities of Facebook, says DigiTimes citing sources from the mobile industry.

These are new rumors about Facebook phone that back in 2010 was rejected by network founder Mark Zakerberg. But it was two years ago when Facebook was not so focused on the impact and revenue from the mobile market, but the number of users were most important.

DigiTimes sources say that Facebook phone will appear in late 2012. Will be manufactured by HTC, who was the producer of the first Google Nexus phone.Now Google cooperates with Samsung which is the largest and most popular manufacturer of Android devices.

HTC has previous experience with Facebook branded phones. Taiwanese producer previously introduced Salsa and Chacha devices that have separate physical button that instantly guide users on Facebook. But these phones have not experienced any particular success.

Facebook for Android updated with new features and performance improvement

Facebook for Android has received new major upgrade, based on the reporting of multiple bugs found by users. Stability and performance in general have been further improved, corrected several errors and also implemented some new features in messaging.

• Improved performance and numerous bug fixes.
• New messaging features, such as the creation of group messages and adding friends to existing conversations.
• Shortcuts to share photos and messages directly from your home page.

Among the changes is precisely the ability to create group messages and add more friends in conversations already in progress and they are finally implemented a few shortcuts in your start pages to share pictures and messages.

Name: Facebook for AndroidDeveloper: Facebook Price: Free App Install from PC

Play Store

Facebook buys Instagram for $1 Billion

Everyone’s favorite social photo sharing network, Instagram, has just been purchased by Facebook for a reported $1 billion. Instagram has put out the following statement, Facebook  announced this morning in a blog post.

Nokia Facebook: Win a White Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia on is Facebook page has just started a little contest within a game on its page.The game is simple, you just try and touch a white tile floating around and you’re given a time score with an opportunity to enter the contest. The prize? An elusive white Nokia Lumia 800. There is a hyper-speed mode if you find the default too easy.The Contest is open to folks world-wide. 

More info and chance to win White Nokia Lumia 800 at Nokia Facebook page

The official Facebook for Windows Phone now has updated to version 2.3

Official Facebook app for Windows Phone has been update to version 2.3.The announcement had come directly from the official Windows Phone Facebook page. 


Test out your groups. Visit your pages. Look at who likes your posts. Change the banner image. Check out  the improved news feed performance. Use the new filters. Explore the improved navigation. 


 Focus areas for the v2.3 release: 


• News feed performance improvements 
• New panorama design.
• New profile design. 
• Banner Images. 
• Improved navigation. 
• Pages • Groups 
• View “likes”. 
• Feed filters. 
• Posting privacy. 
• Bug fixing 


 The official Facebook app can be found here at WP Marketplace.

Windows Phone Facebook app adds another 100,000 users, around 9 million WP7 users in the wild

As much as we’d all love to hear concrete figures that provide some insight to the amount of Windows Phones sold thus far, we sometimes have to rely on other indirect sources to gain that knowledge.

Although it’s not the actual tally of Windows Phones sold since its inception, we can kind of infer the amount by simply taking a peek at the amount of active Windows Phone Facebook users that are out there. From the looks of it all, there’s some progress made in the effort for Microsoft’s pride and joy platform.

Around half  a million Windows Phone users were added in the last 3 weeks, bringing the estimated total to around 8.5 to 9.5 million users.


Naturally, the trend seems to be on a positive note for Windows Phone as a whole, since it has continued to increase as far back as November of 2010 when the numbers were first recorded.


Via WMPU

Windows Phone Tango (7.6): Integration of Skype and Google +?

Integration of Skype and Google is the one that comes with the next update of Windows Phone, at least according to the head PocketPC.ch , who claims to have received information from a very reliable source on the beta preview of Windows Phone Tango.

The build is tested 7.20.1050.5 , the authors state that the version of the operating system will switch to 7.6 , with the integration of Skype and perhaps a little 'surprise, Google +.

 "In this beta, the application of Skype and Google + is still quite experimental.Making calls with Skype does not work yet, but you can already use the Google chat and Skype +. It 'can still make video calls using the anterior chamber of the new Windows Phone smartphones. Then you can receive video calls and do them, though in this version we found some problems and crashes. There is still a chance to make video calls through Google + "

We can not confirm the veracity of the news, the only evidence that the site provided it is published in the screenshot above.  If so, the minor update called Tango will be very interesting, integrating two features that are sure to be very popular with users. 

Update x1:  PocketPC.ch site is a fake, in fact, comparing the characters of the written Google and Skype with the rest of the written notice a slight difference, which is impossible if it had been used the same formatting. It is not clear whether the published image from the site is just an image created by them to show the functionality, in this case these differences are obvious. If the site will respond to these concerns made by several of the field site, we'll update the article with new info.

More info at PocketPC.ch