Facebook Smartphone htc

Facebook Smartphone htc

Facebook Smartphone htc,The social networking site has partnered with Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC to build a smartphone that would run on its own version of Goodle's Android, All Things D reported.

The phone -- code-named "Buffy," after the 1997-2003 TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar -- also would support HTML5 as a platform for applications.

The device is said to be 12-18 months away from becoming available to consumers.


According to AllThingsD, the phone marks a "significant shift" for Facebook, whose mobile initiatives thus far have been centered on "light collaborations with hardware makers looking to create more socially oriented phones."

A Facebook spokesman refused to comment on the phone but did give a statement on the company's mobile strategy.

“We think every mobile device is better if it is deeply social," the spokesman said. "We’re working across the entire mobile industry; with operators, hardware manufacturers, OS providers and application developers to bring powerful social experiences to more people around the world.”

Facebook Smartphone htc

Facebook Smartphone htc

Facebook Smartphone htc,Facebook has a huge presence on mobile devices, whether that's in the form of regular apps, deep integration with the phone's user interface (as in the latest XPERIA updates), or even with a dedicated Facebook hardware button for quick access to its social tools. A new report says that's not enough for the company, and it has its sights set much higher, with plans to eventually release a Facebook phone like we've never seen before.


Supposedly, after considering Samsung, it's now looking towards HTC to develop the phone's hardware. Called by the codename Buffy, the handset would run software that sounds along the lines of the customization job Amazon just did with the Kindle Fire – keeping an Android core, but replacing many of the key features with apps of its own. Additional apps served via Facebook would leverage HTML5, as we've started seeing happening already with some Facebook apps.

A project of this scope would let Facebook offer a mobile platform free from Apple's interference and without the competition of Google+. The flip-side to such a massive undertaking is that we're likely looking at a release that could still be over a year away, assuming Buffy is real and things stay on-track. Unsurprisingly, Facebook wasn't about to comment on its plans when asked about such a project with HTC.