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Sep 19, 2010

A Facebook Phone?


According to TechCrunch's Michael Arrington's sources, Facebook is creating its own cellphone. As the story goes, they're building the OS, and have tasked a hardware manufacturer to build everything else. Anyone else think this sounds like a Facebook-flavored Peek?

Scared by Google's impending Nexus One (which was announced back in January of this year), Facebook supposedly began planning their phone. Something that would integrate Facebook contacts more deeply than anything Android or any other platforms had done before.

Arrington scribed on a blog post this morning that two Facebook employees, Joe Hewitt and Matthew Papakipos are leading the charge on the OS, using their previous careers as Firefox browser creator and Chrome OS builder (respectively) to launch something Facebook can be proud of. Whether the rest of the world would be proud carrying a Facebook phone is another matter entirely—though I don't have any doubts that this would be a very affordable phone aimed at the young 'uns, if it does amount to something other than speculation.

46 comments:

  1. AnkisethSeptember 19, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    I think I'm one of the only people to not jump on the FaceBook bandwagon OR the smartphone bandwagon. This is the best of both worlds, both of which are entirely unnecessary.

    Like the iPad, though, I'm sure if it's made, it'll sell like hotcakes.

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  2. shirouSeptember 19, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    ditto^^

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  3. NajSeptember 19, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    i'm also not interested in that phone.

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  4. razortekSeptember 19, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    cool!suppin bro :)
    check both my blogs are interesting! ;)

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  5. John Le NoureySeptember 19, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    What's the point? Facebook should stick to social networking

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  6. Stav88osSeptember 19, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    Very cool!

    support and follow u!


    http://jdrockingnfuckinstudios.blogspot.com/

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  7. That GuySeptember 19, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Man, facebook don't wanna produce a phone to give you a good service! Facebook just wants to mine your for data. Creeps. Why would I ever by a phone from them?

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  8. VipermanSeptember 19, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    I hope this phone sucks

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  9. Mr.CharacterSeptember 19, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    :/ allow it.

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  10. glen liveSeptember 19, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    gei...

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  11. SethistoSeptember 19, 2010 at 11:12 AM

    I don't think i'd touch facebook with a 20 foot pole unless that cow website was giving out more free stuff.

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  12. niceoniceSeptember 19, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    interesting idea my sister would want it

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  13. chasityxoSeptember 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM

    wow facebook will have its own phone, crazy

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  14. GamingnerdSeptember 19, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    I'd rather keep my facebooking on the computer. Taking it mobile is kind of pushing it a little. Making a Twitter phone I can understand, but Facebook I don't agree with.

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  15. remziSeptember 19, 2010 at 11:41 AM

    Cool

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  16. MicheleSeptember 19, 2010 at 11:45 AM

    mmm i dont like it :/

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  17. That GuySeptember 19, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    Also, check this out!

    http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-09/acoustic-fingerprinting-software-turns-any-cell-phone-touchscreen-device

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  18. KlausEbertSeptember 19, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    i wouldnt buy this

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  19. SparrowSeptember 19, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    i own a peek!
    stopping by to say hi to another interesting blog!

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  20. ZerronSeptember 19, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    could make things easier when away from home :)

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    Ehh, sounds kinda silly to me. I would just get a droid x. Why would you want a phone based around facebook?

    peace, readin' this blog on the daily

    -j

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  22. DavidSeptember 19, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Showing my daily support I REALLY need yours aswell!

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  23. AlexSeptember 19, 2010 at 1:06 PM

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  24. Biff TannerSeptember 19, 2010 at 1:22 PM

    Great that's just what we need

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  25. Lil PeeSeptember 19, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    Smartphones are being made by everyone now.. what gives?

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  26. HagarSeptember 19, 2010 at 1:49 PM

    This just reminds me of those T.V.s they have that update Facebook now.

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  27. Splash87September 19, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    Isn't the mobile OS market already already abit crowded with good offerings? Facebook must think their name will sell the phone or something.

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  28. ramen noodle recipesSeptember 19, 2010 at 2:14 PM

    Wow a fb phone, for when your sick and tired of privacy! did anyone hear about the guy who was robbing people based on where their fb said they were?

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  29. SkyshockSeptember 19, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    have i mentioned that i hate apple and fb?

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  30. LemmiwinksSeptember 19, 2010 at 2:39 PM

    Great post! Be sure to visit my blog too

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  31. BigBearSeptember 19, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    See thats why iwouldnt really want to invest in smoething like that.

    Outcome is negative.

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  32. lulz88September 19, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    wut will they think of next

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  33. ShredGuitarSeptember 19, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    Hmm, interesting.

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  34. suzychenSeptember 19, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    I don't want one of those

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  35. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pw-F0vgPmQ

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  36. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    I just looked at your followers....whoa. Also this facebook phone thing I think is gonna flop. Just like the Google phone thing. Sure it was cool when it came out but, what of it now. Anyways, love your blog bro, really.

    Much love and a lil currency support going your way

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  37. DaVeESeptember 19, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    really cool

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  38. Basement AssassinSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    the end of the age of hard work and the beginning of the age of procrastination. this phone.

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  39. melinoeSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    Really? Yeah, i wouldn't get it.

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  40. NobodySeptember 19, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    Facebook is watching you.

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  41. Ipod reviewsSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    i would buy that phone

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  42. problem.questionSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    can't wait for the farmville phone

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  43. MonarchSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    Sounds like a weak idea tbh,

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  44. J MoSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    bleh, pretty sure I won't be getting one

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  45. BLUERADSeptember 19, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    Very interesting, I wonder if it will do well, facebook is baller enough already as it is

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  46. Terror.SaurusSeptember 19, 2010 at 6:56 PM

    This sounds stupid. facebook is for losers.

    http://terror-saurus.blogspot.com/

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