Facebook is preparing to battle against Apple, Samsung, Motorola and other giants in the mobile market with a smartphone developed in partnership with HTC, reports the website All Things D.
By the time given by the code name of "Buffy", the model will hit the stores "between 12 and 18 months" and run a highly modified version of Android - which may include an own application store, similar to that Amazon already do with your Kindle hypado Fire.
In addition, all phone interface will be "very" integrated services of Mark Zuckerberg's social network and will support applications developed from HTML5, among other changes.
Although he refused to say anything about the future phone, a Facebook spokesman told the site that the company "believes that each mobile is best dispositivel deeply integrated social networks."
"We work with entire chain of mobile devices, including mobile operators, factories, developers of operating systems and applications to bring a more powerful social experience to more people around the world," the company closes.
Currently, Facebook has 350 million active mobile users, and has partnerships with 475 carriers around the world. Companies such as HTC, Motorola and operators Orange and InqMobile already have devices that have dedicated buttons to access the social network.
By the time given by the code name of "Buffy", the model will hit the stores "between 12 and 18 months" and run a highly modified version of Android - which may include an own application store, similar to that Amazon already do with your Kindle hypado Fire.
In addition, all phone interface will be "very" integrated services of Mark Zuckerberg's social network and will support applications developed from HTML5, among other changes.
Although he refused to say anything about the future phone, a Facebook spokesman told the site that the company "believes that each mobile is best dispositivel deeply integrated social networks."
"We work with entire chain of mobile devices, including mobile operators, factories, developers of operating systems and applications to bring a more powerful social experience to more people around the world," the company closes.
Currently, Facebook has 350 million active mobile users, and has partnerships with 475 carriers around the world. Companies such as HTC, Motorola and operators Orange and InqMobile already have devices that have dedicated buttons to access the social network.
