There were a few reports and rumors about it at first, all of which Facebook founder (and young, richer-than-Steve-Jobs billionaire) Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly shot down, but this new report might be a sign that there really is a “Facebook phone” in the works. According to the Bloomberg report, Facebook is working with INQ on a couple of Android smartphones that will feature Facebook social networking features. INQ has already put out phones that offer “always on” social networking features (mainly with Facebook and Twitter) in the past, so yeah, it sounds like it could happen.
Basically, that “always on” feature means that the phone will always automatically try to connect to Facebook using your account details, to give you live updates from your Facebook contacts wherever you are. If getting instant updates from your FB contacts sounds like something you could dig, then this sounds like a phone for you. As for everyone else, well, it’s still an Android smartphone, so it’s not like you’re limited to social network updates. That is, of course, if the rumors prove to be true.
According to the report, the new devices are due out in Europe by the first half of 2011, with a US launch in the second half. It could be carried by AT&T when it does, although it’s also mentioned that AT&T is still considering it and hasn’t made a deal yet.
Tags: Facebook, INQ, Mobile Phones
