FOX News: ‘Facebook phone’ rumors flare after company announces April 4 event

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'Facebook phone' rumors flare after company announces April 4 event Mar 29th 2013, 13:58 By Brad Reed Published March 29, 2013 BGR A mockup of the potential Facebook Phone. Next Slide Previous Slide Yes, this again. Facebook on Thursday sent out invitations for a press event that promised to show off the company's "new home on Android," which naturally led to fresh speculation about the company's intention to produce its own Facebook-centric smartphone.  Unnamed sources told 9t5Google that Facebook plans to show off its own modified version of the Android operating system, a move that's similar to the way Amazon has heavily modified Android for its own Kindle Fire HD tablets. 9to5Google's sources also indicate that Facebook is working with HTC to produce a smartphone based on Facebook's modified Android that will be sold "as a lifestyle brand, not specifically for its hardware or software." This won't be the first time that Facebook and HTC have worked together to make a smartphone.  In case you don't remember, HTC tried something like this back in 2011 with the ill-fated HTC Status smartphone that had a dedicated Facebook button and that looked like a rejected BlackBerry design concept from around 2006.  But 9to5Google's sources indicate that the new phone will feature "a deeper, forked version of Android rather than a Facebook-ified version of Sense," so it seems the two companies are putting more effort into creating a top-tier device this time. More FromBGR The biggest advantage Samsung has over Apple? This Apple's billion dollar mobile payment trick 7-inch Windows tablets on the way? Related Stories Like: Facebook's new Frank Gehry-designed campus approved 'Finding the Next Steve Jobs': Jobs' 1st boss talks Project Glass is coming, but … Google wants to send live people to your house to bring you stuff

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