Facebook phone coming next month from HTC?

By Molly McHugh Published January 26, 2011

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We can all but confirm INQ is working on a phone built around Facebook integration due to a website slipup, but now it looks like a rumored HTC device is actually the Facebook phone. According to British website City A.M., the manufacturer plans to launch two Android “Facebook” phones at next month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The report also says this will be a modified version of Android developed around Facebook features – messages, status updates, and the news feed will be core functions of the phone.

And that’s not all. Facebook won’t only be integrated into the OS – it’s going to be plastered all over the thing. “The high-end smartphones will bear the Facebook branding and colours,” says City A.M.

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