Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want Facebook to be among a group of apps on your device; he wants it to be the only one. Instead of a traditional lock/home screen, Zuckerberg has created an experience that rewires how you and I use a phone. This isn't about apps, or even about basic calling functionality. Home is about the people you care about most, all the time, everywhere. If you're not a...
Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t want Facebook to be among a group of apps on your device; he wants it to be the only one. Instead of a traditional lock/home screen, Zuckerberg has created an experience that rewires how you and I use a phone. This isn’t about apps, or even necessarily about basic calling functionality. Home is about the people you care about most, all the time, everywhere. If...
HTC has tried its hand at a couple of "Facebook Phone" devices in the past, but this time the company worked hand-in-hand with the social network to create a device that provides an all-encompassing experience for the end user. It's the very first device, and only device right now. that ships with Facebook Home pre-installed out of the box. You're literally inside Facebook most of the...
If Facebook Home was one of my friends, I’d be breaking out the ice cream and letting her cry on my shoulder right about now. She just had her coming-out party and basically got rejected from most of the people who danced with her. Facebook Home landed in the Google Play Store on Friday, but after only a few hours, the app launcher and home screen already garnered some pretty harsh...
In front of a crowded room of computers and media, Facebook finally showed off its new home on Android, simply dubbed Home. The experience, CEO Mark Zuckerberg persisted, is about putting people first, not apps. As a way to make staying connected feel more immediate and less burdensome—jumping in and out of Facebook, always hunting for red badge notifications—the social network showed...