by DAVID ZAX, Technology Review
Though I recently diagnosed rumors of a Facebook phone as “overblown,” it appears I was mistaken. Nick Bilton of the New York Times this week reported on Facebook’s interest in entering the hardware business–and the rest of the tech press has piled on saying what a terrible idea it is. Bilton says that Facebook employees “as well as people briefed on Facebook’s plans” say a smart phone from Facebook could be released “by next year.” Reportedly, Facebook has already hired six or so ex-Apple folk who worked on the iPhone, both on the hardware and software side, as well as one person who worked on the iPad. Facebook has been reported to try its hand at the smart phone business time and again.
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