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03-23-2015, 04:20 PM
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n5z8zzzy_CSpuglTBrhuxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/techmedianetwork.tomguide.com/2e756e8152ae2664e1a87b217c4e0bb3 (http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-leaks-phone-app-200906825.html)Facebook has already established dominance as a social network, a private messaging client and a chatroom, so why not a telephone as well? Information about a developing app known as Phone accidentally leaked to Android users over the weekend, and indicates that Facebook probably wants a slice of the lucrative phone market. Android Police reports (and this writer confirms) that on March 20, Facebook users on Android got an invitation to "Try Phone [FB-ONLY]" with a telephone icon next to it. Phone, the text suggested, could "[show] you info about who's calling and automatically [block] calls from commonly blocked numbers." Presumably, it would also connect via Facebook rather than a cell network, much like Messenger runs through Facebook's servers rather than a phone's SMS systems.
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