News & Reviews:   Facebook Home

Just a few hours ago, Mark Zuckerberg took the opportunity to announce a new feature for Facebook. There will be a new Feeds tab where you can see posts only from your friends, groups, Pages and many more. We haven't seen it yet on our mobile phones but here's what you can expect.

What do I need?

As mentioned previously, Facebook Home is Facebook's new app launcher UI that integrates Facebook features and overlays onto your Android smartphone operating system (OS). Just to repeat what was said earlier, it isn't a fork of the Android OS and all you need to install it is the right hardware and some Facebook apps such as messenger already installed. Facebook Home will be available for all Android devices (meaning you can download it from Google Play) on or after 12 April 2013. According to Facebook, Facebook Home will be updated regularly and monthly.

The Facebook Phone finally arrives

Due to all the leaks about Facebook's "new home on Android" most of what got announced at Facebook's recent big event wasn't really big news. Confirming our previous news about Facebook Phone leaks, is that Facebook is indeed releasing an Android Home screen launcher. The official quote from Mark Zuckerberg was:

“Today we’re finally gonna talk about that Facebook phone. More accurately, we’re gonna talk about how you can turn your phone into a Facebook Phone." Mark Zuckerberg.

Quite a lot of people have predicted and been waiting for the time when Facebook comes out with its own hardware. Now, we've got the first renders of the Facebook Phone that may be announced tomorrow in Facebook's Official event. Rather than the HTC Myst that some thought it would be called it is now going by the name HTC First. Tech specs for the HTC First include the following:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 5MP Rear camera + 1.6MP Front camera
• 4.3-inch screen (720p HD resolution)