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Toss aside the remarks about making people more prominent than apps. Throw out the blurb about changing our relationship with technology. You don't need the warm-and-fuzzy spiel to get Facebook Home, you just need to see it.
Thursday, the social-networking company unveiled Facebook Home, a family of apps that takes up residence at the center of your Android smartphone.
Facebook will be unavoidable to those who opt to download Home. And yet the company has tactfully pushed its way further inside the smartphone with a technique that's neither too obtrusive nor too bland. In fact, Facebook Home is just the right amount of Facebook -- at least that's my opinion after a 20-minute demo guided by a company representative.
Facebook Home, launching April 12, consists of Cover Feed, Chat Heads, notifications, and an app launcher.
News Feed comes to your home screen with Cover Feed. It's a swipe-able version of the stream with stories that appear as full-screen photos. Stories are served up using the same algorithm behind News Feed, though they're limited to photos, check-ins, s... [Read more]
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