SAN FRANCISCO -- It was years in the making; is the Facebook phone worth the wait?
Ultimately, that's for consumers and reviewers to decide.
Rumors have swirled for years about the mystical phone, which Facebook introduced at its headquarters today. For the financial sake of Facebook, it's imperative that the new phone -- manufactured by HTC, carried by AT&T and sporting an Android operating system -- sells well. It's the linchpin in the social-networking company's pursuit of mobile ads. The $99 phone goes on sale April 12.
The phone/service features Home (facebook.com/home), downloadable software that brings the Facebook experience to several Android devices: HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note II.
At first blush, the new phone could find a receptive audience among the under-25 crowd, which is comfortable with having their mobile devices within reach at all times. Facebook chafes at suggestions that teens and twentysomethings are leaving the social network, so a phone immersed in news updates and other Facebook features might go over well.
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