Facebook, HTC building smartphone

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Facebook, HTC building smartphone

Facebook has allied with Taiwan’s HTC to build a customized smartphone powered by Google’s Android mobile operating system, according to technology blog All Things Digital.

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Amazon tablet costs $201.70 to make

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Amazon tablet costs $201.70 to make

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Nokia reveals Windows 8 tablet plan

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Nokia reveals Windows 8 tablet plan

Cellphone maker Nokia plans to launch a tablet that runs on Microsoft’s Windows operating system in the summer of 2012, the head of Nokia France told Les Echos newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday.

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