Facebook phone with codename Buffy

Looks like a rumor that mention Facebook will make a smartphone is true. The device have codename ‘Buffy‘. All Things D reports that Buffy the Facebook phone is the result of collaboration between facebook and the Taiwanese smartphone vendor, HTC. However, the reins of control of the project is still held up by the command of Chief Technology Officer Bret Taylor.

Android operating system will be selected as the basic platform for Buffy. Well, because the device is specially cultivated by Facebook, this phone will automatically put forward the access to social networking than other phones. It has not mentioned what kind of special access will be offered by this Facebook phone. But it seems, Buffy would have expected a deeper integeration features with the Facebook service.

Facebook itself still has not given the official statement about the appearance of Buffy. But facebook does not dismiss that the mobile industry is one of their next target.

“Our strategy in the mobile business is actually simple. We think that every device will be better when he is more ‘social’. And we were trying to wade through the entire mobile industry,” said Facebook spokesman about Facebook phone, quoted by All Things D.

“Many parties, such as operators, hardware vendors, makers of the OS, and application developers to bring social networking experience to more people around the world,” he continued.