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Facebook for Every Phone app aims to dominate world

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 at 2:28 PM

While it’s easy to assume that everyone has a smartphone and can browse the web with ease, there are still millions (or billions) or people around the world still on a feature phone. Facebook wants those users to be able to poke each other too, so its Facebook for Every Phone app makes it easier to access the social network, no matter what phone you’re using.

The Facebook for Every Phone app allows mobile web users to access their news feeds, upload a photo directly from the app and more. The program is a Java app but the company said it is working to have other versions out soon. You can download it directly from m.facebook.com or from third-party app stores like GetJar.

In a move that’s similar to Facebook Zero, the company is teaming with multiple carriers around the world to provide free mobile data access for 90 days. The world’s largest social network says the new app is optimized to use little bandwidth, too. The carriers include:

• Aircel (India)
• Airtel (India)
• Banglalink (Bangladesh)
• Beeline (Russia)
• Celcom (Malaysia)
• Etisalat (Egypt, Nigeria)
• Globe (Philippines)
• Idea (India)
• Indosat (Indonesia)
• O2 Telefonica (Germany)
• Reliance (India)
• Smart (Philippines)
• Smartfren (Indonesia)
• Telkomsel (Indonesia)
• Three (Indonesia, United Kingdom)
• TIM (Brazil)
• TMN (Portugal)
• Ufone (Pakistan)
• Vodafone (Turkey)
• XL (Indonesia)

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About The Author

Marin Perez

Marin Perez has torture tested cell phones and smartphones for industry leaders like CNET and InformationWeek. He remembers when 4G was just a screen on PowerPoint presentations and is fascinated with the amount of innovation out there. Marin has spent a lot of time with BlackBerry and Android but he finally broke down a bought an iPhone to see what all the hype's about. He also has too many tablets.

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