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Facebook redesigns News Feed for phones

By: , IntoMobile
Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 11:43 AM

Just a few days before its expected Initial Public Offering, Facebook is pushing out a redesigned News Feed which is optimized for mobile phones.

In a Facebook post, the world’s largest social network shows a few of the changes that will be coming to the mobile version for Android, iPhone and on m.facebook.com. This includes a larger formatting on the screen for photos and this takes more advantage of the display size. Check a look at the before and after pictures below.

While this may seem like a small redesign but look for many more to come, as Facebook knows that mobile is its weak spot and its greatest opportunity. That’s why it spent $1 billion on Instagram, as the company plans to bolster its mobile presence.

Now, if they could only make some good apps …

[Via Facebook]

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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