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When a movie performs well in theaters, no one ever says, "That movie was seen by one million people, but it was a flop because there are 300 million people in America." That kind of logic is silly at best. If a film earns more money than it costs to produce and market, then it is a success -- the...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) Home may be a success, but the phone that comes with it pre-installed -- HTC's First -- has become one of the year's biggest flops. When the First was initially released, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry estimated that the device sold less than 10,000 units....

The headline in The Guardian UK, says it all: “Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) loses millions of users as biggest markets peak” It’s a fact that Facebook has lost users and independent data suggests the reason is that alternative social networks are attracting those users as they seek out new places to...

Facebook Home (NASDAQ: FB) has officially crossed the 500,000 installations mark. According to Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) download page for the new app, the installations fall somewhere between 500k and one million. This is significantly lower than the download estimate from Global Equities Research...

Less than 12 hours ago, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was rumored to be in talks with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) about the possibility of bringing the Home launcher to iOS and Windows Phone 8. The rumor stemmed from a Bloomberg report, which quoted Adam Mosseri, Facebook's director...

Is Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) Home a success or failure? According to AllThingsD's Mike Isaac, Facebook Home "isn't exactly going gangbusters." Keep in mind, Isaac does not have any download or usage data to back up his claim. Instead, he is measuring the app's success by looking at the reviews. On...

Moments ago, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) officially unveiled its new app launcher, known as Facebook Home. The new pseudo-platform is getting a ton of buzz from tech reporters, and has already received support from HTC, Samsung and Sony (NYSE: SNE). In fact, HTC will ship a brand-know phone, known...

On Thursday, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) squashed any chatter about introducing a new phone or its own operating system. Instead, Facebook has implemented its platform into the mobile phone's interface, where the focus turns to people, rather than apps. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, had a vision...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is set to make another announcement Thursday. Will it involve a new phone, a new app or something entirely unexpected? 9to5Google published an interesting piece on the matter, stating that Facebook will unveil a "rich, skinned version of its Android app," along with the "...