Facebook Inc unveiled "Home" software on Thursday to place the world's social network front and center on Android smartphones, a move that may divert users from Google Inc services and steal some of its rival's momentum in the fast-growing mobile arena.
Its new family of apps will let users display mobile versions of their newsfeed and messages prominently on the home screens of a wide range of devices based on Google's Android operating system, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told reporters.
"Home" software will be available for download from Google Play starting April 12. AT&T Inc has exclusive rights to sell for US$100 the first phones, made by Taiwan's HTC Corp , to come pre-installed with the software starting the same day. France Telecom's Orange will be offering the software in Europe.
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