HTC Facebook phone cut to 0.99 dollars cold

Tencent Science and Technology News (Si Rui) Beijing time May 9, according to foreign media reports, U.S. mobile operator At&t Wednesday announced that the sale of less than one months of the HTC First smartphone's two-year contract price from the previous 99 U.S. dollars down to 0.99 U.S. dollars. HTC first is the first Android smartphone to be deeply integrated with Facebookhome desktop apps, which only went on sale this April 12. At this point on the sale, obviously not a good sign. Facebook Home is an Android app launched by Facebook that replaces the main screen with photos and status updates for Facebook friends. Facebook hopes that, with the launch of Facebook home, smartphone users will be able to put social contacts first, putting apps, games and other activities in the second place. "We often do such promotions," said Mark Siegel, at&t spokesman Mark Sigel. But he declined to disclose the sale of the midrange Android smartphone. Facebook also did not comment on the sale of the phone, but a spokesman for the company said: "We think this is a very positive promotional campaign by At&t." We have highlighted the latest price for this phone on the Facebook mobile page. "A sales promotion is a common practice in the mobile industry," said a HTC spokeswoman. HTC will not comment on product sales outside official earnings. "In addition to At&t, France Telecom also plans to launch the HTC-A-phone in the French and British markets. Facebook, which launched home apps, said it plans to work with several hardware vendors to develop smartphones with home, including ZTE, Lenovo, Sony and Huawei.