Somewhere in the secret Facebook labs, a plan was enacted to create a phone to battle the likes of the iPhone and Droid. The company has reportedly contracted with a third party to get rolling on the until-now secret device, which could be out by the holidays this year. Or not.

TechCrunch got the scoop from some talkative yet vague little birdies. The phone will plug in directly to the Facebook infrastructure, ideally streamlining the process to get you in contact with your Farmville-nonsense posting pals.

What features does a Facebook phone need to have in order to get you to buy one?

Facebook Is Secretly Building A Phone [TechCrunch]

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