Samsung can fix the Facebook phone

Facebook's CEO reportedly approached Samsung about making the social network's next phone. Smart move.

Remember the first Facebook phone, the HTC First? Not many do -- despite its recent April launch.

The First was Facebook's first phone with Facebook Home, customized software that modifies areas of Google's popular Android operating system so users can readily check status updates and text friends. The phone is also one of Facebook's biggest stabs at mobile yet. But stateside First sales were reportedly "a disaster," prompting HTC to ax the smartphone's U.K. release. Then AT&T, the phone's exclusive carrier, slashed pricing to $0.99 and has reportedly decided to discontinue sales.

Now comes speculation that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg approached Samsung Mobile co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun about making the next Facebook Home smartphone during a recent trip to Korea.

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