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Facebook phone rumors resurface with HTC Myst specs

Freshly leaked details for an upcoming HTC Myst seem to confirm rumors of a new "Facebook phone."

Specifications obtained by Unwired View line up nicely with previous chatter for the so-called Facebook smartphone. Reportedly, HTC and AT&T will again collaborate on an Android smartphone targeted at Facebook addicts. It's still unclear, however, how soon such a device would arrive on store shelves.

Hardware details for the HTC Myst apparently include a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1GB RAM, and 16GB of internal storage. Additionally, the handset could feature a 4.3-inch 720p HD display, a … Read more

HTC ChaCha gets slight makeover on way to AT&T

The HTC ChaCha has been tweaked a bit prior to its eventual arrival at AT&T this summer. Known in some circles as a "Facebook phone," the Android-powered device was announced at Mobile World Congress along with the HTC Salsa.

Pocketnow has obtained a leaked press photo of the AT&T-branded phone, which shows slight cosmetic differences from the European iteration unveiled in February. For example, the button configuration has been juggled a tad, and the Facebook icon has been updated.

While these design changes won't improve the performance of the ChaCha, a faster applications processor … Read more

Daily Tidbits:TripIt debuts API for travel itineraries

Online travel itinerary and trip-planning service TripIt announced Monday that it has launched a new application programming interface for developers who want to integrate the company's travel itineraries into their respective service. The API will allow developers to share itinerary information between sites and travel agents. The first iteration of the TripIt API, which is available now, will only allow users to read, add, or delete trip plans.

ChaCha, a human-powered answers service, wants to raise $30 million in a Series C round of funding, reports PEHub. So far, the company has been able to raise approximately $11 million, … Read more

AT&T forms co-branding partnership with ChaCha

AT&T announced Wednesday that it has formed a strategic partnership with ChaCha, a mobile service that allows users to submit questions via text message or phone and receive their answer in a text message.

The deal calls for a co-branded greeting and AT&T promotion when consumers call ChaCha's answer hotline or text message the company a question.

More important from a business standpoint, the two companies will also work together to improve ChaCha's mobile-answers service and develop both text and voice ad-based services.

The partnership between AT&T and ChaCha is interesting, to … Read more

ChaCha

Category: Data

ChaCha is a human-assisted search tool. What that means is that users have a text-chat conversation with a person on the other end of the search engine, someone who's supposedly an expert, and they help you find the info you're looking for. In addition to this, there's a regular (read: people-free) search tool that lets you hunt for results unassisted.

We didn't have great luck with this our first time, but the idea is really neat. Short of hiring a research assistant or using search experts, there's not an easier way to have … Read more