The first generation of Voice over IP (VoIP) is represented by ‘Legacy Telephone Networks’, the second by ‘Skype’, and third by ‘Google Talk’. The future of business VoIP solutions is changing rapidly, with the introduction and inclusion of new and fascinating VoIP business models. When we talk about evolution, it not only means the field of network and software applications, but also innovation of smart and portable hardware solutions.

Most of the ‘Netizens’ know Facebook as an emerging social media network, where someone finds friends, chat, exchanges posts, pics, and comments. The buzz is around that the ‘Facebook phones’ are all set to mark their presence in the market. Apparently businesses as well as consumers are in the long wait to hear what better VoIP features is Facebook phone bringing in for them. Let us put this buzz in a pause for some now and look into the new ‘Facebook Home’, the latest software release that claims to redefine the users’ experience to the ultimate level.

Facebook home brings together the family of apps that places all your friends and contacts at the center of your phone. Certainly something new; that no other phone, mobile OS, or app has yet come up with. You just need to turn ‘Facebook Home’ on; the entire world of friends, their posts and comments, notifications come alive. You can keep on chatting on Facebook Home, even using another app.

Let’s see what all the new Home has for its users.

The Technology

Facebook Home is a compact offering of four components; the various Apps, an integration platform (Facebook), the OS (Android), and your Smart phone. The concept seems working in a way that you get a bunch of services under one banner – Facebook; as if, it is a single window entry to a multiple access points.

Cover Feed

You do not need to log in to Facebook, turn the phone on or press the home button and any new post, status update, photo, or link shared gets automatically flashed in the screen.

Notification Alert

You get notifications about calls, updates, events, and apps on the home screen with respective profile pictures and app icons. They remain on the home until you do not allow them to go.

Smart App Launcher

With this new home you get automatically rights to a lot of apps, like ‘Instagram’. Now there is no need to download and install your essential apps separately. You can also decide what goes where; a kind of intelligent folder management.

Free Download for Android Users

You can download Facebook Home for free on certain devices, including HTC One X+, HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, and Samsung Galaxy Note II with Android OS. Downloading and using the Home is as simple as 1, 2, 3…

The Home brings in some of the recent innovative and promising features to a single platform. The important aspect of its success or failure depends upon its usability and user-friendliness, along with its interdependence. Let’s see, whether Facebook Home is turning out to be a ‘Sweet Home’ for its users.

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