Facebook has released a new news creation and curation tool, called Paper. The new app lets you explore and share stories from friends and the world in immersive designs and fullscreen, distraction-free layouts. Paper includes your Facebook News Feed and sections about your favorite topics. » Paper: Facebook Launched New Stories App

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has introduced a new home screen experience for Android devices and HTC CEO Peter Chou announced a new HTC First phone. Home is new software available for Android devices and makes everything on your phone friendlier. “From the moment you turn it on, you see a steady stream of friends’ posts and photos. Upfront notifications and quick access to your essentials mean you’ll never miss a moment. And you can keep chatting with friends, even when you’re using other apps.” The “HTC First” will be the first phone to come with “Home” pre-installed and has a 1280×720 4.3-inch displaym a 5MP rear camera, 1080p video capture, up to16GB internal memory, 1GB of RAM, a 2000mAh battery and LTE support. » New Facebook “Home” and HTC First Announced

Facebook has invited members of the press to an Android-related event on April 4, and TechCrunch reports that the event will likely see the debut of the long-rumored Facebook phone. Techcrunch also reports that the phone would be an HTC handset running a Facebook-modified version of Android. » Facebook Invited Press To April 4 Event To Announce Rumored Facebook Phone?

Facebook has just released an update (v5.5) for its official iOS app. This update includes improved like, comment and share buttons and support for Facebook’s free in-app calling feature, wich is available in Canada and some parts of the US. » Facebook App Updated With Improved Buttons & Free In-App Calling

The rumors that Facebook is working on its own phone are going around for a couple of years now and Mark Zuckerberg himself has denied its existence. But now a new report from TechCrunch claims that the social network Facebook indeed has a handset in the works and will be announced next week. » Facebook To Announce Smartphone Next Week?

The Next Web reports that Facebook Messenger for iOS and Android has been updated, adding two new voice-related abilities. Facebook users are now able to record a voice message and send it to friends instead of a text or photo message. The second feature allows users to make a VoIP phone call to your Facebook friends, however this option is still in beta and only available for Canadian users. » Facebook Updates Messenger App With Voice Messages, Tests VoIP Calling In Canada

Facebook announced that today with Facebook Gifts, you can instantly gift your friends iTunes digital gifts and recommend albums, movies, games, apps, and more available on the iTunes Store. You can search for a specific song or album to recommend, or let your friend decide. iTunes digital gifts are available for $10, $15, $25, or $50. » iTunes Digital Gift Cards Now Available On Facebook