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Facebook testing touchscreen-optimised mobile homepage

Stuart Dredge
Facebook testing touchscreen-optimised mobile homepage

Even better for poking.

Facebook is testing a new version of its mobile site, optimised for touchscreens.

It's an upgrade to the social network's regular homepage, which was designed with keypad-toting users in mind.

VentureBeat spotted the new version, which can be accessed at the URL http://touch.facebook.com.

Who'll use it? Well, nobody who has one of the Facebook applications for smartphone platforms already - it's available on iPhone, Android, Ovi Store and BlackBerry.

But there are plenty of other touchscreen devices out there that don't have a Facebook app available yet, so a touch-enabled version of the mobile site is the next best thing.

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Now, how about a version which you navigate by accelerometer alone? Okay, maybe not...

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