Facebook Promises Awesome Product News Next Week

From PC World: Facebook is getting set to "launch something awesome" next week, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday from Facebook's Seattle office.

It's unclear what the company has planned or if the feature will somehow respond to Google+, the new social network the search giant recently launched in limited field test. Facebook's Seattle office developed the new feature, and the office plays a key role in the company's mobile products, according to Reuters.

While it's not entirely certain what Facebook will launch, most critics expect it to be related to mobile devices given the Seattle office's focus. There have also been numerous rumors in recent weeks about Facebook's plans for new mobile products, particularly the iPad.

Facebook is reportedly working on an HTML 5-based Web app for the iPad, according to TechCrunch. The rumored Web app is designed to be a Web-based mobile platform that could "break the stranglehold [Apple has] on mobile app distribution," TechCrunch says. Anonymous sources speaking with The New York Times later contradicted the TechCrunch report. The sources say Facebook's new web app was only meant as a supplement to a forthcoming downloadable app for the iPad.

Also heard are suggestions about a new photo-sharing service for iPhone that would mimic the sharing features of apps such as Color and Instagram. It's not clear if the rumored new photo-sharing feature would be built into Facebook's current iPhone app or function as a stand-alone app.

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