Nokia and Facebook looking to be closer friends

Nokia and Facebook are in talks about a closer partnership that would involve making the social network part of some Nokia handsets, claims the Wall Street Journal.

Its report says talks have been going on for months, although it's by no means certain that an agreement will be reached. However, there's details on what it might involve:

One sticking point might be who controls the user data relating to such features, while the WSJ suggests Nokia is still tempted by the idea of launching its own social network.

If a deal does get done, we're wondering if there are some exciting implications for N-Gage. Integrating Nokia's gaming service with, say, Facebook Connect so gamers could sign in with their Facebook IDs could be a huge benefit.

Nokia's N-Gage team is already using Facebook to market individual games, such as ONE and Reset Generation.