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Exclusive: BlackBerry 10 Facebook App First Look

Facebook App Officially Updates in AppWorld to v3.1

Last time we checked in on the Facebook for BlackBerry® smartphones app, it received a major update and became BBM™ Connected. In the meantime, the development team here at Research In Motion (RIM) has been hard at work bringing improvements to make this popular app for BlackBerry smartphones even better. Best of all, you get to reap the benefits because it brings some new features that #TeamBlackBerry has been asking for.

Let’s take a look:

First, we’ve added “Facebook Groups” to the app. Facebook Groups keeps you connected to the different groups and organizations that you belong to. You can keep tabs on the Groups you’re already a member of, right from your BlackBerry smartphone. You’ll be able to post your updates, comments and media. You can even check out the profile info of fellow group members and get notifications when other members make updates.

Sharing comments and discussing others’ posts is at the core of what makes Facebook fun. With this software update, you can now “Like” individual comments from within the Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones app. I’m personally looking forward to the simple satisfaction of giving a much-deserved thumbs up to the wittiest comments posted by friends and family. Of course, it’s always good to be on the receiving end of some kudos, too.

There you have it — two awesome new features have been added to Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones. Like what you see? Be sure to swing by the BlackBerry App World™ storefront for a free download of the Facebook for BlackBerry® smartphones app, and tell us what you think in the comments.

*App may take up to 24 hours to appear in BlackBerry App World

via: inside Blackberry

Facebook for BlackBerry updated to v3.0.0.6 in the BlackBerry Beta Zone

It’s been a while since the last update for Facebook for BlackBerry but RIM has now got around to loading up the latest release in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. Luckily, they managed to highlight what’s new with this release as well. Check it out below:

What’s New?

New features of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.0 include:

BBM Connected App Integration
New Facebook Publisher
Share with BBM Contact
UI Discoverability Improvements
Improved Facebook Notifications
User-Friendly Error Messages
You can login to the BlackBerry Beta Zone and grab the latest using the link below. Remember, it’s a beta so if you find anything wrong with it make sure you send feedback.

Download in the BlackBerry Beta Zone

Via: crackberry

Facebook App for Playbook Now Available in AppWorld

Leaked Images of FaceBook 2.0 on Blackberry

BlackBerry Facebook Chat 2.0 Leaked

I was a bit disappointed back in May of 2010 when we caught a rumored roadmap for Facebook 2.0 that did not include Facebook Chat. My sentiment has changed today with some nice leaked screenshots (via N4BB) of what is supposedly Facebook 2.0 for BlackBerry. This version brings some features to the Facebook app that makes it fall better in line with its iPhone and Android clients.

The new version 2.0 of Facebook for BlackBerry is rumored to have:

  • Facebook Chat
  • UI Refresh
  • View friends’ profile info, pages and friends lists
  • Improved core app integration

N4BB’s sources are telling them Facebook for BlackBerry 2.0 is targeted for a May 2011 release with a Beta project for March 2011. I know quite a few users who will be psyched to finally get Facebook chat. Hopefully it won’t log you out as often as RIM’s Google Talk client…

source: berryreview