An updated version of the Facebook for BlackBerry application was launched today with new features such as combining contact information with Facebook photos and integrating online chats and status updates with the smartphone.
BlackBerry maker RIM said its latest Facebook for BlackBerry edition, version 1.5, can automatically update existing photos in the handset's own address book with a Facebook friend's profile photo.
The friend's photo will show up in the address book along with their Facebook name.
Users will still be able to click a buddy's number to call, use a shortcut to poke a friend or open Facebook to draft a personal message or wall post.
Events on Facebook, such as birthdays, can also be synced to the phone.
The app also combines chat conversations and status updates into the smartphone -- showing up as an IM thread in the application, and as a message in the BlackBerry's message list.
The latest update adds language support for French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Czech, Traditional/Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
BlackBerry maker RIM said its latest Facebook for BlackBerry edition, version 1.5, can automatically update existing photos in the handset's own address book with a Facebook friend's profile photo.
The friend's photo will show up in the address book along with their Facebook name.
Users will still be able to click a buddy's number to call, use a shortcut to poke a friend or open Facebook to draft a personal message or wall post.
Events on Facebook, such as birthdays, can also be synced to the phone.
The app also combines chat conversations and status updates into the smartphone -- showing up as an IM thread in the application, and as a message in the BlackBerry's message list.
