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Facebook Version 1.5 Coming to BlackBerry in January 2009

By: , IntoMobile
Monday, November 17th, 2008 at 7:14 PM

It’s been quite some time since Facebook launched their Facebook for BlackBerry application. Just over a year to be exact. The application has a lot of cool features including the ability to invite and accept friend requests, upload pictures on-the-go, and live status updates for all of the friends on your list.

If you love Facebook, and use the Facebook for BlackBerry app on a daily basis, then you should mark your calendar for January 2009… Why? Facebook for BlackBerry version 1.5 is due out in the first month of 2009, and with it comes a whole whack of new features including deeper integration with Facebook and more. New features in Facebook 1.5 for BlackBerry include:

  • Access & Manage Facebook Phone Book - view friends phone numbers, request friends phone numbers, publish your phone number and even add numbers to your BlackBerry address book.
  • New Account Creation - create a new Facebook account directly from your BlackBerry.
  • Facebook Birthday & BlackBerry Calendar Link - automatically import & link friends birthdays to your BlackBerry Calendar.
  • Facebook Event Calendar & Blackberry Calendar Link - save Facebook events into your BlackBerry Calendar. Facebook events will be a different color and an event reminder notification can even be set up.

If this wasn’t enough good news, Facebook 2.0 for BlackBerry is in the works for later in 2009. Look for this along with new versions of Flickr and MySpace for the BlackBerry. Lots to look forward to in 2009!

[Via: CrackBerry]

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James Falconer

James was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada. Almost 15 years ago he started out in the 'real world' as a web and graphic designer. Through the years he has finely tuned his skills in SEO, internet marketing, conversion strategy, and project management. To date, he runs his own successful consulting business where he advises companies all over the globe. A co-founder of www.crackberry.com, and sole proprietor of www.mactropolis.com, James in recent years has become very active in the tech blogosphere. Online community building and strategy is fast becoming one of his passions. Watch for James' no frills attitude, unique perspective and to-the-point comments here on IntoMobile!

  • BW

    I wanna know why the hell the don’t integrate the facebook IM feature!! That would really send it over the top IMO!!!

  • Swoyekr

    Thank god. The one on there now is pathetic.

  • Marilyn Mann

    Is it possible to post links to FB with a BB? Thx.

  • Travis Wright

    Didn't happen. :-/

    @teedubya

  • Darko Martic

    Nothin' yet :(

  • Mikey

    Beuller? Beuller?

  • Mikey

    It's almost April LOL

  • Austin Arita

    it is April LOL

  • febrian

    facebook 1.5 rocks, im kinda using that application rite now, its fun u can leave a comment to anyone status straigtly from your facebook 1.5 without using browser anymore..same with comment to photos..

  • prisca

    whr can i download those software from? tks

  • sabrina abbasi

    Is anyone else finding that it really drains battery power