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The latest version of the Facebook application for BlackBerry has bubbled up to the blogosphere, revealing tighter integration with BlackBerry’s native functions: messages, calendar, and contacts. Facebook had recently begun a Phonebook app which gathered up all of your friends’ available phone numbers into one place, and once it’s out, the app will make sure your address book stays up to date. Of course, having caller IDs with their latest profile picture is pretty cool too. Besides that, Facebook notifications will now pop up in your messages folder, so no more having to deal with the Facebook app proper. This is backpedalling a bit, as the current app is built entirely on filtering e-mail notifications and separating them from the native Messages folder, but it will likely be more convenient. Calendar events will reflect invitations recieved on Facebook, as well as keep you posted on friends’ birthdays. Version 1.5 looks to be a solid update overal, and will likely be available soon.
[via BGR]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
