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Facebook for webOS is super basic

Categories: Applications, webOS
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 3:15 AM

Facebook for webOS

Following the new webOS version release, Facebook has released its official mobile app for the platform. Unfortunately, this seems like some kind of a beta version as aside from updating your status and uploading a photo, you can’t do much more. Search is non-existent, filtering is out (yeah you won’t be able to avoid Farmville updates), and by clicking on someone’s name or photo you get their contact info. Why?

I do understand the platform is still young and honestly there are not that many people out there with Pres. In that sense, I can understand Facebook for thinking “something’s better than nothing” but I do hope they’ll fix this sooner rather than later…

One last thing – that new version of webOS (1.3.1) is required for Facebook to run.

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

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Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • djmuzi

    I think Palm will never success… Good product, good ideas but no apps and no buyers … and there is the iPhone… I would buy a Palm Pre but when there are lots of apps out.

  • Matt

    I think it’s kind of sad that it has become a game of which company can provide the bigger multitude of apps. It’s true, Palm still needs a killer app, as the Facebook app certainly is not it(doesn’t even give me a red box letting me know if i have any action!) But webOS is beautiful, fun to use, probably the best UI out there, but because they think that the iPhone and it’s thousands of apps is already better, no one gives Palm a chance. It also has to do with their terrible marketing…the pixi commercial was better.

  • FK

    Correction to the post. This app is developed by Palm not Facebook!