Facebook for Blackberry launches soon
Our mate Tony from Gomo News is reporting live(ish) from the conference floor at CTIA. He’s been in the Facebook presentation and reports the following…
Link: GoMo News
RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis is brought on stage to announce a deal between the two companies which will allows Blackberry users an improved experience. Facebook for Blackberry is the imaginative name, this means:
– Facebook application on all Blackberries with integrated news feed and push updates from the website
– Immediate options to photo upload pictures to Facebook with people tags and captions
– Integrated with Blackberry address book friend invites (sounds like more opportunities to skive off work than ever)
– Integrated Facebook email updatesT Mobile is apparently the first US carrier who will be offering these facilities embedded in handsets to Blackberry users – you can also download the app from the website.
A big coup for Blackberry who’re working hard to penetrate the consumer space owned by the likes of Nokia, Sony Ericsson and so on. If the Blackberry Facebook app is anywhere near as good as the Google Talk integration is, it could be a winner.
