Thursday, September 13, 2012

BlackBerry Updates Facebook App to Support Birthday, Event Alerts










RIM has rolled out a new Facebook update for BlackBerry smartphones (version 3.2), featuring a more personalized look and support for birthday alerts and events.

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The update -- which will be available for download in its BlackBerry App World later on Thursday -- makes the app more personal for each user. For example, it replaces the standard profile icon with your most current Facebook profile picture.


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In addition, it can provide birthday reminders of Facebook friends on the home screen of the mobile device, even without opening the Facebook app.


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There is also more enhanced support for events, so you can view information about upcoming happenings, post a message to the event’s wall, view profiles of invited guests and receive event notifications from your BlackBerry smartphone.


This story originally published on Mashable here.



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