Facebook v3.3.0.11 Now in App World for BlackBerry Smartphones

BBM Integration:

• Ability to opt in/out of the PIN sharing in the setup wizard and screen options
• Ability to know when my Facebook friends are sharing their PINs so I can invite them to BBM
• Ability to invite my Facebook BBM connected friends, who are sharing their PIN, to my BBM contact list (if not already friends)
• Icon showing which Facebook friends I can invite to chat on BBM
• Ability to initiate a BBM conversation with my BBM connected Facebook friend, who is sharing his/her PIN and we are BBM contacts
• Option to be synced with the web so changes on the device/web are reflected on the device/web
• Facebook friends PIN to be updated regularly to ensure that the invitation to chat on BBM is sent to the right PIN
• Ability to invite my friends to BBM or chat from the profile screen

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Facebook version 3.1.0.17 now available in App World

What’s new:
 • Facebook Groups support
 • Users can now “like” comments and view “likes”
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Facebook for BlackBerry updated to version 3.1.0.9 in BlackBerry Beta Zone

The following issues have been fixed and implemented in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones version 3.1.0.9:

• Status Cleared notification doesn't make sense
• Update help URLs for Facebook 3.1
• Got a state that could not exit Facebook setup wizard if Facebook opened from other access points
• No photo on post
• Facebook does not update while on Wi-Fi. Mobile Wi-Fi does work however.
• App takes very long time to refresh comments.
• Clicking “resend" on a status update doesn't seem to work
• Focus is lost after scrolling thru a very long post.
• Likes count incorrect in Likes list if launched from stagnant comment screen
• Doesn't work on Wi-Fi only connection
• Send icon is missing in command screen
• User is not able to scroll to Facebook title bar to open navigation screen on the new chat conversation screen if cursor is not at the beginning of text box
• Comments for Notes are limited to 1000 characters while on the web the limit is 8000
• Event Created By lists incorrect name
• BBM Text for check in is not localization friendly and might cause issues in other languages
• Focus order on comment page
• Focus jumps to the top of the notifications list after marking an unopened notification as opened

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Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones 3.1 update in Beta Zone

The new version brings some cool features:

 Liking comments:


Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.1 as you can now like/unlike comments from within the comment screen. The new version of Facebook for BlackBerry also gives you the ability to see the Facebook users who have liked a post.
Feature Breakdown:

• Ability to like/unlike each comment from within the comment screen
  
•  If a user likes /unlikes a comment, an outgoing notification is populated in their notification list
  

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Facebook for BlackBerry updated to 3.0.0.17

Facebook® for BlackBerry® smartphones makes it even easier to connect with friends and share your news while you’re on the go. Discover all the great ways Facebook works with your BlackBerry smartphone to help you stay connected and on top of your social life.
What’s new: • Fixed an error preventing some users without WiFi from logging into the app
•Fixed a freezing issue that some users encountered when becoming BBM connected

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Facebook for BlackBerry Updates In App World to V3.0.0.15

What’s New?
New features of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.0 include:

• BBM Connected App Integration
• New Facebook Publisher
• Share with BBM Contact
• UI Discoverability Improvements
• Improved Facebook Notifications
• User-Friendly Error Messages
• : Download the update from BlackBerry App World

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Facebook for iPad updated to 4.1.1 with Retina Display support

What's New in Version 4.1.1

In this release, we added some features and fixed some bugs so now:
- You can go offline in chat
- The right profile picture appears for everyone
- Your list of friends always includes all your friends
- In sets of photos, your name is displayed correctly
- Photos of people who like Facebook Pages load correctly
- Your friend-request notification only lights up if you have a request
- You can change your language to Czech, Danish, Greek, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian (Bokmal), Portuguese (Portugal) or Thai
- If you've got a new Retina iPad, you'll see a crisp, high resolution interface

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Facebook warns employers not to demand passwords

by The Associated Press

Facebook is warning employers not to demand the passwords of job applicants, saying that it's an invasion of privacy that opens companies to legal liabilities.
The social networking company is also threatening legal action.

An Associated Press story this week documented cases of job applicants who are being asked, at the interview table, to reveal their Facebook passwords so their prospective employers can check their backgrounds.

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