Facebook Updates Its BlackBerry App

Facebook has released version 1.5 of its application for the BlackBerry, allowing for improved connectivity.

As a sure sign that the BlackBerry has moved far beyond the business community, its app for MySpace recently broke all records at BlackBerry AppWorld, according to Information Week. And now Facebook has released a new version, 1.5, of its app for the smartphone.

Users can now send and receive Facebook messages or wall posts, poke users, and even add new friends using the handset. Facebook conversations now appear as an instant message thread. When users receive a call from a person in their Facebook friends list, the phone uses their profile picture as the caller ID.

The app is available from the phone’s mobile browser. Those with the Storm, Curve 8900, or Bold can obtain it from AppWorld.