Yesterday evening Om Malik posted about the new Facebook application for the Sony Ericsson Xperia phone. As the Xperia device runs on Windows Mobile, the release makes this the first Facebook app optimized for a Windows Mobile platform. Having already conquered the iPhone and Blackberry (including an upgraded version early next year), Facebook apps are on their way to becoming standard ware for mobile users.
The allure of having the most used Facebook functions, such as updating one’s status, viewing photos and receiving notifications, while on the go has only been enhanced by a smart phone’s unique ability to tie in some of these features with the device itself. Free to download, Facebook for the new Xperia phone appears to have all the basic functions down, but Malik seems to think that even Xperia’s impressive Windows-powered operating system isn’t enough to put Xperia’s Facebook app in the same category as the iPhone Facebook app.Â
Whether this is due to an overlapping demographic of iPhone and Facebook users along with a year+ for developing a highly optimized Facebook application for the iPhone, or other reasons, I imagine that the ongoing interest in sleek smart phone designs will only further development of well-integrated apps from Facebook and others.
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thanks for te info, the app is running on my x1
the status changed trough the panel app is signed on fb with "via SonyEricsson Panel" and links to http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=3...
Comment by Maurizio Mazzanti — November 21, 2008 @ 7:31 am
Where do i get this app from?
Comment by NeilR — November 21, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
where i can download it?
Comment by Impe — November 24, 2008 @ 1:15 am
Where's the OFFICIAL facebook app for us regular (non-X1, ie panel-less) windows mobile users?
Comment by Ed — November 28, 2008 @ 8:53 pm
JuiceCaster's application is the same thing, plus it offers free unlimited messaging.
Definitely worth checking out too!
Comment by Brian R. — December 11, 2008 @ 4:07 am
Do you foresee Facebook ads moving into Facebook mobile app?
Mobile ad space is at a premium, however I wonder if the ads will begin popping up on the mobile devices as they have online.
Thoughts?
Comment by Cockamamie Schemes — December 11, 2008 @ 12:55 pm