In September, Tweetdeck updated their desktop application to allow users to view their entire Facebook feed next to their Twitter feed. Given that it’s probably the most popular Twitter desktop application, Facebook support became extremely useful. As of today Tweetdeck’s iPhone application now provides support for Facebook as well, letting you view and update your Facebook stream while on the go.
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Earlier today we learned that Facebook launched a new touchscreen version of the site via touch.facebook.com. While we’ve known that the iPhone version of the site has had a redesigned version for a couple weeks now, this is the first we’ve heard of the new subdomain. It’s not a dramatic change but making the site more effectively optimized for all touchscreen devices and not just the iPhone is extremely important, especially as there are a number of Android devices rolling out for the upcoming holiday season.
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Over the weekend RIM released the latest version of Facebook for Blackberry. So what’s new for this version of Facebook for Blackberry? Not much. Users can now opt to set the News Feed as their default landing page if they wish and there are also a few feed filters included by default. The primary upgrade is that device memory is more efficiently managed. I’m in the process of testing it now however neither the iPhone or Blackberry application have worked for me for the past few months.
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Last week I wrote that we are expecting the Facebook for Android application to go live this evening and according to the AndroidGuys, the application has officially launched. I personally don’t have an android device (unless Google wants to give us one to demo apps on of course ) but there are already a number of screenshots circulating around the web (including here).
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Yesterday Facebook made a number of mobile announcements in addition to a number of partners that made announcements about support for their Facebook mobile offerings. Rather than posting a bunch of articles about each of the news announcements, we’ve compiled all the announcements into a single list. It’s clear that an increasing percentage of Facebook users are using Facebook’s mobile services as their default method of accessing the site.
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Next week Facebook will be hosting a “Mobile Mixer” press event and while few details have been provided, we’re expecting the company to announce support for the Android mobile platform. The company has been rumored to be developing an Android application and we’ve also received tips from some high placed executives that something is in the works. Next week’s event though should attract a fair amount of buzz given that the company has held off for so long to release support.
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While much of the U.S. uses credit cards to make online purchases, many other countries still don’t have easy services for making online transactions. Mobile transactions are clearly a step in that direction. The first company to test mobile payments with Facebook is Zong, as spotted by Erin McCune earlier yesterday. Facebook has also confirmed that they are currently working with developers to test a variety of payment integrations.
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This evening I’ve been playing around with Facebook’s new iPhone application and it’s definitely a significant upgrade from before. As mentioned on a number of instances, the new application includes events, Facebook page management, full access to the news feed, the ability to create and edit notes, video upload, and more. This iteration is a significant upgrade and given that the application has over 4 million daily active users and 12 million monthly users, this will be a much welcomed upgrade.
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Around a week ago rumors surfaced that Facebook was in the process of developing a new application for the Android platform in conjunction with the developers at Google. Approximately three weeks ago I also confirmed from an extremely close source that an Android application was indeed under development. Today leaked images surfaced of the upcoming version of Facebook for the Android. With numerous Android handsets under development it was only a matter of time before an Android application was released.
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Facebook previously enabled iPhone users among other users to email in their photos to have them uploaded but then the service was eventually disabled. As of today, anybody can email their photos to be uploaded to their Facebook profile via their personalized photo upload email. Everyone has their own email address which they can find via the Facebook mobile page. You can email as many photos as you’d like and all you need to do is enter a subject which will be used as the caption for the photos.
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