RIM just updated their Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones app to v3.2.0.5 in the Beta Zone this week. The main feature improvements are focused on the ability to view the birthdays of your Facebook friends from within the applications and including those in your calendar. RIM provided this feature breakdown:
- Ability to link all Facebook friends’ birthdays to your BlackBerry Calendar
- Previously integrated birthdays in the calendar are removed when birthday integration settings are changed
- Ability to select which friends’ birthdays appear in the device calendar
- Ability to see friends birthdays in chronological order from the current date
Check out the updated Facebook in the Beta Zone here. RIM also listed some features coming soon in a beta refresh including:
- Access to Facebook Events
- An update to the icons on the Navigation Grid
