Posted by Wayne Schulz in Diary Entries

Facebook for Blackberry received an upgrade to version 1.3 and it’s still every bit the embarrassment version 1.2 was. My Facebook status updates (still) don’t work properly - showing that I’m sitting in Bradley Airport (despite my having issued a good half dozen meaningless updates since yesterday). The interface of Blackberry’s Facebook application has a dated version 1.0 feel to it. I can’t view my Facebook profile without exiting to a mobile site which requires me to log in again, can’t post photos to friends’ profiles (though I can poke them (worthless) and write on their wall), and there’s no support for chat?! The iPhone has been out for a far shorter time yet the Facebook application for that platform lets me do all of the things I just mentioned the Blackberry version doesn’t. If you are on the fence about buying a Blackberry vs an iPhone - Facebook for Blackberry illustrates what is right about iPhone and wrong about Blackberry.