RIM to Launch Update 1.6 for BlackBerry Facebook App

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RIM will be making the new 1.6 version of their Facebook app available tonight, at

 6 p.m. (PDT)

It can be accessed from BlackBerry Browser or from the desktop at www.blackberry.com/facebook.

New features include.

  • Status updates and highlights on the home page.
  • Wall access from within Facebook for BlackBerry
  • Photo viewing in a simple, easy-to-use slideshow format.
  • Support for these new languages: Thai,
    Indonesian, European, and Portuguese.