There is a new version of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones available through BlackBerry Beta Zone. New features include choice of Facebook message views, synced inbox, Facebook search and universal search.
There are two Facebook Messages views. The Facebook Messages view lets you see only your Facebook messages in one inbox. If you prefer to have all of your messages in one place, you can set up your Facebook messages to appear within your BlackBerry Messages inbox.
With Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v1.9, you can use the new Facebook Search function to search Facebook for individual people and pages. From your query results, depending on the privacy settings, you can view mutual friends, enlarge profile photos (so you're sure that a person really is your old high-school friend!), and send a request to add them as a friend.
Another feature in v1.9 for BlackBerry 6 users is that Facebook Search is tied into the system's integrated Universal Search, so if you search your BlackBerry smartphone for a query, Universal Search will also pull in results from Facebook!
They claim that Facebook for BlackBerry smartphone app looks easy to use - and functions as smoothly as possible. They optimized the Friends List to add profile photos of your friends and have made it possible to view pages in list form. The updated navigation bar allows you to view your profile and add new icons for Facebook search and Message view.
This is a beta version with a limited number of spots available for the beta program.
The final verison of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphone v1.9 will also include Facebook Places and additional UI updates.