BlackBerry App Update: BlackBerry Facebook 1.9 Has Places

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The final
release of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v1.9 will be available
for download in BlackBerry App World within 24 hours.  The Facebook update includes Facebook Places with improvements to search, messages lists and friend page viewing.

With Facebook Places, you can use your BlackBerry smartphone to share where you are, what you're doing, and who you're
with. While you are checking in, you can tag a friend and include a
comment to let your friends know what you're up to.  You can also see
where your friends are and what they're doing.

Facebook Changelog for BlackBerry smartphones v1.9:

  • Facebook Places - you can now share your location with your friends using Facebook Places.
  • Messages list - you can now view your Facebook messages list.
  • Searching - you can now search Facebook for people and pages.
  • Friends and Pages screen- the friends list has been redesigned and you can now view your Pages list from the Friends screen.

Facebook Places Features:

  • Check in, add a Place and tag friends.
  • Check in to Facebook Places within a 1.25 mile radius of your location.
  • Select a Place from the available Nearby Places or add a Place if location does not already exist in the Places database.
  • Tag a friend upon check in, and include a comment.
  • View Places where friends have checked in.
  • View Places - "Here Now," "Nearby" and "Elsewhere" - that friends have checked in to.
  • "Like" or add a comment to friends' check ins.
  • Check ins will appear in the News Feed.
  • GPS and BB Maps Integration.
  • View a map of the location you're checking in to and get directions to and from friends' locations.