Friday, March 29, 2013

BlackBerry updates Facebook, Twitter apps for BB10





BlackBerry's Z10.




(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET)

Buyers of the new BlackBerry Z10 phone will find updated versions of both its Facebook and Twitter apps.




As detailed in a BlackBerry blog yesterday, Facebook 10.0.1 offers the following features:







  • Friends Nearby: You can now find out if your Facebook friends are in the area by seeing if they've checked into a nearby location.



  • Photo Updates: You can now tag any photo that you've uploaded into Facebook and save photos from Facebook onto your BlackBerry phone.



  • Events: You can now view and respond to events and invite your friends to those events. You can also post directly on the event wall.



  • Sharing: BlackBerry's Facebook app now lets you share links from Facebook posts via BBM, e-mail, SMS, Twitter, and other services.






What's new in Twitter for BB10? Version 10.0.2 adds the following features:







  • Your Connect Tab: You can now see all your Twitter action in one place, including new followees, mentions, and favorites.



  • More Content: You can view photos, article summaries, and other updates in your tweets.



  • Added Perspective: You can now see the number of times that a tweet has been added as a favorite.






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