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CTIA2009: Microsoft to Release Facebook for Windows Mobile Next Month

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:58:02 +0000

Already leaked and extracted from a beta Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM in early March, Windows phone users can expect to see an official release of the Facebook Mobile for Windows mobile in April next month. According to Microsoft, the application is free for all Windows phones users, allows users to upload videos or photos to their Facebook account directly. It is also possible that the official version will contain bug fixes to the current v0.14 facebook mobile, especially some caching issues. We will keep you updated when the Facebook Mobile is available. Check out few official screenshots here.

Standalone Facebook Application Extracted from Windows Mobile 6.5

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:38:34 +0000

If you are a Facebook user and using a Windows Mobile smartphone like me, a standalone facebook application has been extracted from the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5. You can download the application here, it has been tested on Windows Mobile smartphone with VGA, QVGA, WQVGA or WVGA resolutions.

According to jug6ernaut, it can’t be installed in to the storage card and have to be put in to the main memory, but I have accidentally installed it into my Touch HD’s storage card and it seems to be working fine.

Current known issues:

Can not be installed to Storage Card
If not WWE Rom, install may be not be perfect
Login Info will NOT be saved even if “save info” is checked (if you close with the X button(or other apps) instead of the “log out” your login info will be saved
Will not show friends ID if they are not one of your friends
First launch takes a while to cache all info
Other small random odd & ins

Emoze Announces Push Facebook to Your Mobile for Free

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:52:18 +0000

emoze has announced that the company now allows Symbian users to add their Facebook messaging in combination with any number of email messaging systems, to their favourite mobile device. Java and Windows Mobile users will have the privilege within the next few days. Instant access to read, reply and send messages, avoids the need to open the Facebook website. Through a ‘push’ mechanism, messages are sent and received only when the mobile device is open and ready to receive the transmission.

“We are proud to give our users an unrivalled mobile experience that lets them play a more dynamic role as a part of Facebook’s 130 million strong community,” said Eitan Linker, emoze CEO. “Facebook is a prime example of how social networking is changing the world and our users will not miss a trick!”

Emoze can be downloaded from www.emoze.com or directly on the Symbian, Window’s Mobile or Java mobile device by navigating to http://emoze.com.

MySpace and Facebook Fast Becoming the Leading Mobile Social Networks

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:03:12 +0000

According to a recent online survey conducted by ABI Research, nearly half (46%) of 500 users who use social networks have also visited a social network through a mobile phone. Of these, nearly 70% have visited MySpace and another 67% had visited Facebook. No other social networking site reached 15% adoption mobile adoption.

“As in the online social networking space, there is clearly a large gap between the big two (MySpace and Facebook) social networks and the others,” says research director Michael Wolf. “ABI Research believes this is because consumers do not want to recreate entirely new and separate social networks for mobile, but rather want to tap into their existing social network and have it go with them via the mobile phone. For most, this means MySpace, Facebook, or even both.”

So what are these consumers doing when they access their mobile social network? The biggest features consumers use when accessing a social network on their phone is checking for comments and messages from their friends, with both of these features registering above 50% for mobile social network users. Posting status updates also has proven popular, with over 45% of mobile social users letting others what they are up to via their phone.

“The social network is increasingly becoming a central hub for communication across online and mobile domains for many consumers,” said Wolf. “To a degree, it allows them to centralize messaging, communication and even digital media consumption through a centralized property on various screens. We believe this centralization of a consumer’s digital lifestyle through social networks will only increase adoption of mobile social networking in coming years.”

Telefonica signs global agreement with Facebook to incorporate direct access from its mobile portals

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:31:58 +0000

Telefónica and Facebook have reached a global agreement to integrate Facebook’s mobile service and applications in Telefónica’s mobile portals. This agreement will expand the current relationship between the companies in the UK into a worldwide agreement.

Incorporation into the agreement will take place in two stages, both for Europe and for Latin America. The first stage includes Ireland, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Colombia. The second encompasses Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Central American countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Every participating country may include a link in the browsing menu of its mobile handsets to Facebook’s mobile service, allowing customers to send digital content (photos and videos) through integrated MMS services (currently, more than 24 million pictures are uploaded to Facebook each day).