Official Facebook app for Windows Phone bumped to v2.7

Another new version of the Facebook app for Windows Phone has been released, just one week after the previous update, With this update the WP7 Facebook app has been bumped to version 2.7. Since this is a minor update there are no significant changes. 

Facebook for Windows Phone bumped to version 2.5

We have reported in April, that the Facebook team was working on Facebook app for Windows Phone version 2.5 and now after one month after, here comes the much needed update  that implements several new features and improvements. 

Facebook soon will update its Windows Phone app to version 2.5 with many major improvements

Facebook has announced the pending release of a major update of their Windows Phone app.The Facebook team say they have been hard at work to get the new features implemented, and it looks like all the missing features we have longed for are finally coming with the next update.


Facebook say version 2.5 will have the following improvements:

• Threaded messaging
• Full Facebook threaded messaging including group messaging, all in a beautiful Metro style design.
• Tagging
• Now you can tag friends and locations in your posts in the ‘with’ and ‘at’ format.
• Delete posts and comments
• Use the tap and hold context menu to delete posts and comments from your wall.
• Active links in posts
• Tap on links in posts to go directly to the content.
• Updates to the photo comments and likes page
• The photo comments and likes page has been updated to match the posts comments and likes page. You can see a hint of the image at the top of the page, pull down and you can see the whole thing.
• And finally, by popular demand…
• …you can now ‘like’ comments!

Source: Facebook

The official Facebook for Windows Phone is upgraded to version 2.4 with events section added

Recently the official Facebook application for Windows Phone has received an update which improved graphics and new features.

In version 2.3 of the application, developers have mistakenly deleted the Events section that users have reported promptly after installation. Developers via their Facebook page they apologized and promised a new update that will add the missing  events section.

We have just checked and the promised update was available for download from the WP Marketplace and voila the Events section was there.

The application can be downloaded for free from the WP Marketplace

Via Plaffo

Developers of the Official Facebook application apologize and promise to implement "Events" in a new update

Last week the long awaited update official Facebook application for Windows Phone was released, implementing several new features and new graphics.

The developers, through their official Facebook page , report that the removal of this feature was just a mistake, why announce that it will soon be released again a new update that will implement the "Events" section.

Source Facebook

Nokia Facebook: Win a White Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia on is Facebook page has just started a little contest within a game on its page.The game is simple, you just try and touch a white tile floating around and you’re given a time score with an opportunity to enter the contest. The prize? An elusive white Nokia Lumia 800. There is a hyper-speed mode if you find the default too easy.The Contest is open to folks world-wide. 

More info and chance to win White Nokia Lumia 800 at Nokia Facebook page

The official Facebook for Windows Phone now has updated to version 2.3

Microsoft is preparing properly for the launch of its new operating system Windows 8 , arrived today at the Consumer Preview all'MWC Barcelona and expected to show progress also in relation to the version of the tablet dedicated to the sector. Today we reveal a little detail regarding the logo of possible adoption waiting for this release, with undulating colored windows that give way to other, Monochrome and more squared off in full Metro-style .

The new logo will also be present within the operating system featuring the immortal Start button that we find in the new system tray along with buttons for the settings for connecting other devices, for searching and sharing. Even more interesting details that highlight the changes that are underway on Windows 8 with new features optimized for the tablet clearly addressed.

Source cnbeta; Via TheVerge

Windows Phone Facebook app adds another 100,000 users, around 9 million WP7 users in the wild

As much as we’d all love to hear concrete figures that provide some insight to the amount of Windows Phones sold thus far, we sometimes have to rely on other indirect sources to gain that knowledge.

Although it’s not the actual tally of Windows Phones sold since its inception, we can kind of infer the amount by simply taking a peek at the amount of active Windows Phone Facebook users that are out there. From the looks of it all, there’s some progress made in the effort for Microsoft’s pride and joy platform.

Around half  a million Windows Phone users were added in the last 3 weeks, bringing the estimated total to around 8.5 to 9.5 million users.


Naturally, the trend seems to be on a positive note for Windows Phone as a whole, since it has continued to increase as far back as November of 2010 when the numbers were first recorded.


Via WMPU

Windows Phone Tango (7.6): Integration of Skype and Google +?

Integration of Skype and Google is the one that comes with the next update of Windows Phone, at least according to the head PocketPC.ch , who claims to have received information from a very reliable source on the beta preview of Windows Phone Tango.

The build is tested 7.20.1050.5 , the authors state that the version of the operating system will switch to 7.6 , with the integration of Skype and perhaps a little 'surprise, Google +.

 "In this beta, the application of Skype and Google + is still quite experimental.Making calls with Skype does not work yet, but you can already use the Google chat and Skype +. It 'can still make video calls using the anterior chamber of the new Windows Phone smartphones. Then you can receive video calls and do them, though in this version we found some problems and crashes. There is still a chance to make video calls through Google + "

We can not confirm the veracity of the news, the only evidence that the site provided it is published in the screenshot above.  If so, the minor update called Tango will be very interesting, integrating two features that are sure to be very popular with users. 

Update x1:  PocketPC.ch site is a fake, in fact, comparing the characters of the written Google and Skype with the rest of the written notice a slight difference, which is impossible if it had been used the same formatting. It is not clear whether the published image from the site is just an image created by them to show the functionality, in this case these differences are obvious. If the site will respond to these concerns made by several of the field site, we'll update the article with new info.

More info at PocketPC.ch