FINALLY. It sucks as of right now.

PC+Mac Coexist

@daftrok: Or SkyFire (which is sweet, btw).

It's not the same as a slick well designed all in one app.

tex1ntux

Who gets 145 messages on facebook?

I guess people who have friends, huh...

loadedthorn

so, by "more like the real facebook" you mean no security and plenty of spam comments right?

Dear facebook,
seriously guys, hire some security people and get that crap out of there. you are shooting yourselves in the foot.

kellygeorge

@tex1ntux:
You can just visit Facebook on Mobile Explorer or Opera.

daftrok

@Pepper: The current version already supports chat

tcarewe

I'm cold... so cold.

tex1ntux

that is pretty neat. wondering if they will offer the facebook chat on the app

Pepper

What about Facebook for Windows Mobile?
Hello?
Guys?
Anyone?

I'm so alone.

tex1ntux

@The_Gas_Man: Get more people to use windows mobile, and they will make it. But theres not much point on them making one for such a small group of people, when the iPhone has a much much much larger one.

They're a business. They aren't there to make you (everyone) happy.

Blinklink11

YES!!! So much better than mySpace for iPhone! So excited!!!

vgart

@kellygeorge: Either you, or your friends are very dumb. They have very good security imo. Its the people that click those links that say "OMG HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PIC YET? SHES SO HOT" that get screwed. And there isn't much they can do to stop that other then ban peoples accounts that send those messages.

Blinklink11

@daftrok:
But you can do that on the iPhone too... We Windows Mobile users want a native app like you iPhone users get. The full website sucks on a mobile device.

The_Gas_Man

I just want the "how sexy is your name calculator" app to work for iphone facebook, I got 444points, more than 2x any of my friends.:-P

gamecrazychris

omg, I want that. Can they give us a beta version please? like now? I'd rather use a beta then what we have right now.

Blinklink11

My two GREATEST hates right now, lol.

cowpop

AWESOME! im so excited for this! it looks amazing

mattw6789

@vikingstorm: IDC predicts that Windows Mobile will continue to outsell the iPhone 2:1 in the consumer space by 2012, and in the business space by 9:1.

tex1ntux

I would imagine most Windows Mobile phones sold are for business users using exchange.

vikingstorm

@Blinklink11: The most recent numbers I could find (Q1 2008) list 4.5 million Windows Mobile phones sold and 1.7 million iPhones sold.

iPhones are the minority.

tex1ntux

Finally! A Facebook iPhone app done right! I think they realised, after seeing the MySpace iPhone app, the flaw in trying to design an app that look and behaved too native. The MySpace app looks and feel a lot like the old non-native Facebook web app, which was awesome.

jinushaun

Honestly, I think Facebook is really driving home what a native or web app can do with a some polish. I really wish developers would hire a graphic artist because that really makes a difference sometimes.

dagamer34

Empty your mail dammit

Hiphopopotamus

@tex1ntux

Well man windows mobile couldn't handle this beast of an app so that's probably why they haven't made one.

Not to mention stylus sucks. I have a windows mobile phone and I dread it every day with it's sluggish menus and slow response times with just about everything.

addiktion

@Blinklink11: If you believe your assumption, it's in the same category of beliefs such as "santa claus does exist".

I guess ignorance is bliss.

MeeM

@hiimcliff: what are you on about? I own a Windows Mobile device, and while I think it could do with more RAM, it is certainly not as slow as you've made it out to be. Give credit where it's due, otherwise give constructive criticism.

A Facebook app on WM is necessary, even if it may not work as fast as the iPhone version. WM has a much larger market share, and will continue to do so for a few years.

They could restrict certain data-intensive features such as videos on the Super Wall. That way, people can still make use of the core functionality of Facebook without difficulty.

MeeM

@tex1ntux: And just because I own a windows mobile phone means I use the internet with it? Or go on facebook with it?

[valleywag.com]

I'm just going to assume there is no way Windows Mobile can top iPhone users 71% of the market.

Blinklink11

Heaven forbid the iPhone just support "the real web". I go to Facebook, YouTube, etc... all the time on my Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. We should be demanding more from Apple not redesigning web pages to fit the device of the day.

theflew

Where's a WinMo version? Seriously, every WinMo user knows PIE only does the basics, so that really sucks. Opera Mobile isn't free either.

WinMo users probably have a larger need for a better site specific mobile layout, than the iPhone.

So much for the iPhone being a solution for desktop-like browsing on a device.

quikboy

a native facebook app on wm would suck because the o/s is very very very very very slow. as long as they come out with an android native app ill be happy.

hiimcliff

Iphone still is and will be the biggest joke to ever hit the cell phone industry more power to all you kids that grabbed a hold of that big ol' bandwagon without any research whatsoever people may like gsm for the fact that it is a worldwide network but sorry to say that most of you giz readers all still live at home and barely make it out of the 5 mile radius of your home let alone the country. GSM is glorified analog and will never have the potential of cdma so enjoy your 400 dollar paper weight while i actually make and receive calls with my verizon phone oh ya and don't forget the fact that i still get to receive those ever lovely impromptu PICTURE MESSAGES from my oh so sexy fiance have fun with your wanna be status symbol.

hnry45

a@MeeM:

WM may have a larger market share, but I'd argue more iPhone users would actually use the app vs WM users.

Look at Engadget's recent iPhone specific webpage. It was created because 95% of their mobile readers were using the iPhone.

OGHowie

I hate Facebook.

"To continue, you must install this application..."

"Okay, whatever."

"In order to install this application, you have to give up your private information."

"What?! F that!"

FritzLaurel

Well. I just learned that people still use Facebook.

You'd think I'd learn by now that when I reject something over something like data-mining concerns, I shouldn't assume everyone else does. Nope.

mhlaxp

@MeeM: [arstechnica.com]

[wmexperts.com] (A windows mobile site BTW)

[www.techcrunch.com]

Want me to link more sites that have research on their side? Looks like you're the one being ignorant. Don't post your "facts" if you didn't do the research before hand (I did) next time.

Blinklink11

@hnry45:

Thanks for the laugh.

OGHowie

@tex1ntux: Perhaps then the problem is that the iPhone is just more popular (see: 'cooler' to have) so of course they'd make an app for the iPhone. It seems like ever since 2.0/App store came out making apps for it has been the thing to do.

ttech10

@hnry45:
Someone's jealous

birelkart14

I think that's a fairly obvious statement, given that Apple only develops closed hardware platforms.

tex1ntux

@Blinklink11: I think that's a bit obvious given that they only develop closed hardware platforms.

tex1ntux

@tex1ntux: Luckily there aren't. Apple would never do such a thing.

Blinklink11

A few people have said WinMo is "too slow and buggy" to handle an app like this. I wanted to point out that in this case slow/buggyness is caused by poor hardware design, not by software. My Treo 800w is very snappy and rarely buggy. I assure you that if there were iPhone OS based phones with half the RAM and a slower CPU than the iPhone they would be slower and buggy, too.

tex1ntux

****. I refreshed like 3 times and waited for my first comment to appear. x.X

tex1ntux

Wheres my damn Adium X for iPhone..... More and more social crap, yet no Adium X... DAMMIT ADIUM X DEVS!!! GET CRANKING!

alin0steglinski

@Ken_Darrow: You do know they released Facebook for Palm like 2 months ago, right?

Oh, I'm sorry, did I just shatter your false sense of superiority?

tex1ntux

@MichaelScrip: Those numbers were from the quarter (not cumulative). They are fairly in line with IDC's predictions of 2:1 in the consumer space and 9:1 in the business space through 2012.

tex1ntux

@FritzLaurel:

Don't install apps. Problem solved. No one really uses Facebook apps anyway. People just install them, bug you to install it too, then the novelty wears off. I block apps. There's no need for them.

Facebook as a communication platform is all I need. Sending messages, writing quick messages on someone's wall, and sharing photos is what Facebook is all about. These core functions are still there.

MichaelScrip

Again great job Facebook. Recognizing which platform is worth making your app run sweet. So many really cool stuff coming down the line this year and its only going to get better in 09.

Ken_Darrow

@tex1ntux: > "The most recent numbers I could find (Q1 2008) list 4.5 million Windows Mobile phones sold and 1.7 million iPhones sold. iPhones are the minority."

But, the iPhone has been around for only a year. How long have Windows Mobile phone been out? Apple is catching up fast.

How many people buy iPhones? Sheep or not, people are literally lining up for the iPhone. They aren't going nuts for a new WinMo phone.

MichaelScrip

@hnry45: Everybody duck! Someone's gonna be swingin' The Banhammer! But thanks for the chuckle, friend.

The Magnificen7

@hnry45:
@tex1ntux:

You're both tools.

Seems like both of y'all had a little bit too much Hatorade this morning.

Ginsu

@tex1ntux: Why are you so persistant in this "I am better than the iPhone" stuff? Get over it. iPhone (weather you like it or not) is more popular that any other handheld device right now. More and more people (and a much broader demographic) are using it.

Its a fact. Stop pretending. I'm not saying its better (well, I do think it is.. but factually speaking), I'm just saying that currently its a more popular platform, hence why they are focusing on it.

Blinklink11

@tex1ntux: You know they released Facebook for iPhone about a year ago right? And Blackberry before that? Gimme a break pal, you're talking out your ass, which is usually where the iPhone haters are talking from, it seems.

The Magnificen7

@Ginsu: No Hatorade here, just good old fashioned sleep deprivation combined with mingling with your average Mac user*. I'm usually not an ass.

@The Magnificen7: I never said the iPhone's numbers weren't impressive. I was originally refuting someone's statement: "Get more people to use windows mobile, and they will make it. But theres not much point on them making one for such a small group of people, when the iPhone has a much much much larger one.".

*- average computer user with a false sense of technological superiority

tex1ntux

@hnry45: I am better than you because I have an iPhone. I am cooler than you because I have an iPhone and I have more friends because I have an iPhone (and Facebook on it). There I said it! :)

iRondo

@tex1ntux: Also, those numbers are damn impressive for the iPhone. How many WinMo phones are there? For one phone, let alone a smartphone, to sell as many as Apple did, is goddamn impressive. You can't hide that behind stupid numbers.

The Magnificen7

@tex1ntux: No, you are just an ass. You're never 'usually not an ass,' you're a goddamn ass, or you're not. I'm tired of you anti-Apple types, you're worse than the goddamn fanboys.

The Magnificen7

@tex1ntux: "*- average computer user with a false sense of technological superiority"

How can you possibly still generalize like that?

I've been using strictly Macs for eight years now.
I'm a software developer of 10 years; I graduated with an MA in computer science from a top-tier ivy league university. I'm not saying this to get praise: I'm saying it because to highlight that I'm NOT your average computer user and I still believe it's a superior platform.

Different flavours for different people. Get over it.

djtooshay

@The Magnificen7: I was merely demonstrating the difference between being a complete ass and coming across as an ass while trying to explain myself in a discussion.

tex1ntux

@tex1ntux: Oh boy! We have a winner! Now you're exactly what we expected from you! Congrats.

The Magnificen7

@djtooshay: If you re-read what I said, you'll notice I was saying the average Mac user is an average computer user.

I know plenty of pro users who have Macs, and I know plenty who could have better spent their money on an old P4+512mb+80gb tower from their local PC shop because all they use it for is web and email.

tex1ntux

Fuck you.

Now I'm an ass.

tex1ntux

For the record, I am neither pro-mac nor pro-pc. People should use whatever is best for them, but not think that makes it the best thing for everyone.

I don't think Macs suck, but I like Vista better.
I don't think the iPhone sucks, but I prefer my 800w.
I don't think everyone should have Vista and/or an 800w, and I don't think they are an idiot if they choose differently than me. What gets me is when people insult me/my choices because I chose differently than them. Can't we all just get along?

tex1ntux

I can't imagine anyone would have 145 messages in their inbox on Facebook. If I ever get that many I'll give up and delete my account. And why do people feel the need to send me a message on Facebook anyway? What is wrong with email? Also get off my lawn.

transzoo

@transzoo: Damn kids and their skateboards.

@tex1ntux: Fail. You got under everyone's skin.

The Magnificen7

@tex1ntux: No because the facebook for that platform looks and works like garbage.

Ken_Darrow

@transzoo:

It is more likely he just doesn't read many of his messages since you can see it in the preview, so if the message is short you can see the whole thing. My friend does the same thing and it pisses me off to no end.

Him: Whaddya mean you sent me the address in a message, I saw your message it didn't have any address.

Me: It was a few sentences in you arse.

The5thElephant

Comments? Anyone? Please?

j.edmund

@tex1ntux:
And how many WiMo users would care about a Facebook app? WiMo is the minority!

dagamer34

This is a huge improvement. On the old one you cant see your requests or get notifications. On a side note, how cool would graffiti for facebook for iphone be.

YuriDaedalion

The real question is: Will it allow landscape text/browsing? I much prefer the browser version on the iPhone because the app doesn't do landscape.

PerryCylla