In case you haven’t noticed it yet, Facebook has just started rolling out its new layout. I think they’ve done a good job organising functionality by placing most used items in the top left hand corner such as new requests, messages, notifications, news feed etc. Multiple chats can now be handled easier with names of chat partners listed vertically on the side. Other changes include moving Accounts setting to more logical place of its own (top right hand side) and the search field being moved over to the top left hand side.

This organised structured layout appeals a lot more to me than MySpace’s customisable mostly messy look and feel – I’ll leave MySpace to the kids.

Click here to view more about the latest Facebook changes.

What are your thoughts? Do you like it?

It seems that Microsoft is recognising value in giving Xboxers Twitter and Facebook functionality via Xbox Live as of next month (UK only so far). I think more gaming console manufacturers will follow suit as they realise it makes sense to keep gamers plugged in rather than have to leave the gaming interface so they can play with social network apps like these.

The result? Get ready to see terms like : noob, pwned, gank and GG start filling your Twitterstream…

Via Joystiq

In addition to teasing us with their high end Black Label Series 4 new Chocolate phone, LG today has pre-announced another, low end, messaging handset – LG GW300.

Fortunately, this time LG does not bother with teasers, and gives us most of the relevant details of the new handset straight.

Here are the LG GW300 Features:

• low end messaging feature phone with built in Facebook and email clients
• it is a mid-range messaging device plus a full QWERTY keypad
• equipped 2.4 inch 240×320 QVGA display, large enough for legible viewing
• stereo capable
• Bluetooth
• USB 2.0
• weights 95 grams which make it quite pocketable
• supports only on 2.5G GSM, GPRS/EDGE networks
• does have a camera, the resolution of which is however unknown. It could be either a 2-megapixel or even a 3.2 megapixel unit from what we can decipher from the images.

Availability of the device is unknown. So are the pricing details, but it’s obvious that LG GW300 will be on the really cheap side of things.

And that’s about all there’s to say about the LG GW300 at the moment. As soon as we hear something new, we’ll certainly write about it. Stay tuned.

One of the selling points of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is its interchangeable home screens to replace the original Windows Mobile one. It’s supposedly one of its edges against other WinMo smartphones. Social networking junkies would definitely find this home screen created specifically for Facebook appealing.

continue reading "Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Gets a Facebook Home Panel"

Here’s another one for social networking junkies: version 1.5 of the FaceBook app for BlackBerry smartphones is slated for release on January 2009. The new version will apparently be a more robust FaceBook application for the smartphone compared to the previous iteration.

continue reading "FaceBook App for BlackBerry to Release Version 1.5"

Accessing Facebook through a Windows Mobile device always meant using a browser and loading it like any other web site. Just last week though, Today Macrospecs, Inc. launched a Facebook app for Windows Mobile phones, similar to those apps for BlackBerry and Palm.

continue reading "Facebook App for Windows Mobile Phones"

Good news for Palm users who’re addicted to Facebook—Palm just launched a Facebook app for Palm Centro, Treo 680, and Treo 755P handsets. The app is available for free and could be downloaded over the air by surfing to http://mobile.palm.com/facebook.

continue reading "Palm Intros Client for Facebook"