WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

RIM will be making the new 1.6 version of their Facebook app available tonight, at

 6 p.m. (PDT)

It can be accessed from BlackBerry Browser or from the desktop at www.blackberry.com/facebook.

New features include.

• Status updates and highlights on the home page.
• Wall access from within Facebook for BlackBerry
  
• Photo viewing in a simple, easy-to-use slideshow format.
  
• Support for these new languages: Thai, Indonesian, European, and Portuguese.