Facebook Places Comes to BlackBerry

Facebook Places is now available to BlackBerry users, a week after the social network 's location service made its debut on Android. Facebook has just announced Places, the long-awaited feature that brings location- based functionality to the most popular social network in the world.

Facebook Places is almost here, and we're about to find out just what geolocation concoction Facebook has been cooking up for the last few months.We're here live at Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto, California, for a press event. The world 's largest social network is expected to unveil its new geolocation features, dubbed by most “ Facebook Places.”

Specifically, Places is available as part of Facebook for BlackBerry 1.9, which is now available in the BlackBerry App World and will be issued as an update to existing users over the next 24 hours. Here’s a rundown of the Facebook Places features that are now available to BlackBerry users. Check in to Facebook Places within a 1.25 mile radius of your location.

The latest version of Facebook for BlackBerry is not only faster than previous releases, it also has a bunch of new features that make the app more on par with what the iPhone and Android clients offer: a new navigation bar, enhanced listings for friends and Pages, Facebook Search and a dedicated inbox.

Now that Facebook Places support is also built-in, the app more closely rivals those available for other mobile platforms. BlackBerry users, are you excited about Facebook Places support? Let us know.