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Facebook Launches Messenger For Blackberry

By TechTaffy Desk

Facebook Messenger will now be available for Blackberry, following a update from Facebook. The app is now available for BlackBerry in addition to iPhone (including iOS 5) and Android. Facebook has also added support for 22 new languages for Android, and 12 new languages for iPhone.

With the newer Facebook Messenger, now you can see who is online and who’s on mobile. You can also see when the other person is typing.

You can download the app from Faecbook Messenger for Mobile.

 

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