The iPhone Facebook App has just been updated to version 3.1 and is now available on the AppStore.

The new release provides native Push and a new Sync between iPhone Contacts and Facebook Friends.

The first time you start the new Facebook App you will be asked if you wish to Sync you Contacts with your Friends. If you follow the prompts you will see two options: the first option is Syncing which requires you to agree to a privacy waver; the second, less invasive option, allows the App to update the local contact photos of Friends to match their Facebook photos.

The new Push settings are managed via the standard iPhone Settings App. Scroll down until you find Facebook in the list. You can control what activities get pushed to the phone via these settings.

If you have an iPhone and a Facebook account then you should check this App out, especially if you haven't done so already. It's free and is very simple to use. And It makes accessing Facebook, while on the go, a real joy, especially now it has Push built in.

Safe Surfing!