fMobi came out rather well in my most recent Facebook client roundup, but even looking at this software genre is a thankless task, since all the contenders keep evolving and leapfrogging each other. fMobi seems determined to stay at the top of the heap though, with a big new version 3 adding a homescreen widget, better performance, UI optimisations and Nokia Maps integration. There's a bigger changelog and some screens below.

fMobi 3 is now in the Nokia store. Some screens:

Main changelog for version 3, from the developer's blog:

• Widget for fMobi, a feature people have been asking for a long time. This is our first widget and we will make changes to it as we get user feedback.
• Caching of almost all images which you see. We automatically flush the cache when needed but you can also do it manually.
• Cover picture when you see someone’s profile.
• Optimization of whole interface for 20px font size. We want to gather user feedback if they like this font size and optimization or not and will change things accordingly in new version.
• Ability to post status update to a particular list only. More privacy features coming soon.
• New design for checkin and events page. We are also showing preview of your location in check in via Nokia maps now.
• Code optimizations. This is a continues process and with each new version of fMobi, we are trying to make it faster and less taxing on RAM.
• New design for chat which will also come for fChat in few days.
• New design for pictures and albums.

I guess this, plus the recent big Borg update, means that I now have to revisit my Facebook client roundup - for the sixth time. Sigh. 8-)

It's odd, you know, I really wouldn't have guessed that there was a huge overlap between the typical Facebook enthusiast and the typical Symbian smartphone geek... Or maybe it's now down to pride between the different developers to keep one-upping each other? Either way, it's good for the end user!