Tuesday, May 14, 2013

BlackBerry Messenger available for iOS and Android in the next ... - TeK.sapo

The BlackBerry will offer the BlackBerry Messenger chat service via the Internet, for iOS and Android mobile operating system competitors, but they can bring a wider audience to the service of Canadian technology.

pioneer in messaging over the Internet, BBM has always been an image and an exclusive service of BlackBerry mobile phones. The phase less successful company through the appearance of new offerings – such as WhatsApp, Skype, among others who recently compiled TeK – led the company to abandon the exclusivity to Apple and Google.

A coming to iOS 6 and Android 4.0 or higher, it happens in a few weeks, the “height of summer” as revealed by CEO of BlackBerry, Thorsten Heins, the event BBLive. Initially BBM to other operating systems, which will be free, just go to the options available to chat individually and group conversations.

The features of video chat and screen sharing will continue for now exclusive to users BlackBerry smartphones.

New QWERTY phone and update the operating system

At the same event Thorsten Heins also introduced the BlackBerry Q5, a new smartphone with BlackBerry 10 and fits in the QWERTY segment that is characteristic of Canadian technology.

BBQ5
were not revealed many technical specifications of the device beyond the screen of 3.1 inches with a resolution of 720×720 pixels, but which were unveiled plans for this phone – capture the market low cost BlackBerry help to settle in countries with emerging economies.

Most likely less than the Q10 in technical specifications, the price will be accordingly lower. The BBQ5 will be available in various colors which makes this smartphone also appealing to the youth segment. “I know it will be a big hit,” predicted the CEO of BlackBerry.

Thorsten Heins also took the main stage BBLive to announce the arrival of a new version of the mobile operating system – the BlackBerry 10.1 – and to say that some anticipated applications like Skype will come to the apps store in the coming weeks.

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