Check out the new features included in BBM 7.0
BBM Voice - For the times when you want to hear a friend’s
laughter instead of reading their LOL’s, BBM now comes with BBM Voice.
Now
you have the freedom to switch almost any BBM conversation from text to a call
and speak to your BBM contacts, from almost anywhere they are in the world for
free over WiFi. You’ll instantly know whenever BBM friends are available to
call. Alternatively, if the moment isn’t right to speak with a friend who’s
calling, simply choose to respond discretely by text.
- Visual Indicator - Know instantly when BBM friends are
available to voice call - no guesswork needed. Leaving you to decide how and
when to connect with all your BBM friends.
- Multitasking with BBM Voice - Do more while you chat – with
BBM Voice you are free to respond to BBM text chats, check emails or navigate to
other apps while still on a BBM Voice call.
- Accessory compatible - Choose how you chat with BBM Voice –
BBM Voice is compatible with your accessories. Use the handset, the
speakerphone, Bluetooth accessory or a wired headset – and easily switch between
them via the onscreen menu item in the active chat screen.
BBID Synchronization - Users can now switch even more easily
between BlackBerry smartphones since BBM 7 allows your BBM profile, Groups and
Contacts to be linked to your BBID. Integration with BBID will also allow users
to seamlessly transfer all of their BBM information to a BlackBerry 10
device.
Press Release
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BBM Now
Lets You Have Voice Chats for Free Over Wi-Fi
WATERLOO, ON – For the times
when you want to hear a friend’s laughter instead of reading LOL, BlackBerry®
Messenger (BBM™) is taking the social networking experience to a whole new level
with an exciting new feature called
BBM
Voice. Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced BBM
version 7, a free update for the globally popular mobile social network, which
will allow customers to make free voice calls to other BBM customers in the
world over a Wi-Fi® connection*.
BBM is a fast, convenient and inexpensive service for
BlackBerry® customers that gives them the ability to instantly chat with a
friend, family member or colleague, and know when their message has been
delivered, and read. With the new version of BBM, customers have a new option –
they can talk with their BBM contact across the globe for free over a Wi-Fi
connection. In an instant, customers can switch between texting and talking, or
talk and text at the same time. For consumers, especially in developing markets,
the BBM Voice feature offers an attractive way to talk with friends and family
near and far, and staying in contact will be easier than ever as the holiday
season approaches. For business customers, BBM Voice allows for enriched
collaboration.
“BBM is the quick, easy way to stay connected to the people
that matter to you, and with today’s announcement we’re expanding the
capabilities of the service for deeper social engagement and even greater
collaboration, beginning with voice functionality,” said T.A. McCann, Vice
President of BBM and Social Communities at RIM. “The new BBM Voice feature is
for when you’re travelling and you want to call home without worrying about
phone charges. It’s for when you have news you can’t wait to share, for quickly
explaining complicated details, and collaborating with colleagues. Whenever your
ideas are too big for text, there’s BBM Voice.”
BBM Voice includes a number of convenient features.
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