Posts Tagged ‘BBM’
Author: nadine Published: January 31st, 2013
Blackberry 10 allows Blackberry Messenger to get video calling. This means that BBM users can now enjoy more video chats.
Yesterday, Blackberry (the Canadian firm formerly known as Research In Motion) launched their next generation software Blackberry 10 (BB10) alongside the unveiling of the Z10. At the event, Blackberry also announced that video calling will be added to BBM.
Video calling using BBM has a cool feature that allows you to switch from front-facing camera to rear-facing camera. This will allow you to let the person you are chatting with see what you see.
Blackberry 10 also allows you to show whoever you are chatting with any app on your screen. This is ideal for colleagues discussing work or friends showing each other something they might be interested in.
The good news is, Blackberry Messenger will remain free. This is why Blackberry users prefer BBM to text messaging. This is exactly what Blackberry needs, since Android and Apple have launched their own mobile instant messaging services that offer video calling. Sadly, this has eaten away on the popularity of BBM.
BBM-like apps such as WhatsApp and Skype will also be arriving in Blackberry World. These apps threaten to pull down the Blackberry Messenger’s popularity once they run on Blackberry devices, which is why we find it strange why Blackberry included the apps in its online store.
Can’t wait to use the Blackberry Messenger with video calling? Let us know through a comment on our Facebook page.
Tags: BB10, BBM, Blackberry, Blackberry 10, Blackberry Messenger, IM, instant messenger, voice calling
Category App News |
Author: geoff Published: January 12th, 2013
If you own a Blackberry handset such as the 9900 Bold Touch or Curve 9360, you must have experienced outages. Vodafone owned up to the issue, blaming it on a router error.
Vodafone says that the cause of the problem was a router error. The issue lasted for around five hours and affected Blackberry users in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. The number of Blackberry users affected is yet to be determined.
Vodafone customers have reported that the issue has affected web surfing, email, and the Blackberry Messenger. Fortunately, Blackberry users on other phone networks were unaffected.
Although this isn’t RIM’s fault, the Canadian phone maker doesn’t need another issue concerning its products. Back in September, Blackberry services were down at the same time the iPhone 5 was launched. A year before this, Blackberry users suffered four days of outages. It took a while before RIM could restore their services.
On the 30th of January, RIM is scheduled to finally launch its next generation software, Blackberry 10. Alongside the launching of the new operating system is two new handsets powered by OS. One handset will be a touchscreen device, while the other will sport the familiar physical QWERTY keyboard. We’re hoping no other issues surrounding RIM’s devices will happen in the future. Otherwise, it won’t look good for the Canadian firm.
Do you own a Blackberry device with Vodafone? Has the issue convinced you to jump ship? Let us know through a comment on our Facebook page.
Tags: BBM, Blackberry, Blackberry Messenger, emial, issue, outage, Research In Motion, RIM, vodafone, web browsing
Category Network News |
Author: geoff Published: February 22nd, 2012
Who doesn’t love using mobile instant messaging apps available on our smartphones? Instead of spending on text messages, more users send and receive free messages via mobile IMs. You may be enjoying free messaging apps such as the Blackberry Messenger (BBM), Apple’s iMessage, Facebook Chat, and Samsung’s ChatOn on smartphones such as the Bold Touch 9900, iPhone 4S, and Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but it is apparently making network operators around the world lose money, suggests a new report.
According to Ovum’s research, messaging apps or mobile instant messaging services are responsible for network operators losing profits amounting to $13.9 billion (approximately £8.8 billion), since a lot of mobile users make use of their data plans to send and receive messages rather than making use of the conventional text messaging.
Ovum suggests that network operators should tie up with phone manufacturers and app developers in the search for alternative methods of gaining back the revenues lost from messaging apps. However, despite Ovum’s findings, BBC says that the research firm failed to take account the amount of profits networks gain when charging customers data fees.
Do you still send and receive text messages, or are you one of the growing number of phone users who would rather make use of free messaging apps? Do think network operators are losing profits due to these IMs, or do you think they make up for these losses through data charges? Give us your thoughts.
Tags: apple, Balckberry, BBM, ChatOn, Facebook, Facebook Chat, iMessage, messaging apps, Network Operator, RIM, samsung
Category Network News |
