Blackberry Messenger (BBM) Coming to Android and iOS This Summer

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced during the company's annual
BlackBerry Live conference today that their popular social messaging
system BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), will be made available across
multiple mobile platforms later thisyear.
"It's time to bring BBM to agreater audience. No matter what mobile
devicethey carry," Heins said during the conference. He added that BBM
will be made available for Android and iOS as a free app this summer,
which should be available for African users in a couple ofweeks.
For the app to work on iOS,users will have to make sure that they
update to atleast iOS 6 or above, while Android users will have to
update their devices to version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or above.
Heins added that BlackBerry has more than 60 million monthly active
customers, with more than51 million people using BBM an average of 90
minutes per day, and added that BBM video chat, voice and screen
sharing features will also be available across multiple platforms.
"For BlackBerry, messagingand collaboration are inseparable from the
mobile experience, and thetime is definitely right for BBM to become a
multi-platform mobile service. BBM has always been one of the most
engaging services for BlackBerry customers, enabling them to easily
connect while maintaining a valued level of personal privacy. We're
excited to offer iOS and Android users the possibility to join the BBM
community," said Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President, Software
Product Management and Ecosystem, at BlackBerry.
BlackBerry also announcedthat BBM will be getting Channel
functionalities, where users will be able tochat to more than one
person as a time. Any userswill be able to create a channel, and then
other users can subscribe to the channel to receive updatesas they are
posted.
Also during the BlackBerry Live conference, the company unveiled their
Q5QWERTY keyboard phone, which is aimed at emerging and developing
markets.
"BlackBerry is excited to bring a new BlackBerry QWERTY smartphone,
the BlackBerry Q5, to our customers in selected markets around world,"
said Heins. "The BlackBerryQ5 gives you the best of everything with
its cutting-edge BlackBerry 10functionality and a physical QWERTY
keyboard. It is for youthfulfans that are passionate, confident and
bold, and it makes it easy for them to have fun, create, share andstay
connected."
"The phone has a 3.1-inch touchscreen atop a keyboard, just like the
presumably higher-end Q10 that launched earlier this spring. Unlike
the more sober Z10 or Q10 phones, though, the Q5 will come in red,
white, black, and pink. It's set to launch in parts of Europe, the
Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America starting in July," The
Verge wrote.

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