RIM to add more focus on BlackBerry Messenger, expanding its functions to video chat

[GPRS Internet]

I Know other Phones Have been doing this long time,..
I know other Phones run circles around BB's,..
I Know BBM is the Main thing going on for RIM,..
I know, I know, I know ... So no need to State the Obvious...

Just posting this for informational purposes..

During RIM's annual shareholder conference today, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins spent quite a bit of time highlighting items on RIM to-do list before BlackBerry 10 launches. One of the items he made mention of was the focus and expansion of BlackBerry Messenger on BlackBerry on BlackBerry smartphones.

For years now, BlackBerry Messenger has never really advanced much despite over 60% of the BlackBerry userbase making use of it but recently their has been new features brought to the platform. A noted by Heins, that will continue in BlackBerry 10 with the addition of video calling/chat and even further advancements of BBM Connected applications.

Although there was talk of possibly licensing Blackberry Messenger out to other vendors, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has made it clear on more than one occasion now that BBM is something RIM wants to keep for itself. How leveraging BlackBerry Messenger will help RIM in the longrun remains to be seen but video chat integration is something that a lot of folks have been asking for for quite some time and now, RIM looks to be getting things prepared to finally deliver it.

http://crackberry.com/rim-add-more-f...ons-blackberry

[sk@tta]

With this Jamaica people will take on to video calling.

[zerodeth]

With this Jamaica people will take on to video calling.

in 2014.........they hope

[Flexx17]

LOL $3xchat tun up pan BBM some more yah now...weh Jomo deh

[jomo]

Was in the ER, drop in a friggin drain an piece a steel puncture mi leg

Anyway, good move bb so this will be BEFORE bb10 that means the NEXT bb might come out with frongt facing camera

About damn time!

[PrenticeX]

Its a step in the right direction. Its only a shame it took so long.

[owen]

As long as it doesn't affect my monthly rate. Don't want to get trapped in the data plans that going around. Jomo you need to be more careful on the job!

[jomo]

yeah i know, worse thing is mi nuh even needed ina di drain, mi a supervisor mi can just point and shout

cross mi did a cross it fi go siddung under cool shade, LOL

wait thread get clean up

[pezz]

Sounds like a good plan. Focus on the only thing that is going good for you.
Should have done it a long time ago.

[XD-9]

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