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The preeminent instant messaging application on BlackBerry, BlackBerry Messenger, has received what can safely be called its biggest upgrade to date. After a leak earlier this summer, it’s now ready for primetime in the App World, including features like:
- Avatars, populated from Contacts if desired
- Group functions, allowing multiple users to share pictures, tasks, and events in a persistent chat
- 2D barcodes allow you to invite new friends to BBM with a quick glance of the camera
- File transfer up to 6 MB
Hot diggitty. Get downloading!
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
