WATERLOO – Saying it’s “for the times when you want to hear a friend's laughter instead of reading LOL,” BlackBerry launched BBM Voice today with BBM version 7, a free update for the popular mobile messaging service.
BBM Voice will allow customers to make free voice calls to other BBM customers around the world 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,” reads the press release.
"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,” said T.A. McCann, vice-president of BBM and Social Communities at RIM, in the press release.
BBM version 7 with the new BBM Voice feature is currently available in Beta for BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry 6 OS or higher with support planned for smartphones running the BlackBerry 5 OS at a future date. The Beta can be downloaded for free from BlackBerry Beta Zone.
