BBM brings Wi-Fi calling to BlackBerry phones

December 10, 2012

BlackBerry phone owners don't have much to brag about these days, but at least now they can talk to each other with free BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) voice calls over Wi-Fi. The new BBM Voice feature for Research in Motion's chat service goes live in BlackBerry App World today, although it may take 24 hours to appear in the storefront. It's available for all phones running BlackBerry 6 OS or higher, with support for BlackBerry 5 OS coming early next year. To make a voice call, both BBM users must be connected to a Wi-Fi network. A green telephone icon appears in the top-right corner of the screen. Tapping it initiates the phone call. Users can still go into other applications while a voice call is in progress. They can also go back into BBM to send written messages or share photos. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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