BBM is Coming to Android and IOS This Month

Give up the BlackBerry instant messaging service BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is available on Android and iOS devices in mid-2013. The question is when the exact date of the arrival of BBM at both the operating system?

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins promises that application will be released in July 2013. To clarify the information to prospective users who are curious, BlackBerry makes specific website pages that give information about the arrival of BBM app on Android and iOS.

You can visit his website by clicking on this link. By entering the e-mail address, you will receive information arrival BBM applications. "Be the first to know when there is BBM in the Android and iOS," wrote the BlackBerry in the web site.

Later, the application can run on iOS BBM version 6 or above and Android version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and later. Android and iOS users can use BBM to send text messages, photos, voice notes, chatted with a few people, and create a discussion group contains 30 contacts.

Sent messages are marked with a "D", while the read messages will be marked "R." Android and iOS users can add BBM contacts via PIN, e-mail, or by scanning the QR code.

In the future, plans to enrich the features of BlackBerry BBM on Android and iOS with the presenting feature BBM Voice, Video BBM, and BBM Channel.

BlackBerry said, BBM is now used by 60 million monthly active users. More than 51 million people use BBM on average 90 minutes per day. Overall, every day, there are 10 billion messages sent and received BBM customers. BlackBerry claims this number twice as many of the messages sent and received another instant messaging application.

Google Has an Android Based Console On Dev Center

Google secretly preparing another device running the Android operating system. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (27/06/2013), Google is developing a game console and Android-based smart watches.

According to several sources familiar with the matter, the two devices will go on sale in late 2013.

Previously, Google is rumored to be serious in the gaming business. Companies recruit veteran Noah Falstein games to occupy the position of chief designer game since April 2013. The position is a new position within the organizational structure of Google.

Falstein have big names in the computer games industry as he had entered the industry since 1980. She has worked for LucasArts, 3DO, and Dreamworks Interactive, and helped develop the classic adventure game Indiana Jons and the Fate of Atlantis.

Rumors Google is once again strengthened its position as a hardware manufacturer. In the Android ecosystem, the company also designs smart phones and tablets with the Nexus name. In addition, Google also has the Motorola Mobility business unit that specialized in producing mobile devices.

For other devices, Google is still focus on developing smart glasses Googl Glass. The company also has a music streaming device Nexus Q, which was introduced in June 2012. Unfortunately, Nexus Q product has yet to be released to the market.