During the BlackBerry Live 2013 keynote, QNX rolled out the QNX Bentley. Showing the amazing QNX CAR platform, Mark Rigley, demoed an in-car BBM Video chat. This was a first for any company. A video call within a car to a mobile phone. BlackBerry certainly demonstrated the power behind BlackBerry 10 as a mobile computing end point. QNX also demoed how seamlessly they could update the Bentley’... »
BlackBerry 10 introduces BlackBerry Messenger’s first-ever video chat capabilities. You can view our hands-on with BBM Video here. As you begin using the service, you’ll want to these key points in mind. Donny from the Inside BlackBerry Blog lists the top 5 things to know: Seamless transition between text and video. It’s extremely easy to initiate a video chat with a BBM contact. When ... »
*UPDATE* – We spoke to an AT&T rep who informs us that BBM Video Chat will only be available with the mobile share plans. This is the same requirements they have for FaceTime on iOS. While chatting with Niko, he discovered something interesting. He went to initialize a BBM Video Chat, but over the carrier network. Turns out, that’s a ‘no no’ if you’re on AT&T.... »
Rogers Wireless is trying to differentiate its BlackBerry Z10 offerings. One way they’re doing this is through BBM Video Chat. Like iOS’ FaceTime it allows for video calls over the network, which can east up data quite quickly. Rogers is covering all BlackBerry Messenger data for six months with a $70/month individual plan or 12 months with the $80/month and $100/month individual plans... »
BBM Video Chat is an amazing addition to BlackBerry Messenger in BlackBerry 10. We had the chance to chat it up with Research In Motion’s Director of Handheld Software Management, Annu Dawar. You can see just how well BBM Video Chat performs over AT&T’s network. Furthermore, BBM Video Chat lets you share your screen! Check out all of the awesomeness in the video below: On a BlackBe... »
When the promo video for the L and N-Series devices leaked during Jam Americas, many people missed one huge thing shown. In the video it showed a few clips of users on BBM Video Chat sending each other files. We later learned this will be a new feature, but might not make its way when BB1o is initially launched. The sharing feature during a Video Chat will be very useful for sharing items between ... »
It has been pretty clear that BlackBerry 10′s BBM will have video chat capabilities. RIM’s CEO Thorsten Heins has confirmed it, we’ve seen it present in a BlackBerry 10 OS, and have seen awesome collaboration features. Now, we’re getting an advanced look at how video chatting will appear in BlackBerry 10, at least on a BlackBerry Z10. Personally, it looks a little plain, bu... »
By now most people know that BlackBerry 10 will feature a revamped BlackBerry Messenger. There won’t solely be a new UI to BBM. No, there will be many new features, one of which includes BBM Video chatting. Way back during BlackBerry Jam Americas, a promo video leaked. The video gave us the first look at the elusive full QWERTY keyboard N-Series and further insight into BlackBerry 10. One th... »
The BlackBerry 10 floodgates have now been opened, after the first live image of L-Series. The latest images show the settings menu, which we can clearly see an option for the rumored BBM Video chat feature. The rest of the menu items are in Thai, which we sadly cannot translate. The remaining images below show off the keyboard, which you can see shows the Thai language quite well. It is also diff... »
We’ve seen a few of BlackBerry 10′s features slip out here and there. The most recent shows that BlackBerry 10 will have its own native Instagram-like picture editor app. From what we’ve seen so far, what is your most wanted BB10 feature? Vote and sound off in the comments! Is your answer not listed? Tell us what you’d pick. »
A new rumor has surfaced that suggests the upcoming QNX BlackBerry ‘Superphone’ will have video chat capabilities. We’ve heard rumors ourselves and even gave you a few specs, which basically suggests the first BlackBerry ‘Superphone’ will be a “Mini-PlayBook”. In the sense that it will nearly be identical to the PlayBook and include a front-facing camera, ... »
