Research In Motion (RIM) has just launched an enhanced version of BlackBerry Messenger and it features a new user interface together with a variety of expanded capabilities.
Enhanced features of BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 include:
· New Group Functionality - You can easily create or join a group of people in order to stay connected and share experiences in real-time. You can chat and share location updates, address books, calendars, photos, lists and more. A single group can contain up to 30 members.
· Bar-code Identity – Automatically invite a new contact to join your BlackBerry Messenger contact list by scanning a special bar code on the BlackBerry Messenger screen of their BlackBerry smartphone (ie you scan their bar code identity using the camera on your BlackBerry smartphone).
· Avatar – Users can set up a display picture as their personal avatar, which will automatically be seen by their contacts. BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 also populates avatars for contacts from BlackBerry Contacts
· Large Media File Transfer – With BlackBerry Messenger 5.0, users can share large media files of up to 6MB in size, including higher resolution pictures and longer voice notes.
The new BlackBerry Messenger app can now be downloaded from www.blackberry.com/blackberrymessenger.
