TECNO Goes A Step Up, Partners With Blackberry On BBM For Android Application

Innovation is a foliage for those who look its direction. This truism applies to what TECNO, phone makers just did by buying to the market crave. Its a step in the right direction I must observe.

Now, as TECNO continue to prove itself as one of the leading smartphones brand, it has announced its partnership with Blackberry on the BBM mobile application. Tecno Phones run on the prestigious Android OS which has already conquered the heart of most smartphone users in the world. Blackberry messenger was initially only available on Blackberry phones which is also very prominent especially in the Nigerian market, “Everybody has a BB pin”… Well, now BBM is available on the android system and customers can enjoy even more features with this new version, some of those listed below: • BBM Chat – Enjoy real, immediate conversations with friends on Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. Not only does BBM let you know that your message has been delivered and read, it also shows you that your friend is responding to the message. • More than chat – With BBM you can share files on your phone such as photos and voice notes, all in an instant. Keep your group in the loop – Multi-person chats are a great way to invite contacts to chat together. BBM Groups let’s you invite up to 30 friends to chat together, and go a step further than multi-chat by sharing photos and schedules. And, with Broadcast Message, you can send a message out to all your BBM contacts at once. • Post Updates and stay in the know – BBM lets you post a personal message, profile picture and your current status, and lets your contacts know instantly in Updates. • Your unique PIN – Every BBM user has a unique PIN that maintains your privacy, so you don’t have to give out your phone number or email address to a new or casual contact. According to Vice President, TECNO Group, Mr. Arif Chowdhury, this collaboration is a unique one that will enhance the brand feasibility of both TECNO and Blackberry. Arif, disclosed that the agreement, which was signed on 17th September, 2013 will allows Blackberry messenger to be preloaded on TECNO Smartphones. Based on this arrangement, customers who buy TECNO phones will find the BBM application already preloaded and this available in 20 countries. For those customers already using TECNO phones, it will possible to download the application through the Google play store “This collaboration is not only good news for TECNO and Blackberry, but also and especially for customers. Indeed Blackberry users who want to keep their BB Pin while using TECNO phones can now make it possible through the new application version coming soon” Arif Said. “We are very proud of this collaboration, It is our objectives not only for Nigerians and indeed Africa as a whole to acquire Smartphones and enjoy a smart life but also to be able to use the phone to its maximum benefit and that is why we collaborated with Blackberry to preload BBM on all TECNO Smartphones” The Vice President Said. On the other hand, the Vice President for BBM at Blackberry Mr. Andrew Bocking said, “BBM is a very engaging messaging service that is simple to use, easy to personalize and has an immediacy that is necessary for mobile communications,” With many people now using TECNO Smartphones, this is absolutely the right time to bring on board BBM application on TECNO phones to allow its numerous customers enjoy the best of interactions with families and loved ones. Mr. Chowdhury added that TECNO phones will be preloaded with BBM and also with the new Palmchat version, “Palmchat is an application which allows you to create thousands of new friends around you and all over the world, these two applications complement each other very well” he concluded. News Credit