BlackBerry today announced that the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will be made available to Windows Phone and Nokia X customers in the coming months.
“BBM continues to grow in popularity as millions of people use our mobile platform for chatting and connecting with friends or colleagues, and we are very excited that we will soon welcome Windows Phone and Nokia X users to the BBM community,” said John Sims, the president for global enterprise solutions at BlackBerry.
"Today marks an exciting moment for Nokia," said Bryan Biniak, vice president and general manager of developer relations at Nokia. "By bringing BBM to the Windows Phone and Nokia X communities, our customers will be able to experience this popular global messaging app."
Windows Phone and Nokia X customers will soon have access to a comprehensive suite of messaging and collaboration features including BBM chats, personalisation; BBM Groups; BBM Voice; BBM Channels; One-click sharing and new emoticons.
The Nokia X is said to be a budget smartphone and its rumoured specs are in line with this price point. It is said to have a 4-inch display, a Snapdragon 400 SoC (Systems on a Chip) and a low-end camera, all in that familiar Nokia design
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