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In addition to the Android version X and Windows Phone flagship Lumia, Nokia also plans to bring the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Asha series in the near future. Roughly when the plan is executed?

In talks with a number of Nokia executives on the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain, the fuel most likely to be present after the feature phone that gets the new OS upgrade version 1.4 in April.

Nokia X
"Of course, the BBM will also be present in the Nokia Asha in the near future. We'll see, "said Jussi Nevanlinna, Vice President of Product Marketing of Nokia Mobile Phones.

The presence of this BBM in Asha application is the result of an intensive approach to Nokia to BlackBerry killer apps that want to take off in a series of flagship phones besutannya. This cooperation could be mutually beneficial.

Because the presence of BBM ranging from the low entry through the flagship BlackBerry also helps to strengthen and expand its market application to massive users. So the existence of the BBM is still maintained in some developing countries such as Indonesia.

BBM instant messaging service success when present in the Android and iOS platforms. In three months, there were approximately 50 million new enrollees in the BBM service. With the presence of BBM in all the Nokia, we can be sure its numbers will jump rapidly.
Once acquired Facebook, WhatsApp announced that in the future they will have a new feature. Features that will make users can call for free.

WhatsApp
Internet-based voice feature does seem to have started a mandatory feature in the instant messaging application. That's what trying delivered by CEO WhatsApp, Jan. Koum.

Speaking at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Koum promised that call at WhatsApp features can be tried from the second quarter 2014, or about April. This feature is similar to that of KakaoTalk, Line, and BBM.

As quoted by Reuters on Wednesday (02/26/2014), whereas so far the feature is developed for the Android and iOS versions of WhatsApp. Following BlackBerry and Windows Phone.

In addition to announcing new features that will be present, also claimed Koum WhatsApp users continues to increase after acquired by Facebook. Total now reaches 465 million users with 330 million active every day.
illustration : BBM Sticker


BlackBerry Messenger ( BBM ) is forced to follow the trend. Made by BlackBerry instant messaging service is also thrusts sticker funny expression for users who want to share expressions on opponents conversation.

By Blackberry later this sticker will be offered in packages containing 20 to 25 stickers on each package. This sticker packets will be offered through the service itself BBM Shop which later can be accessed from within the BBM application.

Sticker for BlackBerry is named CosCat, Gilbert 's Tales, and Bubble Bot. As quoted from the official BlackBerry blog, Monday ( 02/24/2014 ), the Canadian company said it will also offer a sticker with a picture of a popular character that is often present in a TV show or in a movie.

With the announcement of the presence of features that would slide sticker soon as it was further confirmed that the more serious the BlackBerry strategies seek business opportunities through BBM.

Some time ago, BlackBerry was first to present features of the fuel channel as a start monetizing strategies Blackberry Messenger.

illustration : Jolla OS
 
The operating system Jolla certainly do not want to just be cheerleaders. Once launched at the end of 2013, now the OS made by Nokia's former employees started getting rough with the global market climbed.

Not only mobile phones, even developers are also preparing Jolla OS that can be downloaded and installed on Android devices.

Whereas in the past, based phones Jolla marketed only limited in some areas of Europe. Now developers start targeting a broader market, starting from India and Hong Kong.
Furthermore, mentioned Jolla began to spread throughout the world by the end of March. It was not clear which countries will be visited.

Not just a cell phone, now Jolla also support more Android devices. Even so, support is still limited to the Galaxy series, Nexus, and Xperia. Following the endorsement on brands from China, Xiaomi, which is still in the development stage.

As for other brands, until the mid 2014's just Jolla offers a launcher on the theme like in OS Jolla. The goal is that users are familiar with the first Android User Interface (UI) before using the OS Jolla Jolla completely.
The version Jolla who has supported Android devices will likely be launched in the second half of this year.
In its latest version, like the BlackBerry OS 10.2.1, OS Jolla also been able to run Android applications.

But that does not mean Jolla does not have popular applications that run on the platform. Noted Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Foursquare has had an application that runs natively on Jolla.
In addition, Jolla also is working with other developers such as Rovio and F-Secure to augment its application library.

"We (Jolla-red.) see this as an opportunity to record a large volume for the OS there are one billion Jolla because Android users globally. Many of those seeking experience (operating system) for the new device available, "said Antti Saarnio, the Board of Directors Jolla, as quoted from T,. Saturday (22/02/2014).

"Last year, in China alone, there are about 100 million devices that are user reflash the OS 'new' (custom Android ROM-ed). This potential can be used to lure users Jolla OS so as to increase the scale of higher volumes and faster and without limitations, "he added.