Blackberry10: Dialling into ooVoo

In one of a series of announcements during the countdown to the launch of BlackBerry 10, it was revealed yesterday that ooVoo will bring HD video and conferencing chat to the platform.

ooVoo, a social video chat provider and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced that ooVoo will bring its HD video communications service to the BlackBerry 10 platform.

The BlackBerry 10 platform allows the ooVoo service to easily integrate with voice, video and the BlackBerry 10 browser, which will give BlackBerry 10 customers a multiplatform solution for video chat and instant messaging with friends, family and colleagues. With ooVoo, up to 12 contacts can connect at the same time, allowing customers to stay connected and share experiences.

‚”ooVoo serves more than one billion minutes of video each month to subscribers. By bringing ooVoo HD video chat to the BlackBerry 10 platform BlackBerry 10 customers will be able to video chat and share videos anytime with the millions of ooVoo’s daily active users on virtually any mobile or desktop platform,‚” said Jay Samit President of ooVoo.

ooVoo will be integrated into the basic calling functionality in BlackBerry 10, making it easy for customers to flow directly from a voice call to an ooVoo video call. ooVoo’s cloud-based service provides remarkable video quality. BlackBerry 10 customers will be able to chat cross-platform, and take advantage of the social features that ooVoo provides, for free.

‚”As a leader in communications, we understand the importance of bringing people together in an innovative way that is easy to use,‚” said Martyn Mallick, Vice President Global Alliances and Business Development at Research In Motion. ‚”ooVoo will be a fantastic choice for BlackBerry 10 customers looking for a multi-user video communications service that can connect them to their contacts on virtually any computer or mobile device, and we are pleased to work with ooVoo to help bring their service to our customers.‚”

ooVoo’s innovative Watch Together feature allows customers to have group video viewing experiences within video calls. ooVoo’s customers can incorporate video calling with friends and family into their daily lives by, for example, bringing friends along on shopping trips through ooVoo to get real-time opinions on choices, or mommy group members showing the latest happenings – whether milestone or mysterious spots – for opinions in real-time.

Pricing and Availability ooVoo is a free service, and will be offered for BlackBerry 10 smartphones on the BlackBerry World storefront later this year.

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