BlackBerry Messenger Now Does Voice Chats for Free Over Wi-Fi

BlackBerry Messenger users have a nice new perk headed their way: free voice calls over Wi-Fi.

Research In Motion launched on Wednesday a beta version of BBM Voice, allowing customers to chat with contacts for free worldwide. It also lets customers switch between texting and talking or doing both at the same time via a split-screen feature.

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The new BBM Voice feature is for when youre traveling and you want to call home without worrying about phone charges," said T.A. McCann, vice president of BBM, in a statement. "Its for when you have news you cant wait to share, for quickly explaining complicated details, and collaborat…
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