One of the most popular features of the BlackBerry is BBM. The ability to send short messages to other users without having to pay carrier SMS rates. BBM cornered the market for a long time, but now several cross-platform messaging apps are popping up all over the place.
Add PingMe to the group of messaging apps looking to get around carrier's ridiculous SMS pricing. PingMe has the following features:
Cross-platform: iOS, BlackBerry, Android and Windows 7 coming soon
Real Time Message Receipts: see when your friends are typing as well as sent/delivered/read receipts
Group Chats: create groups for family, co-workers or friends with similar interests
Register using your phone number so no PINs or IDs to remember
Free! We all love when an app is free and one that delivers an experience like this one with a promise that it will always be free is a wonderful thing
Social News Feeds: see all your friend's updates in one location
Geo-Location: find your friends who are nearby with geo-location enabled messages
Push notifications:PingMe lets you know when you have a message even when it's closed
Friend Finder: simply use you address book to search for any friends already using PingMe
