BlackBerry Tag enables NFC sharing

Computer Weekly writes.

The BlackBerry Tag will allow users to share contacts, documents, URLs and photos, as well as add contacts instantly to BlackBerry's messaging service, BBM, by 'tapping' BlackBerry smartphones together.

According to Computer World, at first, Tag will only work between compatible phones from RIM. In addition to transmitting information, it will also allow BlackBerry Messenger users to add one another as contacts.

RIM will also expose Tag to developers through APIs (application programming interfaces) on the BlackBerry platform, hoping they will take advantage of the 'tap to share' functionality from within their own applications, the company said.

“BlackBerry Tag is an exciting and innovative feature that makes sharing contact information and multimedia content effortless and seamless,” The Inquirer quotes Jim Balsillie, co-CEO at RIM, as saying.

“BlackBerry Tag opens a new dimension to the BlackBerry platform that is powerful, simple and intuitive, and we think it will be welcomed by both users and developers.”