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BlackBerry finally bringing BBM to iOS and Android

BlackBerry finally bringing BBM to iOS and Android
  • Posted May 14, 2013, 3:42 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • BlackBerry has just announced that its BlackBerry Messenger service will be released for Android and iOS as a free app this summer. That’s a major strategy shift for the company, which has long touted BBM as a key advantage of…

BlackBerry Messenger gets free voice calls over Wi-Fi, available now

BlackBerry Messenger gets free voice calls over Wi-Fi, available now
  • Posted November 14, 2012, 1:37 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • Research In Motion is not expected to release its next generation BlackBerry 10 handsets until the first quarter of 2013, but the company has something for its loyal users in the meantime: free Wi-Fi calling over BlackBerry Messenger. Version 7.0…

Text messaging declines for the first time ever in the US

Text messaging declines for the first time ever in the US
  • Posted November 13, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Text messaging is on the decline for the first time ever in the US according to a new report from consulting firm Chetan Sharma. They found a drop in the total number of messages being sent and received in addition…

RIM rejected plan to license BlackBerry Messenger, loses sales executive

RIM rejected plan to license BlackBerry Messenger, loses sales executive
  • Posted May 24, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • According to the Wall Street Journal, RIM had considered but eventually rejected plans to license BlackBerry Messenger to handset competitors. BBM is an encrypted, proprietary, Internet-based messaging service that serves as an advanced substitute to the traditional SMS messaging offered…

RIM founder issues BlackBerry outage video apology, services restored

RIM founder issues BlackBerry outage video apology, services restored
  • Posted October 13, 2011, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • Research in Motion’s founder and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has posted a video apology to BlackBerry users regarding the recent service outage that spanned several countries and continents earlier this week. The service disruption left tens of millions of RIM faithful…

BlackBerry streaming music service coming soon

BlackBerry streaming music service coming soon
  • Posted August 19, 2011, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • BlackBerry maker Research in Motion will be launching a streaming music service to better compete with Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms. The company is reportedly in late negotiations with several record labels and is looking to introduce the new…

RIM releases BlackBerry Messenger 6

RIM releases BlackBerry Messenger 6
  • Posted July 28, 2011, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing
  • BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has released an update to their Messenger service today through BlackBerry App World. This new update, dubbed BlackBerry Messenger 6, enables the popular program to interact with other applications which introduces a whole new level of…

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