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BlackBerry Messenger's consumer version to be discontinued on May 31

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 18:02:01 +0000

BlackBerry Messenger is scheduled to shut down on May 31 after years of efforts on the part of developers to add more features and content to the messaging app meant to help grow its user base. Read more...

BlackBerry to continue operations in Pakistan, after government drops data access demands

Andy Weir — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 11:48:01 +0000

BlackBerry has said that it will continue to operate in Pakistan, after discussions led to the government dropping its demands for "unfettered access" to the company's email and messaging servers. Read more...

BlackBerry to exit Pakistan, after government demanded unrestricted access to its servers

Andy Weir — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:49:53 +0000

BlackBerry says it has "no choice but to exit [Pakistan] entirely" after the government demanded "unfettered access" to its servers, to allow it to read every email and BBM message sent there. Read more...

BBM exits beta on Windows Phone, more secure version heads to iOS and Android

Andy Weir — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 17:15:29 +0000

BlackBerry's latest BBM release for Windows Phone finally drops its 'beta' tag - while the more secure BBM Protected service is coming this year to iOS and Android for an annual fee of $30 per device. Read more...

BlackBerry Messenger now available for all Windows Phone 8 users

Andy Weir — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:33:29 +0000

BlackBerry has announced that its BBM messaging app is now available to download for all users from the Windows Phone Store, just a few weeks after it was first released as a beta. Read more...

BBM now available to select testers via Windows Phone store

Steven Parker — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 07:50:37 +0000

BlackBerry's closed Messenger for Windows Phone beta has now become available to those who were able to sign up for the program last week, but others will have to wait until it's no longer closed. Read more...

BlackBerry opens up BBM beta for Windows Phone (but you still can't download it)

Andy Weir — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:05:45 +0000

BlackBerry has opened up registration for its BBM beta for Windows Phone, allowing anyone to sign up for the new app right now - although you still won't be able to download it just yet. Read more...

BBM shows up in the Windows Phone Store 3 years too late

Brad Sams — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:48:17 +0000

If you have friends who are still using BBM and refuse to use one of the hundreds of other cross-platform messaging systems, you will soon be able to chat with them once again on Windows Phone. Read more...

BBM lands on Windows Phone this July

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:29:37 +0000

After waiting for a really long time, Windows Phone users will be able to enjoy using BlackBerry Messenger starting this July. The upcoming app was officially mentioned today by BlackBerry's CEO. Read more...

BlackBerry reveals when to expect BBM for Windows Phone

Andy Weir — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 06:20:18 +0000

BlackBerry's CEO, John Chen, has given a clearer timeframe on when the company will launch its BBM app for Windows Phone, adding that some Lumia and Nokia X handsets will come with BBM pre-installed. Read more...

Nokia: BlackBerry BBM app coming to Lumia Windows Phones

John Callaham — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:48:46 +0000

Nokia has revealed that BlackBerry's BBM app will be coming to Windows Phone, via its Lumia devices, along with other apps made for Microsoft's mobile operating system. Read more...

BlackBerry bringing BBM to Android 2.3 - but still no love for Windows Phone

Andy Weir — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 07:06:13 +0000

A special version of BlackBerry Messenger is being developed by the company for Android 2.3.3, in an effort to target the 21% of Android users still stuck on the older version of the OS. Read more...

BlackBerry: No plans to bring BBM app to Windows Phone

John Callaham — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:40:38 +0000

A BlackBerry executive says the company has no plan to offer a BBM app for Windows Phone devices, claiming they are waiting for "consumers demand in sufficient numbers to make it worth our while." Read more...

BlackBerry Enterprise Server support coming to Windows Phone

John Callaham — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:43:10 +0000

BlackBerry CEO John Chen said in a new interview that he plans to expand the company's BlackBerry Enterprise Server platform to Windows Phone devices, although details were not announced. Read more...

BBM app to add video and voice calling features "within months" and remain free

Steven Parker — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:09:03 +0000

The Executive vice president of BBM Andrew Bocking, has announced that BBM for Android and iPhone will also get video and voice calling added "within months" but didn't offer details on when exactly. Read more...

BlackBerry finally starts rolling out BBM for iOS and Android

John Callaham — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:41:18 +0000

BlackBerry has announced that it is now, finally, rolling out its BBM online messaging service to iOS and Android devices, after its original launch hit a false start a few weeks ago. Read more...

BlackBerry to the world: We're not dead yet

John Callaham — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 05:00:00 +0000

In an open letter posted on its website today, BlackBerry tries to make the case to the rest of the world that the company is not going away, despite recent huge losses and massive job cuts. Read more...

BlackBerry demos BBM Windows desktop concept

John Callaham — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:22:28 +0000

BlackBerry showed of a demo of a BBM desktop concept running on Windows 7 at their BlackBerry Jam Asia event this week, but the company did not say when it might be released. Read more...

BlackBerry pauses BBM expansion launch due to early leak of Android app

John Callaham — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 08:59:37 +0000

BlackBerry has temporarily put its plans to expand its BBM service to IOS and Android users on hold due to an early leak of an unreleased Android version of the app. Read more...

BlackBerry Messenger app to launch for iOS and Android this weekend

John Callaham — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 06:31:01 +0000

BlackBerry has announced that official apps for iOS and Android that will connect to the company's long running BlackBerry Messenger network will be released this weekend. Read more...

Blackberry announces “BBM for Android and iPhone is here”; isn't actually here

Andy Weir — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:25:25 +0000

The launch of BlackBerry Messenger on Android and iPhone has been on the cards for months. Yesterday, the company erroneously announced the launch on its website - could its arrival be imminent? Read more...

BlackBerry is trying to turn BBM into its own subsidiary

George Tinari — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:48:34 +0000

BlackBerry, in an attempt to place higher value on some of its more important products, is reportedly considering turning BlackBerry Messenger into its own subsidiary known as BBM, Inc. Read more...

BBM comes to Samsung Galaxy devices in desperate bid for relevancy

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:23:30 +0000

BBM is finally coming to Samsung Galaxy devices, though it will only launch in Africa at first. BBM is Blackberry's last "killer feature" and it's now landing on competitors' devices. Read more...

BlackBerry to launch BBM on iOS and Android; no word on Windows Phone

John Callaham — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:05:26 +0000

BlackBerry has announced that it will launch apps for iOS and Android that will connect to the company's BBM service, but there's no word on plans to extend this functionality to Windows Phone. Read more...

Google looking to unify chat products to better compete with Facebook and Apple

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:07:05 +0000

Google is set to unveil "Babble" which will integrate all of their chat services into one place. Babble will compete with iMessage and BBM, and highlights Google's new focus on simplicity. Read more...

WhatsApp developers claim no support for BlackBerry 10

Paul Ferson — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:56:14 +0000

WhatsApp's developers have indicated that they do not plan to support BlackBerry 10. One good thing for BB10 buyers is that they don't completely rule out a return with their wording. Read more...

RIM: Other manufacturers may want BlackBerry 10 too

Andy Weir — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:03:03 +0000

RIM CEO says that the company is considering licensing its much-delayed BlackBerry 10 OS to third parties, and appears to suggest that other manufacturers could build BlackBerry devices in the future. Read more...

RIM sued over name of Blackberry Messenger service

John Callaham — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:12:26 +0000

Research in Motion is facing yet another lawsuit over the name of one of its services, namely the "BBM" acronym it uses for its Blackberry Messenger service. Read more...

Facebook: David Cameron will never shut it down

Paul Ferson — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:30:38 +0000

Facebook Europe's vice-president, Joanna Shields, has stated that regardless of ongoing events in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister David Cameron will never temporarily suspend the network. Read more...

Research In Motion: We will co-operate with London police

Mike Brown — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:29:10 +0000

The high profile role BlackBerry Messenger has played in the London riots has not gone unnoticed by developer Research In Motion, who has announced plans to cooperate with police. Read more...

BlackBerry Messenger coming to Android, iOS?

Oliver Haslam — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:18:11 +0000

In news that could well upset the BlackBerry apple cart, it's been reported that Research In Motion is contemplating making its popular BlackBerry Messenger available to users fn both Android and iOS devices. Image courtesy... Read more...