BlackBerry today continued to shed more light on future changes to its BBM platform. One of the company’s objectives is to turn BBM into a money-maker and today, it revealed the first details on how it plans to do that. With sponsored content now being pushed to some external beta testers, today’s details are meant to “set the record straight […]
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BlackBerry looks ahead to next BBM release
Fresh off the release of BBM 2.0 for Android and iOS, BBM for Android Gingerbread, the upcoming release of BBM Stickers and the upcoming launch of BBM for Nokia X and Windows Phone, BlackBerry took to its blog this week to talk about what is coming to future releases of its chat platform. With millions of you depending on BBM to connect with […]
MWC 2014: BlackBerry announces BBM for Windows Phone and Nokia X platforms
BlackBerry today announced at Mobile World Congress that it will bring its BBM messaging app to both Windows Phone and the new Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL smartphones. Like the BlackBerry 10, Android and iOS versions, it will bring with it features such as BBM Groups, BBM Voice and BBM Channels. “BBM continues to grow in popularity as […]
BlackBerry enhancing chats with BBM stickers
While BlackBerry is refocusing much of its attention on the enterprise space, the company’s new CEO, John Chen, also reiterated that it was not turning its back on the consumer market. As if to reconfirm this, the latest feature to come to BBM is decidedly one for this market and especially the teen market. BlackBerry yesterday announced that it is […]
BBM for Android Gingerbread now available
BlackBerry first announced that it would offer a version of its BBM app for devices still running Android Gingerbread back in January. The company announced yesterday that this “special release” is now available for download through Google Play. This means that Android Gingerbread users can start to enjoy the immediacy, privacy and control of BBM to chat and share with […]
BBM Voice and BBM Channels now available with BBM for Android and iPhone update
BlackBerry today announced that the latest version of BBM for Android and iPhone is landing on Google Play and the Apple App Store today with BBM Voice and BBM Channels in tow. The update will allow Android and iPhone users to, like their BlackBerry counterparts, make free calls to their BBM contacts over Wi-Fi or a data connection and join […]
BBM executive Andrew Bocking leaves BlackBerry
While BlackBerry has recently moved to strenghten its executive team under the leadership of new CEO John Chen, another executive has left the company. After reports surfaced that Executive Vice President Andrew Bocking had either left or been fired, BlackBerry issued a short statement to BGR to confirm that he had left the company: I can confirm that Andrew Bocking, […]
BBM for Android & iPhone update adds Find Friends feature
BlackBerry today announced an update to BBM for Android and iPhone. While it’s not the update that will add BBM Voice and BBM Channels, this one comes with a new Find Friends feature that will make it easier for you to connect with friends by showing you those who use BBM on their devices. We know how important it is […]