The news was better for BlackBerry during their Q2 fiscal 2015 earnings call than it has been in a while, with CEO John Chen announcing that their popular BBM can now boast over 91 million active users. Of course, BBM still trails a long way behind the current instant messaging leader, WhatsApp --a service, owned by Facebook, with over 600 million active users (while hoping for … [Read more...] about BBM Climbs to 91M Active Users
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Is Blackberry Developing a BBM App for Tizen?
Blackberry has been focused on developing software and expanding the reach of their seminal messaging client. In recent weeks they released a BETA app for Windows phones and they might be soon releasing a new client for Tizen based smartwatches. Tizen is a new OS that was developed by Intel and a series of mobile phone operators. Samsung has been the only company to employ … [Read more...] about Is Blackberry Developing a BBM App for Tizen?
BBM Beta Live for Windows Phone
When smartphones began, BlackBerry ruled the land and everybody fell in love with their messaging app (fondly called BBM). It behaved like iMessage, long before such a thing existed, offering up multi-person chats, read notifications and other more dynamic features. These days, fewer (and fewer) people have BlackBerry devices, but the beloved BBM has been extended to work on … [Read more...] about BBM Beta Live for Windows Phone
BlackBerry Messenger Makes Phased Launch, Newcomers Being Added to Virtual Line
BlackBerry has resumed its BBM services starting today, a few weeks after the company was forced to abort its initial roll out plan when an older version of the same got released in September, causing several issues. However, stung by the initial debacle, BlackBerry is holding on to the reins this time and has barred the service from being free to all right away. As such, it … [Read more...] about BlackBerry Messenger Makes Phased Launch, Newcomers Being Added to Virtual Line
BBM Set to Debut at Google Play Store and Apple App Store Later This Summer
If you have been longing for a way to chat with your peers that are hooked on to their Android or iOS devices using the Blackberry Messenger, here comes your moment under the summer sun. The company, during the Blackberry Live 2013, made the announcement, though it will depend on Apple and Google approving such a move. “For BlackBerry, messaging and collaboration are … [Read more...] about BBM Set to Debut at Google Play Store and Apple App Store Later This Summer