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Here’s BBM Doing Everything You Wish iMessage Could

At first blush there’s a lot to like about BB10, BlackBerry (née RIM)’s last great hope at redemption. But the first thing you might love is the revamped BBM. It’s crazy slick, and your iPhone is jealous.


The New BBM Lets You Make Free Voice Calls Over Wi-Fi

The last vestige of BlackBerry in the modern world, BBM, has a slick new feature that could please some suit wearing keyboard lovers: the new BBM 7.0 has something called BBM Voice, which is basically free voice calling over Wi-Fi.


Video Chat In BB10 Makes BBM An Even More Appealing Prize

So BBM is going to get video chat in BlackBerry 10 and probably some other super-integrated features. RIM Cheerleading Coach/CEO Thorsten Heins confirmed it today at the annual RIM shareholder’s conference.


RIM To Sell BlackBerry Handset Business?

The Sunday Times is reporting that RIM is planning to split its handset and messaging network into two separate companies, then sell off the ill-fated BlackBerry hardware business.


Is BlackBerry Messenger Dead In The Water?

One of the few things that makes the humble BlackBerry attractive is the Messenger service, which has been embraced by teenagers and the corporate world alike. But as people migrate from RIM’s handset to other smartphones, BBM contact lists around the globe are shrinking — and now the software’s future looks uncertain.


Blackberry Music Comes To Australia

Because those who like their smartphones with a corporate flavour deserve to get down too.


RIM Says No PlayBook Email Or BBM Until Next Year

You buy a BlackBerry for BBM and/or email. RIM’s PlayBook lacks both. Nobody wants to buy RIM’s PlayBooks. So here’s a jazzy idea from the Canadian HQ: they’re not going to add integrated email or BBM support until February. Eureka.


RIM Responds To Global BlackBerrypocalypse

You might have noticed BlackBerry service has collapsed for a lot of people around the entire planet. Two full days later, RIM’s decided to say something about it: “We’re working on it.” Great!


RIM: Our BBM Core Switch Failed. Then Our Backup Failed.

BlackBerry maker RIM has released a statement on the ongoing BlackBerry Messenger service failures, saying that pretty much everything broke at once. And there’s now a big backlog of sexts to process.


BlackBerry Service Dies For Millions Around The World

If you’re RIM, the worst way to endear yourself with customers is to screw up their service around the world. Unfortunately, they’ve done just that, nuking BBM, email and web access throughout Europe, Africa and Asia.