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Facebook Messaging Actually Useful Thanks To Messaging App

4:10AM October 21, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

I get more Facebook messages than emails from my friends these days. But the Facebook app is horrible at notifying me when someone actually tries to get a hold of me. The new Facebook Messaging app, though, makes sure I know exactly when my friends want to ask me iPhone 4S questions. More »

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RIM Offers Free Apps And Games To Appease Users Over Outage

5:30AM October 18, 2011 | Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK

BlackBerry maker RIM has announced it’s giving away a stack of apps and games to its users over the next few months, as a combined apology and peace offering to those who suffered during last week’s “BlackBerry Jam” network failures. More »

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Optus Going Places With Restaurant App

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10:20AM October 6, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Optus’ Go Places App will offer 20 per cent off at selected restaurants for Android, Blackberry and Symbian customers, although iPhone users will have to wait a little longer to get their tables. More »

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Streamlined BlackBerry App World Hits 3.0 In Vacuum Of Care

1:17AM August 6, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Sort of like putting a fancy new hat on a terminally ill patient, RIM’s dropped details on the third version of their app store. It’ll now be much easier to browse their limited catalogue on your mediocre handset. More »

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GroupMe, The BBM Usurper, Expands Internationally

2:01PM August 3, 2011 | Sam Biddle

GroupMe changed our lives in Vegas. Now it’s poised to change your lives around the globe — provided you have friends there. The newest version of the group chat giant adds cross-client support, a new UI, direct messaging and global reach. More »

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BlackBerry’s Facebook App Only Just Added Events And Places?

12:07AM July 28, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

The Facebook app for BlackBerry’s PlayBook has been given a once over, bringing along Facebook Places for checking in and grabbing freebies, Events, plus the ability to change your privacy settings. Meanwhile, the BlackBerry phone app has been upgraded with Chat functionality. [BerryReporter via UberGizmo]

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BlackBerry App Downloads Hit One Billion… But Wait

9:30PM July 13, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Yes, RIM has seen one billion apps downloaded from its App World store… but that figure includes updated app downloads too, according to the rep BGR spoke to. Oh dear. [BlackBerry via BGR]

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BlackBerry Twitter App Is All Grown Up And Redesigned

7:40PM May 20, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

RIM’s Twitter client for BlackBerrys has left the pimpled beta phase and grown up to version 2.0: there’s a newly designed navigation bar, it’s faster, has better search functions, and is easier to navigate. Out now, it’s free. [BlackBerry via CNET]

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BlackBerry PlayBook Has Facebook And Video Chat Apps, Too

11:25PM May 2, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

You guyzzz, BlackBerry’s PlayBook tablet can also do video calls! It’s only over Wi-Fi, but considering that’s the only model that’s actually on sale now, I think we can live with that. From tomorrow, PlayBook owners can download it over-the-air through an update, or by checking into the BlackBerry App World. More »

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BlackBerry App World Officially Gets Android Apps

10:36AM March 25, 2011 | Davey Alba

If you’re planning to snatch up a new BlackBerry PlayBook or a QNX-based Blackberry smartphone soon, you’ll be interested to know that RIM has officially confirmed these will support both BlackBerry Java and Android apps. More »