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Pick your poison: messaging will be fragmented, expensive, or locked-in

By Dieter Bohn on May 16, 2013 10:22 am + 444 comments

The hottest space in mobile tech right now is messaging, with all the apps that let you skip past Continue reading…
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Message received: is BBM for Android and iPhone a sign of strength... or desperation?

By Adrianne Jeffries on May 14, 2013 04:38 pm + 153 comments

It wasn’t a complete shock this morning when BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced that the Continue reading…
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BlackBerry hedges its bets at Live 2013

By Adi Robertson on May 14, 2013 11:38 am

At BlackBerry Live 2013, the company formerly known as RIM filled out its BlackBerry 10 platform Continue reading…
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BlackBerry announces BBM 'Channels' social platform for brands and celebrities

By Adi Robertson on May 14, 2013 11:03 am + 20 comments

BlackBerry's BBM service was one of the earliest popular alternatives to text messaging, but it's Continue reading…
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BlackBerry bringing BBM to Android and iOS this summer

By Chris Welch on May 14, 2013 10:57 am + 372 comments

BlackBerry has just announced that its hugely popular BBM messaging service is going multi-platform: Continue reading…
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BlackBerry pulls the plug on BBM Music service after less than two years

By Jeff Blagdon on April 4, 2013 02:12 am + 100 comments

It seems like just the other day, BlackBerry (then RIM) was taking the wraps off its BBM Music Continue reading…
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BlackBerry Messenger adds integrated video chat, voice calls, and screen sharing

By Chris Welch on January 30, 2013 10:54 am + 9 comments

As part of revamping BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry is bringing support for video chat and voice Continue reading…
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RIM CEO will consider sale of hardware division after BlackBerry 10 launch

By Aaron Souppouris on January 21, 2013 03:28 am + 85 comments

Thorsten Heins is considering selling RIM's hardware production division after the launch of the Continue reading…
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In the eyes of the law, is an iMessage a text or an email?

By Aaron Souppouris on January 9, 2013 04:27 am + 21 comments

Over recent years a multitude of text services have attempted to replace text messaging and phone Continue reading…
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BlackBerry Messenger 7 exits beta, BBM Voice Wi-Fi calling now available to all

By Chris Welch on December 10, 2012 08:49 am + 30 comments

After a month-long beta period, RIM has announced general availability of its latest version of Continue reading…