BBM Will Be Coming Pre-Installed on Android Devices From “Leading OEMs” Soon
Apple devices aren’t the only ones seeing BBM success; Androids have also netted a pretty sizeabe number of downloads, and both add up to 20 million new users between both…
BlackBerry Messenger, WhatsApp Dominate Messaging Market Downloads on Apple Devices
The messaging and calling app space is one that is extremely competitive. New apps launch every day, hoping to see the same kind of success that WhatsApp Messenger and BlackBerry…
BBM for Android and iOS Update Adds “Tell Your Friends” Feature, iPod and iPad Support
As we expected this morning, an update has rolled out to iOS that adds support for iPod and iPad (though in the tablet’s case, it’s using the smartphone version of…
BBM Expected for Apple’s iPod Touch and WiFi-Only iPad As of Today
It’s been one giant roller coaster ride for BlackBerry in regard to its BBM app the last few months. Between a botched initial Android and iOS launch attempt in September…
BlackBerry Rolls Out Support for Additional Android Devices in Latest BBM Update
Since its launch on Android and iOS late last month, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has certainly come a long way, adding a whopping 20 million users between the two platforms after…
Snapchat Turned Down $3 Billion Acquisition Deal From Facebook, Looks to Continued Growth
We knew acquisitions of various calling and messaging apps would inevitably happen and they have. Skype was acquired by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion and Fring was acquired for…
WhatsApp Messenger and BlackBerry Messenger See More Use Than Facebook’s Chat Service on Android
For many, this may not come as a surprise, but WhatsApp is so far the frontrunner of all messaging applications as far as the amount of usage is concerned on…
BlackBerry Staying Public as BBM User Count Surpasses 20 Million in India
A mixed bag of both good news and somewhat unsurprising news as BlackBerry has abandoned its attempts to sell out to FairFax Financial, the company’s largest shareholder with a 10…