BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) used to be exclusive to BlackBerry devices. No longer. Now it's the era of BBM for everyone, and that means whether you're on Wall Street or just hanging at home, on BlackBerry or an iPhone or an Android phone, you can be on BBM. Same "read" state. Same emoticons. Same groups. And more coming all the time!
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Dead and buried
Pour one out — BlackBerry smartphones no longer work as of today
Mark the date. Today, January 4, 2022 — that's the date when BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS officially became end of life (EOL) products and stopped working.
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Turns out you can read and write files on a BlackBerry using an iPhone
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When Apple's iPhone arrived in 2007 BlackBerry wasn't very impressed by it. 13 years later, iPhone is king and BlackBerry is reduced to a bit-part role in an interesting YouTube video.
RIP
How Apple Killed BlackBerry
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BlackBerry, the real Canadian atoms and bits BlackBerry, died years ago. This week, the Chinese bits and American atoms that briefly reanimated it finally gave up the ghost as well. So, what happened?
In Motion
Party with us in Canada this December!
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Kevin Michaluk, our fearless leader, is taking his show on the Canadian road this December — hang out, say "hi!", see cool tech, and enjoy free beverages!
Mmmm... What else ya got?
Best alternatives to iPhone X
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The iPhone X is here, but you don't have to buy it. There are plenty of phone fish in the phone sea. Here are the best alternatives to Apple's latest and greatest.
MrMobile reviews...
MrMobile's BlackBerry KEYone review: Stretch those thumbs
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The BlackBerry KEYone is more than just another anachronistic appeal to nostalgia. It's the best BlackBerry on shelves today, bearing the best keyboard you can find on an Android phone in 2017.
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BlackBerry KEYone: For the CrackBerry faithful
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BlackBerry is back. The keyboard is back. Even CrackBerry Kevin is back!
Bye bye BlackBerry
How to switch from BlackBerry to iPhone
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How to move contacts, photos, calendars, music, and more from your BlackBerry 10 device to your new iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, or iPhone 6s Plus!
Agreement reached
BlackBerry and Typo have reached a settlement
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Typo can no longer sell any keyboards for devices with a screen smaller than 7.9-inches as a result of a recent settlement with BlackBerry. BlackBerry and Typo have reached a settlement in the case against Typo for the blatant attempts at copying BlackBerry's iconic keyboard design. The two companies have seen each other in court before, but this settlement could mark the end of that...
Keep your chats secure
BBM Protected now supports the iPhone
BlackBerry is now offering its BBM Protected services for the iPhone. This will allow smartphone owners to access a more secure enterprise-based version of its BBM messaging service. Here's how BlackBerry describes the new BBM service : BBM Protected offers an enterprise-grade secure instant messaging service with all the features of a consumer IM app, the hardening of on-premise...
New options
BBM update for iPhone now available
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BlackBerry has released an update for the iPhone version of its BBM messaging app. The new version includes paid subscription options to get rid of ads and more. For 99 cents a month, BBM users won't see any ads in their feed, and also won't get any sponsored invites from third parties. For $1.99 a month, users can also create a custom PIN. Here's how that will work: With a...
Wait... what?
BlackBerry CEO calls for 'app neutrality', iMessage for all!
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BlackBerry CEO John Chen has not only weighed in on net neutrality, but bizarrely face-huggered the idea of 'app neutrality' into his statement as well. In other words he thinks Apple should be mandated to make iMessage for BB10 phones. From the BlackBerry blog: Unfortunately, not all content and applications providers have embraced openness and neutrality. Unlike BlackBerry, which...
BBM updated for all platforms
BBM gets new privacy and control features
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BlackBerry's instant messaging service BBM will be seeing an update across all OS platforms in the next few days. It has been available through BlackBerry Beta Zone for some users from a few weeks now and it now ready for everyone. The most notable new feature is Timed Messages which allows users to send a 'secret' message to a contact for a pre-set duration of time. You will also be...
Get your BBM on
BBM gets an update to improve user experience
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The cross-platform BlackBerry Messenger app has received an update today. It's not too big an update but it does seem like BlackBerry has made it simpler to attach photos in BBM. Currently, by default, when you tap the paper clip icon to attach a photo, the voice note option is selected. You then had to tap the picture icon to then get the option to attach one. Now, it defaults to...
New and updated apps: Lego Marvel, Hatch, Facebook Messenger and more!
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Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we've got messaging apps, a web browser, Netflix and more! New and updated iOS apps LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe In Peril: An original story crossing the entire Marvel...