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BBM for iOS slated to arrive on June 27 (Updated)

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 6th, 2013)

Update: Note that T-Mobile UK has since deleted the tweet. BlackBerry has since confirmed that BBM for iOS will not be launching on June 27. Back in mid-May, we reported that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) would soon be making its way to both iOS and Android as a free download. And now, thanks to a ...

Sorry iPad owners, BBM for iOS will be iPhone only

by Yoni Heisler (May 16th, 2013)

RIM announced earlier this week that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is coming to both iOS and Android as a free download later this summer. While RIM's market share continues to plummet, the number of folks who still use BBM is rather impressive. In a post on BlackBerry's official blog earlier ...

Daily Update for May 14, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 14th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

BlackBerry bringing BBM to iOS and Android this summer

by Steven Sande (May 14th, 2013)

Miracles do happen. BlackBerry today announced that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will be available on iOS and Android this summer as a free download. On the BlackBerry blog, BlackBerry employee Donny Halliwell stated that availability is dependent on approval by the Apple App Store and Google Play. ...

Rumor: BlackBerry Messenger to land in the App Store on April 26 [Debunked]

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 29th, 2011)

Update: Boy Genius Report gets the official word from RIM; BBM is not coming out for iOS on April 26 (and that 'social media conference' where the CEO spoke? Also imaginary). That doesn't mean it never will, but we've erased that "x" from our calendars. Rumblings of an iPhone version of ...

BlackBerry Messenger coming to iPhone?

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 3rd, 2011)

A rumor from BGR today suggests RIM is preparing to bring its popular BlackBerry Messenger to iOS as well as Android. Details are sparse but the Canadian handset manufacturer reportedly wants to own the messaging space and can propel itself forward by opening its popular Messenger service to ...