There’s a new BBM for iOS feature that will actually make iMessage users jealous
True story: a little over a year ago, a friend of mine asked me to help him pick out an Android phone because he was tired …
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BBM cosplay cat emojis portend a grim future of Western civilization
The zenith of Western civilization right now, this week, is a designer of cosplay cat emojis for the BlackBerry Messenger application. Is this reason for …
BlackBerry stock is up 100% since Christmas, even as BBM grows weaker
BlackBerry is up more than 5% on Thursday, buoyed by the CEO’s comments about partnerships that might mirror the recent Apple-IBM pact. That Apple-IBM alliance …
Can BBM revive BlackBerry?
BlackBerry shocked Wall Street on Thursday by delivering a much narrower loss than expected. The company is now growing its cash pile even though it …
The most secure version of BBM ever is now available
BBM is still a hugely popular messaging app and now there’s a new version of it that promises to be the most secure mobile messaging platform …
Leaked video shows us the most secure version of BBM ever created
Earlier this year, BlackBerry announced plans to release a new messaging service called BBM Protected that the company billed as an even more secure version …
5 reasons iPhone and Android users should consider dumping their messaging apps for BBM
Just as BlackBerry appeared doomed to fade into irrelevancy, the company’s popular chat application BlackBerry Messenger stormed back on to the scene, making its way …
Video: BlackBerry is about to start cashing in on BBM’s success
When BlackBerry released BBM for Android and iOS last year, it gave the company a much-needed hit that helped spark hope that the one-time smartphone …
The good news for BlackBerry: BBM is still a huge hit
Although BlackBerry posted a much narrower loss than analysts expected last quarter, this piece of good news was somewhat offset by the fact that the …
BlackBerry’s big moment: Can it make money with BBM?
The messaging app market has really started to heat up after Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion and after Alibaba’s investment in the far more obscure …
BBM users, get ready for ads – BlackBerry starts testing sponsored content
No, you’re not going to see advertisements pop up in the middle of your BBM chats… but BlackBerry just delivered on new CEO John Chen’s …
How BlackBerry really plans to cash in on BBM
WhatsApp has shown that having a hugely popular mobile messaging app can be very lucrative and now BlackBerry is looking to cash in on its …
Now we know how BlackBerry will make (some) money with BBM
Getting a popular messaging app is one thing — monetizing it is another. BlackBerry has already said that selling ads on BlackBerry Messenger will be …
BBM could be worth $2.5 billion to BlackBerry
We’re now starting to get a good idea of how much BlackBerry Messenger could be worth to BlackBerry. Now that WhatsApp has been bought for …
Viber sold for nearly $1 billion – how much is BlackBerry’s BBM worth?
Japanese internet powerhouse Rakuten announced that it acquired Viber for $900 million. Viber has 300 million registered users and is known for its strength in Africa, …
BlackBerry BBM boss gone as company looks to strengthen enterprise business
BGR has learned from multiple sources that Executive Vice President Andrew Bocking is no longer with the company. What is unconfirmed, however, is whether Bocking …
Here’s how desperate BlackBerry really is
Amid reports that BlackBerry’s market share in the U.S. has reached an unbelievable 0% there’s also a rumor (backed up by a leaked apk) that …
This really, really is BlackBerry’s last chance
BlackBerry managed to miss its sales consensus by 25% even with rock bottom expectations. Drama? Well, no. The share price was drifting up by 2% …
BlackBerry’s bold bet failed: Now what?
BlackBerry has had a rough of 2013, to put it mildly. The company has lost billions in market cap, it has a new CEO, and …
BlackBerry scores its biggest BBM win yet
Last month, BlackBerry inked a deal with several small-name Android vendors that would see BBM preloaded on select devices. And now, via CrackBerry, we learn that BlackBerry has …
BlackBerry unveils the next crucial step in BBM’s evolution
Amid all the turmoil of its flailing mobile phone business, BlackBerry has finally found success with the cross-platform version BBM and is attempting to continue that growth …
BlackBerry signs key deal to keep BBM surge going strong on Android
BlackBerry’s handset sales have remained an unmitigated disaster but its cross-platform BlackBerry Messenger service has proven to be a big hit for both iPhone and Android …
BBM is holding on strong despite Line’s furious user growth
Line announced on Monday it has hit 300 million registered users worldwide. As a sign of how white-hot the messaging app market is, Line noted …
BBM mystery: Why is it so much more popular on iOS than Android?
It’s been more than a month after BlackBerry Messenger debuted for the iOS and Android platforms and it is still doing remarkably well on the …
BBM set to hit Wi-Fi iPads and iPod touch beginning today
BlackBerry’s BBM service shocked the world when it finally went cross-platform last month. While many thought it would be dead on arrival, the app rocketed …
BlackBerry’s big surprise: BBM beats major messaging rivals in engagement
BlackBerry shocked the messaging app industry by hitting 20 million combined iPhone and Android downloads in just a week after BBM went cross-platform. Now, new …
The marketing power of messaging apps
We are now witnessing the first signs of just how important messaging apps could become in North America for promoting games — and this has …
