Messaging apps, VoIP already eating into carrier revenues, study finds
A new breed of messaging services and mobile Voice over IP clients like Skype are already eating into carrier revenues according to a new study. …
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Leaked BlackBerry London is real, launching in Q3
We’ve just heard from a trusted source that the dummy device The Verge posted an image of earlier today is indeed a real BlackBerry, and it should …
BBM Music now available in the U.S., Canada and Australia
Research In Motion announced on Wednesday that its BBM Music service will launch Wednesday in the United States, Canada and Australia. To begin, users can …
RIM to release PlayBook OS 2.0 mid-February, still struggling with multi-device BBM support
BGR reported exclusive details of RIM’s upcoming BBX-based smartphone code-named the BlackBerry Colt earlier this year, and we have since heard that there is going …
BlackBerry outage affects millions for third day [updated]
After having initially said the issues were resolved following one day of service interruptions, millions of BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and …
RIM announces NFC-based BlackBerry Tag tap-to-share service
Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie took the wraps off a new NFC-based BlackBerry service during his keynote presentation at the GITEX conference in Dubai …
Images of BBM on Android reportedly surface [updated]
BGR exclusively reported in March that Research In Motion was working to bring its popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) platform to Android smartphones and the iPhone. …
Samsung ChatOn to bring BBM-like experience to Android, iOS, BlackBerry, bada [video]
Samsung is set to make a big splash with new products during the IFA trade show in Berlin, which kicks off later this week, and …
RIM prepping BBM subcription music service
Research In Motion is working on a music service that will tie in with BlackBerry Messenger. CNET reports that RIM will deploy a test version …
British Parliament member calls for BBM suspension following London riots
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has agreed to work with London authorities as they begin their investigation into recent riots. According to some Londoners, rioters …
Is Apple’s iMessage the start of something bigger?
One of the most important features Apple announced at WWDC 2011 was iMessage. It’s not only a direct competitor to Research In Motion’s extremely popular BlackBerry Messenger …
Apple iOS 5: Day three
After spending three days with iOS 5 on multiple devices now, I can confidently say that this is the mobile operating system to beat. It …
Apple iOS 5: Day two
After two days of use with Apple’s brand new iOS 5 on both an iPhone 4 and iPad 2, I can confidently say that iOS …
Apple iOS 5: Day one
I’ve been using iOS 5 on my primary iPhone 4 since it was made available to developers yesterday around 5:00 p.m. This is the most …
Research In Motion just got out-fruited
Look, people that know me know that I’ve been a BlackBerry fan from the beginning. The entire reason BGR was started was because I was …
RIM to add foursquare support to BBM
During the BlackBerry World Keynote in Orlando this morning, Research In Motion announced that it is working with foursquare to include support for the social-network …
BBM support for BlackBerry PlayBook now available
PlayBook owners over on the CrackBerry forums have discovered that, after applying a new BlackBerry Bridge v1.0.0.83 update, they were able to use BBM on …
BlackBerry Messenger 6.0 screenshots leak
With BlackBerry World set to kick off early next month, you can expect BlackBerry-related leaks to keep rolling in hot and heavy for the next …
RIM is not releasing BlackBerry Messenger for iPhone on April 26th
We knew this story was a hoax when we first saw it, but we reached out to Research In Motion to get an official comment …
India demands access to BlackBerry email by March 31st
RIM may be forced to shut down its services in India if it can’t provide government intelligence agencies with access to its corporate email system …
BBM Social Platform hits public beta
Research In Motion has just announced that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Social Platform is now available in public beta. First announced during BlackBerry DEVCON 2010, BBM …
RIM exec says India making ‘astonishing’ security demands
Robert Crow, a VP for Research In Motion, recently told The Wall Street Journal that India’s security agencies are making “rather astonishing” demands for access …
Exclusive: BlackBerry Messenger will launch on Android and iOS
BGR has learned from multiple trusted sources that Research In Motion is planning to bring its beloved BlackBerry Messenger app and service to Android, and …
RIM announces BBM mobile gifting platform
Research in Motion on Monday announced a new service addition to its popular BlackBerry Messenger platform. Dubbed the BBM mobile gifting platform, the new service …
Hands-on with BlackBerry PlayBook Bridge [video]
Following our press briefing with the PlayBook early today, we wanted to get a bit more up-close and personal with the BlackBerry Bridge software. Bridge, …
Absent apps present another hurdle for Windows Phone 7
As Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 push kicks into high gear ahead of the holidays, great devices like the HTC HD7 will help foster interest in …
What’s Kik Messenger All About?
If you’ve heard about the Kik messaging app, or as some would call it, “the new BBM”, you probably sat at the cool-kid lunch-table at …
BlackBerry given the all-clear in India… for now
Research In Motion has been getting a lot of stick recently for not providing government agencies controlled access to their encrypted servers. In August, the United …
Verizon Wireless, RIM data issues/outage in Midwest?
One of our Verizon Wireless sources has just forwarded us an internal email detailing some data issues in the Midwest. According to the email, the …
BlackBerry Messenger gets an OTA update
It’s nowhere near as exciting as, oh, let’s say the release of OS 5.0 for all current generation devices on the market prior to the …
