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Quad-core BlackBerry Z50 and Q30 smartphones to launch late 2014

Rumours tip two new flagship phones running BlackBerry 10 for next year…

November 18, 2013

BBM for iPad and iPod Touch available later today

After a successful launch which topped 10 million downloads within the first 24 hours, BBM will arrive on Apple’s Wi-Fi-only iPads and various iPod Touch models later today. The ailing Canadian smartphone maker made the choice to end a long-running exclusivity on BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM, bringing the instant chat app to rival platforms iPhone […]

November 14, 2013

Blackberry BBM App to get video and voice sharing “within months”

With last week’s release of BBM for Apple iOS and Google’s Android operating systems, BlackBerry seems to be on to a winner with its classic instant messaging system. But the company formerly known as RIM is apparently not keen to sit back and let the service just coast along, with plans for video and voice […]

October 28, 2013

BBM for iOS and Android downloaded 10 Million times in 24 hours

BlackBerry’s BBM service finally landed on Android and Apple iOS on Monday and in that time BlackBerry has seen a massive uptake in downloads for the granddaddy of the free messaging service. The Canadian smartphone company has reported that the app has been downloaded over 10 Million times in the last 24 hours, which is […]

October 24, 2013

BBM for Android and iOS now available, BlackBerry boasts 5 million users already

After a failed initial launch, BlackBerry gets its Messenger app onto Android and iOS. Don’t expect it to be smooth sailing, though…

October 22, 2013

New QWERTY keyboard-toting budget BlackBerry 10 phone leaks

Given BlackBerry’s recent goings on, will this phone ever see the shops?

September 24, 2013

BlackBerry agrees $4.7 billion buyout with Fairfax Financial

Canadian firm BlackBerry is having a bit of a rollercoaster week (well, year would be more accurate) as over the past 3 days the company announced a shocking 4500 job cuts to its global workforce and today a purchase agreement by Fairfax Financial has been agreed for $9 (£5.63) per share in cash to buy […]

September 24, 2013