BlackBerry UK has just posted on their YouTube page a new BlackBerry Tag commercial showing off game sharing with two NFC enabled devices. With NFC enabled BlackBerry devices you’ll be able to share almost anything by just tapping both phones together. This video features game sharing and how much more fun it can be to play games with your friends using BlackBerry Tag. You can also add frien... »
BlackBerry Messenger is probably the feature you use the most on your BlackBerry smartphone. If you have a lot of contacts, it can be hard to find the person you’re trying to write to. Even though you can use the search feature to find them, some change their nicknames or add special characters that can make it quite hard (and a little annoying) to look up a contact on BBM. This is why I alw... »
BlackBerry Messenger is one of the, if not the most, popular tool in everyone’s BlackBerry. As you might know, there are several ways of adding a friend or joining a group on BBM. Most of the time, when I add a new friend to I usually ask for their PIN. I might be the only one, but at least 90% of the people I add I do it via PIN not knowing how much time I can save by simply scanning the us... »
Many would have thought it to be obvious, but today at Research In Motion’s Annual General Meeting, CEO Thorsten Heins confirmed what many have been hoping. BlackBerry Messenger will utilize the Video Chat feature. We caught an earlier glimpse of this in BlackBerry 10 demo video showing the Video Chat feature available while in call with another BlackBerry user or while viewing their contact... »
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is one of the best reasons to own a BlackBerry. In the past, giving someone your PIN was the only way to add a contact to your BBM list. With BBM 6, you’ve got lots of options. Among these, N4BB will show you one of the coolest ways to scan someone’s BBM barcode instead of dealing with hard-to-remember PINs. What you do: First things first! Open up BBM on your BlackBerr... »
On the BlackBerry Developers Blog, RIM outlined the evolution process of the BlackBerry 10 SDKs until it goes gold. This evolution process will include the addition of new APIs from BlackBerry 10 that developers will have access to. RIM says as they evolve the BlackBerry 10 SDKs, these deep integration APIs will be made available, but they aren’t quite ready for 3rd party consumption yet. HereR... »
S4BB Limited has released an all new update for their Pinbook Beta application for BlackBerry Smartphones. Thanks to Pinbook Beta, finding new BBM friends has never been this easy. After creating a profile, the user can browse through the list of Pinbook users and meet new friends based on shared interests and location. Thanks to an in-app chat function, it’s possible to chat with a new frie... »
Have you been wondering what BlackBerry Messenger on BlackBerry 10 could possibly look like? Now you get the very first glimpse ever! BBM in BlackBerry 10 will be taking full advantage of the OLED screen. How will it be doing that you ask? According to the internal slide, RIM will be opening up BBM to themes for a very special reason. RIM has been and always will be about saving battery life. By u... »
Why just text when you can sext? At least that’s what some people think. Nevertheless, sexting has become synonymous with texting, as teens and even the elderly enjoy talking dirty or sending scantily clad photos to one another. Here’s the top 5 BlackBerry apps to get your sexting on: 5. BlackBerry Messenger Undoubtedly, BlackBerry Messenger is likely one of the best tools for sexting.... »
While at the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour event in New York City, Niko and Ross had the honor of meeting the creator of BBM, Gary Klassen. What an honor it was to have the main architect of BlackBerry Messenger to discuss with us the unique features of the BlackBerry 10 keyboard. The BlackBerry 10 keyboard resembles the classic physical keyboard BlackBerry users have come accustom to. RIM has made... »
A few months back a Canada based company by the name BBM Canada sued Research in Motion over the BBM trademark. BBM Canada has had the BBM trademark for over 60 years, making this an even harder case to win. Here’s what RIM said: [quote]“We are pleased that the Federal Court of Canada sided with RIM and confirmed that RIM’s use of BBM does not infringe the trademark rights of BBM Canada as t... »
Many of us rely on BBM to perform our daily tasks. From teenagers to security professinals, RIM’s very famous messaging client has been a very important way of communicating with others. But as RIM’s stock went down a while back with the 3 day outage, some of its users moved to other platforms and so the number of BBM users decreased. Some worry that the popularity of the popular messa... »
Want to use Bridge on your PC? The wait might be shorter than you think. There’s a new app coming up for the BlackBerry PlayBook called DesktopBridge by developer Xitij Ritesh Patel which will let you use Bridge on your desktop PC over SSL, allowing you to use BBM on your computer! DesktopBridge will let you wirelessly connect to the PlayBook and open all Bridge apps via a browser. The app i... »
A new version of BlackBerry Messenger has just been released in the BlackBerry App World and ready for you to download it! Here’s what’s new: Enjoy a new selection of Animated Avatars Send voice notes more easily back and forth – streamlined voice notes allow you to set your convenience key to BBM, highlight a contact (or while in a chat), press the key, record and send. Simpler way to... »
Have you ever wanted to exchange voice messages with your BBM contacts rather than have to type them? There’s a new app called VVM Messenger that allows you to record, send and receive voice messages with any of your BBM contacts. VVM Messenger lets you send short voice messages up to 25 seconds without incurring pricey roaming or long distance voice calling charges. The developer says the a... »
RIM announced today that a few of their apps will be updated with BBM connected support. Some of the latest updates and features for users include: Facebook and Twitter: Automatically share your Facebook status or latest Tweet with your BBM friends right from within the app. BlackBerry Travel: Share your travel plans and flight changes directly with select BBM contacts or with your entire BBM comm... »
A new BlackBerry Messenger update has been pushed out by RIM in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. The new update looks like just a small one. BBM 6.2.0.40 has the following changelog: Clicking the trackpad in the inline display name or personal message field opens the “My Profile” screen for right-to-left languages. Please note that issues with broadcast messages appearing in black, or links i... »
It has been an ongoing “battle” between Research In Motion and the government of India. However, it seems the two may have come to some resolution. Before long, the Indian government will likely be able to snoop your BBM chat logs, with a solution “up and running soon.” Although, a wiretap warrant will be needed in order to gain access to specific logs. A RIM spokesperson said, “We are... »
Just yesterday, we saw some of the first revealing photos of the 4G BlackBerry PlayBook. In those photos, we saw the SIM card slot, 4G branding, and some of the new sections only available in a PlayBook with a dedicated data connection. In the new round of photos, looking at the one above, you see the native BBM client. It’s not much to look at for the time being, but at least it shows its b... »
*UPDATE* – New information is coming out from TNW. Apparently two people have been stabbed with the weapon of choice being a broken bottle. One of the victims is said to be in serious condition after taking the broken bottle to the neck. Research In Motion held a BlackBerry Messenger party in the UK. Things seemed to go well until some guests got into a scuffle. From some user accounts at th... »
