News broke earlier that Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President of BBM, has left the company. Bocking, previously Executive VP, Software Product Management and Ecosystem at BlackBerry, recently took the position as the head of BBM.
Lenovo Buys Motorola from Google for $2.91 Billion
Google has announced that it has sold Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. Not so long ago, there were rumours that Lenovo was interested in buying BlackBerry. But now it seems they have decide to go with Motorola instead. Continue reading
BBM to be preloaded on LG Smartphones
BlackBerry has announced that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will soon be preloaded on LG smartphones as part of a bundling agreement. BBM will of course still be available as a free download from Google Play.
BlackGram: First Native Instagram Client for BlackBerry 10
BlackGram, the first functional native Instagram client for BlackBerry 10 is now available for purchase (SGD 3.75). The app looks pretty much like Instagram on other platforms.
Get BBM for iPhone and Android
BlackBerry has announced that the official launch of BBM for iPhone and Android has resumed. In the next couple of hours, you should be seeing BBM show up in Google Play Store, and the Apple App Store.
Update: SingTel & StarHub rolling out BlackBerry 10.2 OS Update
If you are a subscriber of StarHub, you are in luck. StarHub is the first carrier in Singapore to start officially rolling out the BlackBerry 10.2 update.
Update: we are also hearing that Singtel is now pushing this out!
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Despicable Me: Minion Rush Released for BlackBerry 10
Despicable Me: Minion Rush has made its way onto BlackBerry 10. Continue reading
Open Letter From BlackBerry: You Can Still Count On Us
BlackBerry will be taking to print media to convey their message, hoping to set things straight and reassure their customers that, “You can still count on us”. The letter will be posted in over 30 major news publications across 9 countries. Continue reading
BBM Money Service Wins at Emerging Payments Awards
While not concerning the most of us BlackBerry users, it is still a good news nonetheless. Global Mobile Money specialist Monitise plc (LSE: MONI.L) has been named winner of the Best Peer to Peer Programme category at the Emerging Payments Awardsfor its Indonesian BlackBerry Messenger payments service, BBM Money. Continue reading
BlackBerry Cancels September 27th Earnings Conference Call
In a brief statement, BlackBerry has announced the cancellation of their earnings conference call on the 27th of September. Reason being the letter of intent agreement between BlackBerry and FairFax Financial Holdings Limited that was signed and announced earlier this week. The earnings report will still be released on the same day at 7am EST.
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