Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with BBM
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today marks the celebration of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. According to Wikipedia, Saint Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in the Republic of […]
Indonesian BBM Users Offered Music Service through their Largest Wireless Carrier
Indonesia’s largest mobile operator, Telkomsel, is bringing its music download service to the BBM Shop, exciting Indonesian music fans on BBM, the top messaging app in the country. The service, […]
Why Users Love Custom PINs and other New BBM 2.7 Features (VIDEO)
One of the most prominent events in mobile – Mobile World Congress – may be in the rear-view mirror, but the excitement around the newest version of BBM has only just begun. BlackBerry was front and center, with the anticipation surrounding BlackBerry’s upcoming mobile devices turning heads, along with BBM […]
UPDATED – BBM Update: Custom PINs, Android Wear and more
UPDATE: March 11, 2015 The latest BBM update is now also available for iOS users, and will begin showing in the App Store within the next couple of hours. Be sure to update your BBM app to get your Custom PIN, No Ads Subscription and more. For tips and tricks […]
Check Your Wrist: BBM is Now Available on Android Wear Devices
The wait is over. BlackBerry unveiled BBM’s integration with Android Wear at Mobile World Congress (MWC) earlier this week. BBM is officially available on a wristwatch near you. You can […]
BBM Hits 100M Google Play Installs
BBM for Android has officially achieved a milestone on the Google Play Store: 100 million installs. That puts BBM in the top tier of messaging apps on Google Play, and […]
Getting Started: Everything You Need to Know about BBM Custom PINs
BBM Custom PIN Subscriptions are now available, and the BBM Team wants to ensure you have the info you need to make the best out of your exclusive BBM PIN. […]
2014 Holiday Shopping Continues Trend Towards Ecommerce, Mobile Shopping and Mobile Payments
For Christmas shoppers, the years of spending December weekends desperately wandering through crowds in malls and merchant districts might be coming to a close. In the last 10-15 years, holiday […]
Gong Xi Fa Cai from BBM
People are gathering from all over the world to celebrate the Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year). Customary traditions surrounding this holiday include red envelopes filled with […]
BBM for Android Now Available on Amazon Appstore
All you Android BBMers out there: the latest BBM for Android is now available on the Amazon Appstore. The Amazon Appstore is both a website and accompanying app that connects Android users to all the great movies, games, and apps on Amazon. As part of the monetization plan for BBM, […]
Asian Economic Powerhouse Indonesia and BBM: A Whirlwind Romance
Love is in the air these days. Retailers’ shelves are full of Valentine’s Day-themed chocolates, flowers, and stuffed animals, a reminder to spend some extra time with the ones we […]
Where is Mobile Usage Growing Fastest in Africa? Part 2
Nigeria and South Africa are #2 and 3, respectively, on the list of countries with the highest rate of Internet use, according to a recent survey. The news isn’t surprising […]
BBM Shop Hits 1 Billion Views As Virtual Goods Spike In Popularity
Last December, we released a new version of the BBM Shop, which includes apps, games, music, and services available for purchase from your BlackBerry or Android handset. (The Windows Phone […]
It’s BBM Time
CES 2015 is finally here and there has been a lot of news. The BBM team is in Las Vegas and we’re showing off support for discreet messaging from your […]
BBM Bundles, BES12 and Boeing: BlackBerry’s Big Week for Enterprises
Last week the big news was around the release of BlackBerry Classic (read our comprehensive blog coverage here). But we also announced plenty more. Given our ongoing enterprise shift, these […]
