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BBM for Android and iPhone will take a second-attempt at launching today, with BlackBerry’s instant messaging service hitting the Google Play and iOS App Store, though even if you can download it, you won’t necessarily be able to use it. After the botched launch last month, this time around there’ll be a two-stage process to getting BBM, BlackBerry says, with a waiting list in the app for service. After downloading BBM – it’ll also be in select Samsung Apps stores – there’ll be a registration page. Would-be users can put in their email address and be alerted when they’ll actually be allowed to use BBM itself; there’s no timeline for how many new sign-ups BlackBerry expects to have activated each day. Those that signed up to BlackBerry’s pre-interest list will get service immediately, however. The company says that amounts to around six million people; “we are focused on moving millions of customers through the line as fast as possible” is the closest BlackBerry will get to promising...

In this time of Tribulation , Blackberry's Hero device  failed to make a impression and lead to a loss of $1Billion  For the second time in as many trading days, shares of BlackBerry were halted in advance of some big news from the company. Today's news is no less big. BlackBerry has just announced that it's signed a letter of intent agreement for a sale of the company valued at $4.7 billion to a consortium led by Fairfax Financial (the company's largest shareholder). Pending due diligence that's expected to be completed by November 4th, the deal would see BlackBerry go private, with shareholders each receiving $9 per share in cash. In a statement, Fairfax Chairman and CEO Prem Watsa said, "we believe this transaction will open an exciting new private chapter for BlackBerry, its customers, carriers and employees," adding, "we can deliver immediate value to shareholders, while we continue the execution of a long-term strategy in a private company...

Blackberry‘s on-going story is anything but boring and uneventful as the company is revealed to be developing a new line of smartphones currently being called the Blackberry 10 C-series. This supposed mix between the company’s Z and Q series could very well be added to the company’s growing list of could have been, should have been, and has been. it is not that hard to get confused by Blackberry’s story, which in recent years has been one of a company desperately struggling to keep afloat both in finances and in relevance. The once king of the mobile hill, especially in enterprise circles, is now caught up in a battle against giants such as Apple, Samsung, and even newcomer Microsoft, who recently just announced its proposed purchase of Nokia’s mobile business. Just last week, Blackberry announced its latest high-end smartphone, the Blackberry Z30, running on the latest Blackberry 10.2 OS. The company is banking on its most advanced smartphone yet to help save it, which could have ...

Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry  has launched the BlackBerry 9720. The price of the phone has not been made official. The new phone will take a reverse mode as far as its operating system is concerned. Instead of the latest BlackBerry 10 platform, the new phone will run OS 7.1 version. The phone, to be available in five different colours, features a full physical QWERTY keyboard. The 2.8-inch touchscreen device packs a 806MHz Tavor MG1 processor. It has an internal storage of 512MB of RAM, expandable 32 GB using microSD card. There is no front facing camera in the phone, however, with a 5-megapixel rear camera you can get a 4X digital zoom. BlackBerry 9720 has dedicated BBM and BBM Voice shortcut keys, placed on the sides of the device. The phone will be available in a couple of weeks in select markets— Asia, EMEA and Latin America. Key Specifications 2.8-inch display 360x480 pixels resolution 806MHz Tavor MG1 processor 5-megapixel rear camera BlackBerry 7 OS (...

During BlackBerry‘s Live event in Florida today, the company announced that its popular BlackBerry Messenger service (a.k.a. BBM) will be heading to iOS and Android later this summer. The app will support cross-platform messaging, meaning that users on BlackBerry can talk with iOS and Android users with the BBM app. The BBM app will support all iOS devices running iOS 6 and higher, as well as Android devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and higher. BlackBerry said that it would be bringing some of the same features of BBM over to iOS and Android, including groups functionality, as well as voice features and screen sharing in later releases. BlackBerry also announced what they’re calling BBM Channels, which is a new social feature for BBM that will allow companies and celebrities to create a fan page of sorts that BBM users can follow. Whenever a BBM Channel gets updated with new content, users who follow these pages will see notifications for the updates in BlackBerry ...