When it comes to BlackBerry Messenger, the most talked about features is probably that you can see when messages have been delivered and read. There’s been plenty of debate about the pros and cons of that feature, but what about the fact that people can see when you’re writing back to them and vice versa? [...]

I was sitting at a table with a bunch of my BlackBerry friends the other night and I ripped into one of my friends who’s BBM handle starts with a symbol, which deems them unsearchable. As soon as I brought it up, a bunch of my other friends surprisingly joined me in expressing how much [...]

This is hilarious. I know it’s a bit old and received its fame when performed live at DevCon2010 by Riz, but I couldn’t help but post this for those who haven’t seen or heard the yet-to-be official BBM song. So without further ado: [click here for mobile friendly viewing] Hope you enjoyed that as much [...]

BBM ghost avatars have done nothing but gain momentum since they came about the other day. Looking through forums can be kind of hairy when trying to find new avatars, so www.bbmpics.com has simplified your searching. They will also create custom avatars for $5 a pop. Techrevive has also mad a bunch, but the viewing is a bit more [...]

When something new comes about on BBM, it pretty much spreads like wildfire every time, and these new BBM avys seem to be the new thing. The avys appear to be blank or close to it when you save them, and they fully appear when your BBM contacts scroll over your handle. A couple of people were [...]

This is pretty ironic. I was about to write a rant on how RIM has been pushing BBM so hard lately but has yet but has yet to add any game-changing features, but then I read that RIM announced the BBM Social Platform today at DevCon 2010. In layman’s terms, RIM is making tools available for 3rd [...]

The “Love what you do” contest is over and a winner has finally been announced on the BlackBerry blogs. His name is J. Reyez and not only is he a man of many talents, but he really, really loves BBM, so much so that he has just landed himself $5k. Check out his submission video [...]

[Link for Mobile Viewing] Between the release of the Torch 9800, BBM v5.0.1.38, Desktop Manager 6.0 and the BlackBerry Podcast App, there’s been something for everyone this week in BlackBerry. Hit the jump to see what else you may have missed here at TheCellularGuru>>

BlackBerry Messenger has been updated to v5.0.1.38! For those of you who weren’t able to take advantage of the Beta Zone BBM program, you definitely want to download this. The UI is much improved from v5.0.0.57 and you will notice it most in the chat screens; especially bubble chat. You can also comment directly with [...]

Today we introduce another contributing editor to the site, GuruNic. Nic is an avid BlackBerry lover and cellphone guru-in-training. Please welcome him! I’m often asked what it is about the BlackBerry platform that can keep people so attached when (and I say this with all the deepest affection I have) the hardware is far behind [...]