After past attempts by RIM to make headway integrating their brand with the music industry, they are apparently now in talks with major recording labels to create their own music service. Rumor has it that they have already signed one, and are close to signing a couple more. The “why” is pretty easy to figure [...]

Heads up, foursquare addicts, we have some news to report. Just five days after the alpha went live, foursquare for BlackBerry 3.0 has exited the testing stage and is now ready for public consumption. While it lacks the BBM integration found in the alpha, there are still plenty of other things to get excited about, [...]

With rumors of a RIM-built Apple TV competitor circulating, it’s pretty clear that the BlackBerry maker is preparing to make a big push with its multimedia support. So it comes as no surprise that a new rumor has made its rounds which would see the release of a music sharing service. Details are scarce, but it [...]

BlackBerry Messenger and collecting foursquare badges — they’re both incredibly addictive and time-consuming pastimes. But now they don’t have to be done separately, as an alpha of foursquare for BlackBerry 3.0 has been released which features support for BBM. Other updates to v3.0 include the inclusion of Explore, and a few minor tweaks to the UI. If [...]

When RIM launched their proprietary BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) instant messaging application, it was nothing more than a convenient, secure way for business men around the office to keep in touch with each other using their monthly allotted data plan to chat without the annoyance of filling their already saturated email inbox’s with short sentences as well as [...]

  CellGuru is, as you know, down at the BlackBerry World Conference in Orlando, Florida, and we have news coming in from him in regard to the upcoming version of BlackBerry Messenger (aka BBM). The new version of BBM, “BlackBerry Messenger 6″ will launch on the upcoming BlackBerry 7 OS (BB7 OS) devices such as [...]

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry has just announced the release of a new version of their uber-popular messaging application BlackBerry Messenger (aka BBM). The new version is v5.0.3.22 and is available in BlackBerry App World. According to App World here is the changelog for BBM v5.0.3: • Support for Hindi and Vietnamese • Simplified sending of pictures and [...]

****Update**** Turns out the story was indeed a hoax and a mean one at that; word comes from BGR, stating they reached out to a contact at RIM who had this to say: “RIM did not hold a conference in Toronto this week, and Jim Balsillie did not speak at any event in Toronto this week.” We’re not [...]

Guess what folks? The one and only BlackBerry Messenger app has been updated for your downloading enjoyment! It sure has been a while since RIM gave us something new to play with, eh? Despite not releasing a list of what’s included, the changes should be evident after the now standard download, install and reboot routine. Although [...]

Wow! BGR is reporting that their sources at Research in Motion (RIM) are telling them that a deal bringing BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) to Android devices is DEFINITE. As well, talks are apparently occurring to eventually bring BBM to the iOS running iPhones. The rumors continue that the software might be FREE on the competing platforms or [...]