Uber launched on BBM Discover
Creative Media Works, operating as BBM Messenger, has partnered with Uber to launch the Uber service within BBM Messenger.
Free and cheap mobile data deals for BBM in the works for South Africa
BBM is in discussions with mobile operators regarding subsidised data for its messaging application.
BBM Uber chatbot launching in South Africa
BBM plans to launch a chatbot for Uber in South Africa that will let you hail a cab within the messaging service.
How many South Africans use BBM
BBM has 2.1 million monthly active users in South Africa, 75% of which are active daily and spend an average of 31 minutes per day on the platform.
STAGE360 Music launched on BBM Discover
Stream.Digital in partnership with Creative Media Works, operating as BBM Messenger, has launched STAGE360 Music in South Africa.
BBM News launched in South Africa
BBM has launched BBM News in South Africa.
The news service uses the BBM Discover suite of APIs and is powered by Outbrain.
BBM’s plan to get more users in South Africa
BBM recently stated that South Africa is a key growth market for the service, and it sees massive potential in the country.
BBM in big South African push
BlackBerry has identified South Africa and Nigeria as key growth markets for BBM, with BlackBerry in South Africa to support a branch outreach it will launch in 2017.
I just read about DRC internet being shutdown, and I remember in Brazil Whatsapp was also blocked. How do government do this? Can it happen to us here in South Africa?
Just curious.
BBM scam tricks South African girls into posing topless
A scammer posing as the head of Ice Model Management is using BBM to trick young South African girls into posing topless and taking nude photos of themselves.
BBM coming to Windows phones
BlackBerry said its popular messaging system BBM, or BlackBerry Messenger, would now be open to those using the Windows phone platform
Most popular mobile messaging apps in South Africa
WhatsApp vs Facebook vs Mxit vs BBM –Effective Measure’s South African Mobile Report reveals which mobile IM service is the most popular in South Africa
How Vodacom, MTN can kill mobile VoIP
A Skype call from your smartphone could cost you anything from R4.39 to R36.62 per minute if Vodacom and MTN wanted to.
BBM heading to Windows Phone and Nokia X platforms
BlackBerry will make its BBM messaging tool available to Microsoft’s Windows Phone and the upcoming Nokia X platforms