blackberry messenger (bbm)

  1. Jan

    End of BlackBerry OS - data, calling, SMS services shuttered

    Goodbye BlackBerry — South Africa's once-favourite phone BlackBerry's legacy devices will no longer function reliably from 4 January 2022, as the company will decommission services for BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier, BlackBerry 10 software, as well as PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier. The company...
  2. Jan

    How WhatsApp killed Mxit and BBM in South Africa

    The rise of WhatsApp in South Africa — and how it can fall WhatsApp didn’t stumble into dominance. It grew into the dominant force in mobile messaging over many years, and it could be overtaken by its competition if it repeats the mistakes of the platforms it defeated. Even though WhatsApp...
  3. Kevin Lancaster

    Massive WeChat growth in SA

    Massive WeChat growth in South Africa … but can it hold onto its new users?
  4. Kevin Lancaster

    WhatsApp blue tick read receipt launched

    WhatsApp blue tick read receipt launched Read receipts have been rolled out to WhatsApp
  5. jes

    BBM for Windows Phone gets a launch window

    BBM for Windows Phone launch window The launch of BBM on Windows Phone has received a window, according to media reports
  6. jes

    South Africa's badass tech brands

    South Africa's badass tech brands The Sunday Times Generation Next awards has named this year’s coolest brands according to a survey conducting among SA youth
  7. Jan

    BBM for Android, iOS Heartbleed bug patched

    BBM for Android, iOS lightly affected by Heartbleed bug BlackBerry has published a patch for its BlackBerry Messenger apps on Android and iOS after a critical bug in the widely used OpenSSL security software library, dubbed "Heartbleed" was found to affect the mobile messaging applications.
  8. jes

    8 WhatsApp replacements

    8 WhatsApp alternatives Have a principle objection to Facebook? Or perhaps the campaign against third-party WhatsApp APIs is getting you down?
  9. QuintonB

    Windows Phone Nokia Lumias getting BBM

    BBM for Windows Phone coming to Nokia Lumia Nokia has announced BlackBerry Messenger for its Windows Phone-based Lumia smartphones
  10. jes

    WeChat boasts top spot in South African iTunes store

    WeChat boasts top spot in South African iTunes store Citing the GlobalWebIndex report, WeChat said it is the fastest growing social platform in the world
  11. jes

    BBM Channels goes live

    BBM Channels launched BlackBerry has announced the launch of BBM Channels in its BlackBerry Messenger service
  12. jes

    BBM for Android and iPhone: how it will work

    BBM for Android, iPhone: how it will work Android and iPhone devices don’t have BlackBerry PINs, but that’s not how BlackBerry Messenger works any more
  13. jes

    WhatsApp vs BBM vs Mxit vs 2go in South Africa

    WhatsApp vs BBM vs Mxit vs 2go in South Africa New statistics from World Wide Worx and Fuseware reveal that competition among mobile instant messengers is hotter than ever
  14. jes

    BBM for iOS, Android gets launch window

    BBM for iOS, Android gets launch window BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said in a quarterly financial results call that BlackBerry Messenger for iOS and Android development is on track
  15. jes

    BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS announced

    BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS announced BBM is coming to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android mobile platforms
  16. jes

    BlackBerry services downtime

    BlackBerry services downtime An outage is affecting connectivity to BlackBerry services for some users
  17. jes

    BlackBerry Z10 Cell C contract deals

    BlackBerry Z10 Cell C contract deals Cell C has revealed attractive BlackBerry-specific data and service deals for the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone
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