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<title>BlackBerry opens up BlackBerry Messenger to iOS, Android this summer</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/14/messaging.system.for.blackberry.phones.will.work.on.other.platforms/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362008414_blackberry-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[BlackBerry will be expanding access to its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service to new platforms this summer, in a move that has surfaced in rumors a number of times in the past. Users of iOS and Android devices will be able to download a free app for their device in order to use the service, with the core BBM functionality initially available and other aspects expected later in the year....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RIM adds free Wi-Fi calls to BlackBerry Messenger 7</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/10/blackberry.10.update.page.launched.at.same.time/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355156231_blackberrymessengerupdatethumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Research in Motion has updated BlackBerry Messenger to include free Wi-Fi calling between BBM users. BBM 7.0 with BBM Voice allows its users to make calls without using the cell network, such as in signal blackspots, and also lets users still send messages to one another while in the middle of the call, as well as other updates to the app....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Leaked images show off BlackBerry Messenger redesign</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/26/new.bbm.user.interface.color.scheme/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1340731640_Screenshot2012-06-26at1.17.37PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Following on the heels of an image leak that was claimed to show off the first two BlackBerry 10 devices, additional images of a revamped interface for BlackBerry Messenger on BlackBerry 10 have surfaced. N4BB.com has acquired two images that appear to reveal the reworked messaging service. The UI is believed to have been redesigned to take advantage of the OLED screens said to be featured on RIM'...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RIM wins BlackBerry Messenger trademark fight</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/02/complainant.in.different.industry.bbm.allowed.to.be.used.by.rim/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/RIM-BlackBerry10-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has won a rare victory in court. The Federal Court of Canada has ruled that RIM can continue to use the acronym BBM, for BlackBerry Messenger, as an analyst firm challenging the trademark operates in an entirely different industry....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/02/complainant.in.different.industry.bbm.allowed.to.be.used.by.rim/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 22:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor: RIM drops plans to bring BBM to Android, iPhone</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/25/unnamed.source.disputes.rumored.bbm.on.other.platforms/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/blackberrymessenger-androidleak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Research in Motion may not open up its BlackBerry Messenger service as previously thought. Rumors that the BBM service would expand to Android handsets and iPhones, as evidenced by a photo of a beta app, are in doubt following the replacement of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie by chief executive Thorsten Heins, according to an unnamed source speaking to the Wall Street Journal....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/25/unnamed.source.disputes.rumored.bbm.on.other.platforms/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BlackBerry Curve 9220 official with BBM key</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/18/blackberry.curve.9220.aims.at.developing.world/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/blackberrycurve9220.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[RIM out an end to at least one rumor on Wednesday with the BlackBerry Curve 9220.  Its new entry smartphone is the first to have a dedicated BlackBerry Messenger key.  Hitting the side-mounted BBM button launches the app from wherever the user is in the OS, making it easier to respond to a message or share something as soon as it shows....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/18/blackberry.curve.9220.aims.at.developing.world/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumors: BBM seen on iOS/Android, BlackBerry PlayBook 4G soon</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/13/rim.may.be.close.to.bbm.android.and.playbook.4g/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/blackberrymessenger-androidleak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[RIM could be getting close to releasing a pair of major projects based on a pair of tentative rumors in mid-week. One possible sighting emerging from TechnoBuffalo had BlackBerry Messenger being run on an Android device for testing purposes.  The lone shot had few extra details, but conspicuously showed an "iPhone test" contact entry, suggesting RIM was developing for both platforms....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/13/rim.may.be.close.to.bbm.android.and.playbook.4g/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RIM employee attacked at BBM party dies of wounds</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/09/rim.event.marked.by.tragic.death/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1203/bbm_party_gallery.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The stabbing at RIM's party for BlackBerry Messenger has resulted in further tragedy as London's Metropolitan Police have reported that the victim has died of his wounds.  Philip Sherriff, one of RIM's UK employees, passed on early Sunday.  His attacker is believed to be Ashley Charles and has already been charged with attempted murder....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/09/rim.event.marked.by.tragic.death/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BlackBerry 4G PlayBook prototype slips out</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/06/blackberry.4g.playbook.spied.in.detail/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/blackberry4gplaybook-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Removing doubts around earlier rumors of a BlackBerry 4G PlayBook, a CrackBerry forum poster revealed overnight that he had access to at least three of them.  Showing both the SIM tray and the presence of a "mobile network" settings pane, user fakedeadmau5 proved that the design was fundamentally the same as the seven-inch original save for cellular hardware.  He also showed a rudimentary BlackBer...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RIM recruiting for iOS mobile app developers</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/22/rim.may.bring.blackberry.services.to.ios.users/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/imessage-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[RIM may break a longstanding policy against apps for non-BlackBerry platforms if a job listing is an indicator.  The position for a Senior iOS Mobile Developer wants someone who can design and write enterprise iPad and iPhone apps.  As proof that apps themselves are important, any potential hire has to show examples of published App Store titles....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/22/rim.may.bring.blackberry.services.to.ios.users/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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