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A new report from CBC News suggests BlackBerry has been "enthusiastically" helping law enforcement agencies across dozens of countries. An investigation conducted by CBC News found that a "specialized unit" inside BlackBerry has been cooperating with law enforcement agencies for years. In fact, the publication cited "a number of insiders" who confirmed the findings and...

BlackBerry has just announced the introduction of video-call feature in its BBM messaging app for iOS, though the feature is currently limited to the U.S. and Canada, VentureBeat reports. The beta feature, which is now available as part of the latest version of BBM for iOS in the App Store, will begin rolling out to BBM users...

BBM has released an update to their iOS app to bring support for Apple Watch. You can now send messages to your BBM contacts right from your wrist, plus reply as well. You have the option of one-tap replies, emojis, or dictation for your responses: What's New in Version 291.0.0.84 iOS 9 support with quick...

On August 1, 2005 Blackberry Principal Architect Gary Klassen nervously sat at his desk while hundreds of people started BlackBerry Messenger v1.0 for the very first time. The company originally planned for the release as a part of BES 4.1. Only a small number of employees were involved with the first version of BBM, which...

Are you still using BBM for iOS? The app was updated today to add some new features, such as the ability to chat right away with address book contacts already using BBM, so invites are no longer required. Also news is the ability to save your chats to iCloud, which is handy if you’re switching...

BlackBerry is now offering its BBM Protected services for iOS and Android, which lets users to access a more secure version of the company’s BBM messaging service. The serviced offered by the Canadian-based company is aimed at businesses that are looking for an enterprise-grade secure instant messaging service with all of the features of a...

BBM for iPhone has been updated to support Touch ID, along with new monthly subscriptions options in the BBM Shop to remove ads or to buy a customized PIN. If you want to remove ads shown in BBM, it will cost you $1.19 per month, while the ability to create your own custom PIN is...

Over two weeks ago BlackBerry detailed how an update was coming for BBM for iOS, to bring a new design for iOS 8 plus add screen support for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. After a lengthy delay, the update is now available in the App Store. Here’s what’s new, again: What's New in...

BlackBerry has today pushed an update to its BBM app across various mobile platforms, adding ‘Message Retraction’ and other new privacy features that allow customers to take control over the messages and content that they share. BlackBerry says that the "update will deliver the best BBM experience yet”, as users can now communicate with more discretion and...

Earlier this week, a report by Wired highlighted how Apple’s iMessage service has become “a cheap and easy way for luxury goods spammers” to get their junk messages on users’ iOS devices and Mac OS machines. Today, BlackBerry has claimed that since Apple is “moving slowly” to help out “beleaguered users”, iMessage users should simply switch to BBM....

Today, BlackBerry launched the first product of its eBBM suite, called BBM Protected. The eBBM suite was first announced by BlackBerry at Mobile World Congress in February, where the "e" stands for enterprise. Additional products in the eBBM suite are expected to be released throughout the year.  BBM Protected, the first piece of eBBM, allows...

According to ZDNet’s latest report, iOS and OS X devices aren't affected by the Heartbleed bug, but BlackBerry's BBM app for iOS and Android remains vulnerable. Yesterday, Apple had officially confirmed that in addition to iOS and OS X, its key web services were also not affected by the Heartbleed security bug. Earlier this week, security researchers...