TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion is free to use the BBM moniker for its popular BlackBerry Messenger instant messaging service after a court ruled the use did not infringe on the trademark of a company that measures Canadian television and radio audiences. "We are pleased that the Federal Court of Canada sided with RIM and confirmed that RIM's use of BBM does not infringe the trademark rights of BBM Canada as they had alleged," the... full story ![]()
We’ve known BlackBerry has been planning to offer BBM on rival platforms for quite some time. Now that services like WhatsApp, iMessage and Kik are dominating the messaging world, BBM will finally expand beyond the BlackBerry platform. BlackBerry on Tuesday announced that BBM will launch this summer for Apple’s iPhone and for Android devices. The announcement came during the...
yahoo.com (7 days ago)

BlackBerry has announced it is to open up its BBM messaging service to Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systens. Yes - you'll soon BBMing on your iPhone. The remarkable announcement is a shocking turnaround for the company, who had previously insisted that BBM would remain exclusive to its own platform. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said the move was a sign of...
huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)
Earlier this week, BlackBerry announced the arrival of BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS. A new report suggests that the messaging service will have some limitations, however. According to TrustedReviews, BBM will not be available for the iPad or for Android tablets at launch. Vivek Bhardwaj, head of the BlackBerry software portfolio, reportedly told the website that...
yahoo.com (3 days ago)

TORONTO - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion says it is silencing its streaming music service barely two years after it launched.The Canadian company emailed BlackBerry Messenger Music subscribers this week to notify them that the cloud-based service will stop working on June 2.RIM said Thursday the decision follows a "strategic business review" of its offerings.BBM Music...
huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 15 days ago)
AP BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion says it is silencing its streaming music service barely two years after it launched.
timesleader.com (1 month and 15 days ago)
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion says it is silencing its streaming music service barely two years after it launched.
miamiherald.com (1 month and 15 days ago)
A new BlackBerry smartphone called the Q5 will launch this summer for emerging markets. The company is also expanding its BBM service to the iOS and Android platforms for the first time.
marketwatch.com (6 days ago)

The BBM software will be available as a free app this Summer - and CEO Thorsten Heins (pictured) also revealed a new low cost Q5 handset with a keyboard.
dailymail.co.uk (6 days ago)

Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple’s iPhone and Android devices powered by Google’s software.
nydailynews.com (6 days ago)
BlackBerry chief executive officer Thorsten Heins has unveiled a new smartphone for the developing world and says the company will soon offer its BBM messaging service on iPhones and Android-powered devices.
cbc.ca (7 days ago)
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