In what is easily the biggest announcement at the BlackBerry Live conference today, CEO Thorsten Heins revealed that the Canadian company will finally launch its popular messaging service across other platforms. BBM will become available on Apple devices running on iOS 6 and Android devices for free. (more…)Google+

It seems like BlackBerry maker, Research In Motion (RIM), is no longer looking at licensing its popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service. According to WSJ, new RIM CEO Thorsten Heins is not interested in doling out BBM to other vendors and is instead focusing solely on BB10 and the next smartphone that will run on the new platform, which is scheduled to release in the last quarter of the year. (more…)Google+

We knew this story was a hoax when we first saw it, but we reached out to Research In Motion to get an official comment from the company. RIM tells us that rumors that BlackBerry Messenger might launch as an app for Apple’s iPhone on April 26th, is false. “RIM did not hold a conference in Toronto this week, and Jim Balsillie did not speak at any event in Toronto this week.” We’re not saying it isn’t coming at some point in the future, but BlackBerry Messenger is definitely not hi...

BGR has learned from multiple trusted sources that Research In Motion is planning to bring its beloved BlackBerry Messenger app and service to Android, and eventually to iOS as well. According to our sources, RIM has not yet finalized details surrounding timing or pricing, but we have heard that the company might make the software free to all users. We're also told strategy is still being developed, however, and RIM may end up charging users a one-time fee or even a recurring fee for access to its BBM servic...