On Wednesday, Kik announced it has 200 million registered users, which certainly makes it competitive  although it’s much smaller than services like WeChat, WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.
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Popular smartphone messaging service WhatsApp has been made available on web browsers for the first time. Jan Koum, the firm’s CEO, made the announcement on his Facebook page.
Popular messaging service WhatsApp is imposing 24-hour ban on people trying to access its service via an unauthorised app.
Big data analytics specialist Teradata has acquired Appoxee, a Tel Aviv-based mobile marketing and engagement SaaS provider. Teradata said the move will allow it to offer more mobile-focused digital marketing services as part of its marketing cloud portfolio.
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As part of his plans for new surveillance powers, announced in the wake of the recent shootings in Paris, David Cameron wants to block WhatsApp, iMessage, Snapchat and other encrypted messaging apps if he wins the next election.
BlackBerry CEO John Chen took to the stage at CES 2015 to talk a little about the company’s plans for the next year. One of his major goals is still to monetize BBM.
Three months after being acquired by facebook, WhatsApp have announced that they now have 700 million monthly active users, with users sending over 30 billion messages a day.
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LG Electronics announced today that new products set to debut in the United States during the first half of next year – from appliances to air solutions to home entertainment devices.
Smartphone app developer, Confide, launched an ad campaign on Tuesday, offering the business version of its self-destruct tool to entertainment studios, networks and labels for free, in perpetuity.
Canada Revenue Agency has destroyed all text message records of its employees and has disabled logging of these messages in the future,
Google has released version 1.0 of its new Android development IDE, Android Studio. Android Studio will continue to receive updates on four different release channels.
Whatsapp are to undo a new feature they launched last week. The read reciept, denoted by a double check mark did not go down well with the majority of users.
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BlackBerry, Cisco, IBM, Kaazing, LogMeIn, M2Mi, MachineShop, PTC, Red Hat, Software AG, TIBCO, and Others Ratify Enhanced Version of Widely Adopted IoT Standard
RealTalk by Castle Ventures is a new concept in mobile dating and networking. Using video as the first point of contact for all potential matches.
MessageHub brings together and prioritizes key messages across social, email, chat and SMS in one app; first messaging app to auto-prioritize and auto-merge contacts across different networks.
The Unified Communications Alliance (UCA), the global partnership of accredited Microsoft Lync integrators, today announced the acquisition of software and...
Brightbox has announced the launch of the Brightbox® Mark3 mobile charging platform which enables consumers to continue to communicate, navigate,...
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Apple has started rolling out iOS 8 live for iPhone users today. Unveiled earlier this summer, iOS 8 brings improvements to...
New services and technology partnerships help broadcasters and media companies move to the cloud. Wednesday, before the opening day of...
The development of interoperable standards for all IP based communication – from messaging apps like WhatsApp to Facebook Messenger, FaceTime...
WhatsApp have released an update to WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry 10, taking the latest version to v2.11.840.2. What’s new: Added option to...
The Timex Group has announced its entry into the smartwatch market with a fitness-oriented model that has its own mobile...
Facebook users on Android and iOS will no longer be able to chat and send messages later this week, unless...
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Available For Immediate Deployment by White-Label Partners Apsima have officially released their white-labeling option for beacon manufacturers, enterprise app developers, and others...
After much build up and anticipation, the new music mobile messaging app, Musations, has debuted on the Apple iTunes store...
Available through Vodacom from mid July 2014 BlackBerry today introduced the new BlackBerry Z3 smartphone in South Africa. The BlackBerry...
Google Play Services 5.0 has rolled out to devices worldwide. It introduces Android wearable services APIs, Dynamic Security Provider and App Indexing,...
BlackBerry today announced that it will bring the BlackBerry Z3 smartphone to the Middle East. The new stylish smartphone is...
BBM offers enhanced encryption for BBM Chats between employees at security conscious organisations. When someone starts a BBM Protected Chat with you, enter the secret passphrase they have shared with you in person, by email or SMS to get started.
Facebook have released their competitor to Snapchat and it is now officially available for Android devices in Google Play. Features:...
Jannah Hotels, designed to recreate the spirit of the noble Bedouin hospitality with its distinctive and creative infrastructure, today announced...
Shape The Future program provides digital devices at a reduced cost to public school boards across Canada Microsoft Canada announced...
BlackBerry has received the Indonesia Cellular Award (ICA) 2014 for BBM – its reliable and secure instant messaging application, in...
Indonesians spend most of their time on smartphones for chatting, with nearly 80 percent using BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), a recent...
Police in Quebec, Canada intercepted more than a million BlackBerry PIN-to-PIN communications as part of a crackdown against organized crime that culminated with 29 arrests Thursday.
“Smart SDK†Provides Custom Xamarin Classes for Accelerated Mobile App Development with Powerful Enterprise Integration and Backend Services AnyPresence, the...
Flash Messenger app will flash messages without sending any data, making the process instant and secure. Messaging has become one...
GroupMe Android 5.0 makes it easy, efficient and fun for users to stay connected to the those who matter most....
Cirius has launched its dedicated secure messaging app for Office 365. The native app (available via the O365 marketplace) seamlessly...
In an interview with American Banker, BlackBerry CEO John Chen outlined a short-term plan for the company that is laser-focused on...
BlackBerry CEO John Chen has written another article, this time in Gadget Web Site in South Africa,  where explains why...
John Chen clarifies a recent Reuters article and reiterates that BlackBerry is Not Leaving the Handset Market BlackBerry CEO John...
Virgin Media Business has extended a partnership deal with network provider LN Communications to bring high-speed connectivity to five million...
Vine has released an upgrade to both its iOS and Android Apps, taking the latest version to v2.0. The update...
BBM Chats Just Got More Fun with the Introduction of Stickers Multi-Person Photo Sharing and Larger File Transfers Round Out...
Sony has announced that Android 4.4 KitKat updates are now available for the Xperia Z Ultra, Z1, and Z1 Compact...
Following Google’s of its new wearable device platform, Android Wear, Motorola has announced its first device with the software, the Moto 360....
Mobile access to Presence, Instant Messaging and Persistent Group Chat leveraging Microsoft with MindLink is now available for BlackBerry 10....
WhatsApp for Windows Mobile is currently in Beta phase and a video out of Brazil shows some of the new...
Ever since BlackBerry brought BBM to iOS and Android Users, they have been looking at ways of making money from...
Google has released a huge upgrade to Hangouts for iOS, overhauling the design, improving performance, and bringing full iPad support,...
David Proulx, BlackBerry’s Senior Director of BBM Business Development, the same guy who told us BBM would not be coming...
BlackBerry today announced that BBM(TM) will be made available to Windows Phone and Nokia X customers in the coming months....
Facebook has agreed to buy the mobile messaging company WhatsApp for $16bn (£9.6bn), the social network has announced. The company...
In a move which isn’t too much of a surprise, Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President of BBM has left BlackBerry....
BBM on Android & iPhone is rolling out this week, starting today. BBM now includes a new Find Friends feature that allows you...
Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS), a Denver-based nonprofit organisation, is transforming its mobile communications and enhancing productivity by giving its 350 employees BlackBerry...
MD of BlackBerry (BB) India, Sunil Lalvani, spoke to DNA India and said that the company will gradually shift focus...
Today, Interim BlackBerry CEO, John Chen had a commentary posted on CNBC that lends a bit more information to his overall...
Companies Strike Joint Development and Manufacturing Agreement Indonesia Targeted for First Joint Product in Early 2014 WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired - Dec. 20,...
WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired - December 20, 2013) – BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY)(TSX:BB), a global leader in wireless innovation, today reported financial results for...
BBM on BlackBerry smartphones with BES offers organizations in regulated industries the ability to log, archive and audit BBM messages...
O2 has revealed it is to trial a new video communications service powered by Six3. O2 Clip It is a...
A few days ago we wrote how BlackBerry need to sort out the major issues on cross-platform BBM. One of...
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BlackBerry CEO John Chen has written an Open Letter to all existing Enterprise customers and partners Basically, BlackBerry is here to...
Jeff Deline, vice president of global partnerships at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., says he is banking on BBM...
The BlackBerry Z30 is now available on Cell C, South Africa's third largest mobile network.
BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY)(TSX: BB) today announced that the newest BlackBerry® 10 smartphone, the BlackBerry® Q5 smartphone, will arrive in Canada...
Former Research In Motion co-chief executive Jim Balsillie sought to reinvent the BlackBerry smartphone maker with a radical shift in strategy before he stepped down, two sources with knowledge of his plans said.
Rim says in future it will focus on business clients. But what does that mean to consumer users, or those who have just signed a contract?
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