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Finally; BBM for Android and iPhone Released!

Thursday, October 24, 2013 Jaachịmmá Anyatọnwụ 1

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After playing hide and seek when it came to BBM for Android, Blackberry finally released the much awaited BBM for Android Client on Google PLAY Store. Blackberry has gone for a toss after launching Z10 and Q10 smartphones as it still couldn’t influence good number of users and eventually more and more number of corporate users started to move to Android. We have been hearing about the BBM for Android for a while and it’s a serious competition to the messengers like Hike etc. <br />
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WhatsApp might not get impacted immediately but if WhatsApp doesn’t buck up then may be in coming years to come BBM for Android may just race ahead. Blackberry initially launched its BBM product for Aussies and then it took off its app from the PLAY Store due to some reasons and its back again. </div>
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Installation and Configuring ofBBm seems pretty much simple, all you need to do is to just follow the simple on screen instructions. BBM for Android is now available globally. And Hey!!! Its for Android 4.0 and up users only for now. Lets see if they are gonna get a lite version for lower versions of the Green Robot (Android<br />
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Now, when Blackberry too has accepted the fact that it’s impossible to get people back from Android to BB platform, Blackberry came up with BBM for Android product to cater the people who love BBM. So let’s check out on how you can install the most awaited BBM for Android in your smartphone. While WhatsApp and Hike might just get a temporary temporary fear with BBM launching for Android, it will be totally on Blackberry now on how it will be convincing to adopt its product. We have mentioned a download link with which you can download BBM for Android.Do let us know in the comments section about your thoughts on this BBM for Android getting launched.<br />
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Chat with friends on Android, BlackBerry and iPhone:</h3>
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• BBM is always on and always connected – no app to open<br />
• Know when messages have been delivered (D’s) and read (R’s)<br />
• Share photos, files, documents, voice notes and more<br />
• See when contacts are responding to your message<br />
• Emoticons for every mood and emotion let you express yourself</div>
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BBM lets you Control and Protect your Privacy:</h3>
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• You chose how to share your information - BBM uses PINs instead of phone numbers or email addresses so that it's more private, and you always control who can contact you<br />
• You chose your contacts – 2-way opt-in means you have control over who is able to message you</div>
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Chat and Share with many at once:</h3>
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• Groups – BBM groups help you share pictures, lists, and appointments with group members. You can even be in a group with people who aren't part of your own BBM contact list.<br />
• Multi-person chats – Invite multiple contacts to have a chat together.<br />
• Broadcast messages – Send a message to multiple BBM contacts at one time.</div>
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Create your own BBM profile:</h3>
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• Post a profile picture using images, pictures or even animated pictures (GIFs).<br />
• Update your status to let people know what you’re up to or how you feel<br />
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Download BBM for free today.</h3>
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<b>Use Links Below to Download it: </b></div>
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<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bbm&hl=en" target="_blank"><b>GOOGLE PLAY</b></a> <br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwgJwkWKG9PmeEVDb0hCWW5YamM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><b>GOOGLE DRIVE </b></a><br />
<a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22987698/BBM_1.0.0.70.apk" target="_blank"><b>DROPBOX</b></a> <br />
<a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!8lRQnYiT!E1dHPEVGNwBHkpjgRb5pXV1G69ZZDycKBY5Lo2pwoMI" target="_blank"><b>MEGA </b></a></div>
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Android and iPhone Not Rolling Out This Week

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Unknown 2

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BlackBerry's messenger app for Android and #BBMiPhone will not roll out this week as the company struggles to block an unreleased version of the #AndroidBBMapp that affected its system.<br /><br />The smartphone maker said Saturday it had paused the global rollout of Android and iPhone versions of its BBM app after the unreleased version of BBM for Android was leaked on numerous file-sharing sites.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">
"This older version resulted in volumes of data traffic orders of magnitude higher than normal for each active user and impacted the system in abnormal ways," wrote Andrew Bocking, head of BBM at BlackBerry, in a blog post on Monday. The version the company was planning to release on Saturday addressed the issues, but BlackBerry could not block users of the unreleased version if it went ahead with the launch, Bocking wrote.</blockquote>
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As active users of the unreleased app neared 1 million, and were increasing, BlackBerry decided that the only way to address the issue was to pause the rollout for both Android and iPhone versions of the app. Besides modifying the system to completely block the unreleased version of the Android app when it goes live with the official BBM for Android app, the company also wants to reinforce its system to handle similar scenarios in future, Bocking wrote.<br />
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"This will take some time and I do not anticipate launching this week," he added.</blockquote>
<br />BlackBerry said Saturday that customers who had already downloaded #BBM4All for iPhone will be able to continue to use the service, while the unreleased Android app would be disabled. The company said earlier this month that BBM, once exclusively available to users of BlackBerry phones, would start rolling out to iPhone and Android phone users worldwide from Saturday.<br /><br />A consortium led by Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings offered Monday to acquire BlackBerry in a deal that values the company at US$4.7 billion. The proposal is backed by BlackBerry's board of directors.<br /><br />The crisis in the rollout of the BBM for iPhone and Android is just one of many problems affecting the company which last week said it would take almost $1 billion in charges mainly on unsold BlackBerry Z10 handsets, and lay off around 4,500 staff and reduce the number of phone models it sells from six to four.</div>
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<br /><i><b>Culled From <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2049288/blackberry-messenger-for-android-and-iphone-will-not-roll-out-this-week.html" target="_blank">PCMAG</a> </b></i></div>
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BlackBerry pauses Launch of BBM for iOS and Android following LEAK

Monday, September 23, 2013 Jaachịmmá Anyatọnwụ 0

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BlackBerry has been forced to halt its global roll out of BBM for Android and iOS, after an unofficial version of the iOS and Android app and was posted online.<br /><br />As the Canadian company began rolling out the iOS and Android #BBM app in various territories around the world, a build of the Android app was posted online, prompting a rush among BlackBerry loyalists to download the app.</div>
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<br />According to an Apple insider, this unofficial version of the app was downloaded 1.1 million times in just 8 hours, but caused the company issues it spent most of Saturday attempting to resolve. Excerpts below:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">
Luke Reimer wrote: "Prior to launching #BBM for Android, an unreleased version of the #BBMforAndroid app was posted online. The interest and enthusiasm we have seen already – more than 1.1 million active users in the first 8 hours without even launching the official Android app – is incredible. Consequently, this unreleased version caused issues, which we have attempted to address throughout the day.<br />Our teams continue to work around the clock to bring BBM to Android and iPhone, but only when it's ready and we know it will live up to your expectations of BBM. We are pausing the global roll-out of BBM for Android and iPhone. Customers who have already downloaded BBM for iPhone will be able to continue to use BBM. The unreleased Android app will be disabled, and customers who downloaded it should visit <a href="http://www.bbm.com/">www.BBM.com</a> to register for updates on official BBM for Android availability."</blockquote>
<br />The iOS rollout, which began in New Zealand yesterday, has been paused as a result of the unofficial leak. According to <a href="http://techradar.com/" target="_blank">TechRadar</a>: The official Android release is still MIA, while the unofficial version has been disabled.<br /><br />This unfortunate and unexpected situation is a big blow for BlackBerry, whose long-awaited roll-out of #BBM4All to other platforms was set to be a rare sunny moment for the water-loo ailing company.</div>
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BBM for iPhone Launched

Monday, September 23, 2013 Jaachịmmá Anyatọnwụ 2

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Blackberry has finally rolled out BBM to #iOS users. The #BlackberryMessenger app for iPhones, iPads and all iOS device has been launched and is already available for download in the iTune #AppStores for New Zealand and Australia and some other Asian countries as at the time of publishing this post. It works with iPhones powered by iOS 6 or later.</div>
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<br /><br />BBM Video, BBM voice and BBM Channels have not been included in this version of BlackBerry Messenger, but the company assured that these features will be available soon via update of the BBM app. For updates, users are required to sign up for<a href="http://www.bbm.com/" target="_blank"> www.bbm.com</a> .</div>
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<br />With BBM for iPhone, you will get a unique PIN that maintains your privacy, so you don’t have to give out your phone number or email address to a new or casual contact. You will be able to send and receive messages in seconds with up to 2000 characters.It can also indicate when messages are delivered and read just like Whatsapp.<br /><br />Users of BBM for iOS will also be able to share photos, videos, voice notes and files up to 6MB, and show <br />others what they are listening to on their iPhones. It also supports group messaging as well as message broadcasting to multiple BBM contacts at a time.<br /></div>
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<br />You can get download BBM for iPhone at <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/bbm/id690046600?mt=8" target="_blank">Appstore</a> here .</div>
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<b>N/B:</b> BBM for iOS is not yet available in some areas, so if it is not yet available in your local App store, you will have to create a new Apple ID using "Australia" or "New Zealand" as your country if you want to download it from the link above. </div>
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