BlackBerry's website is still showing "BBM" is coming to Android and iPhone. The reasons for the wait is that the app has to be approved by the Apple store. BlackBerry BBM is currently in beta testing.
A BlackBerry employee via Twitter reported on Friday, September 6 that the BlackBerry Messenger for iPhone/iPad/iOS was submitted to the App Store two weeks ago and is awaiting approval.
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he latest figures from analyst Mike Walkley form Canaccord Genuity show that the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Nokia Lumia 1020 were selling well, last month. The iPhone 5 is still thriving while BlackBerry Sales are not doing well.
The Samsung Galaxy S 4 was the number one top selling phone at U.S. carriers including Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T. Samsung reduced prices through June, July and August and combined with aggressive marketing put pressure on other smartphone sales.
Sprint announced that it will offering the BlackBerry Q10 starting, today, August 30 for $199 with a contract in direct ship sales channels and stores.
There are many good reasons to buy a BlackBerry including security and other features.
At the beach, yesterday, we saw a sorry sight. There was BlackBerry van with very nice looking young men, asking the skaters, walkers and bikers if they wanted to try out the new BlackBerry. Most beach goers ignored them completely. There are still some very good reasons to buy a BlackBerry Z10 or Q10 and other reasons to skip BlackBerry completely.
BlackBerry announced the 9720 QWERTY smartphone with favorite social apps and a dedicated BlackBerry Messenger key. This BlackBerry slated for release in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America in the coming weeks is based on the previous version of BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 7.1. It has similar styling the BlackBerry Q5 and BlackBerry Curve. It will come in Black, Blue, Pink, Purple and White.