The arrival of BBM on Android and iOS will be a slightly limited affair, with BlackBerry deciding it's best to focus solely on smartphones -- meaning the messaging app won't work on the iPad, Nexus 7 or any of the other large-screened devices that are currently dominating the tech world. Read More >>

Today, at the BlackBerry Live Keynote, the company announced that it will be launching BBM on iOS and Android this Summer. This is a big move for the company that has found itself increasingly trapped in a prison of its own making. Read More >>

Shock news for the 10 of you who actually used BlackBerry's incredibly dumb BBM Music -- it's going the way of the dodo, and after less than two years' existence, too. Come June 2nd, BlackBerry's going to pull the plug, meaning your songs are going bye-bye. [CrackBerry] Read More >>

At first blush there's a lot to like about BB10, BlackBerry (née RIM)'s last great hope at redemption. But the first thing you might love is the revamped BBM. It's crazy slick, and your iPhone is jealous. Read More >>

The last vestige of BlackBerry in the modern world, BBM, has a slick new feature that could stave off the overpopulation of BlackBerry's in recycling bins and possibly please the few suit-wearing keyboard lovers left: the new BBM 7.0 has something called BBM Voice, a feature that basically offers free voice calling over Wi-Fi. Read More >>

While we haven't heard much from the Canadian company, RIM's upcoming L-series of Blackberry devices are still on the way, despite there being radio silence regarding both specs or pricing. But rumour has it, RIM are also following the L-series with a similar Curve-esque line of R-series devices for Blackberry 10 too. Read More >>

Boy, I really wonder what they're doing over there in Waterloo. First they're selling off their jets, and now they're saying they're going to 'win' against the iPhone and Android? I would never have guessed the BlackBerry maker was in the stand-up comedy business. But apparently, they're "not here to fight for third or fourth place." Hmm, we'll see about that. Read More >>

Ah the BlackBerry. Once upon a time it was a global icon that was in the hands of essentially every celebrity and businessman, but now? The line sits at the bottom of the pile looking up at the might of the iPhone and Android handsets. But apparently, some hackers think it's still worth a punt in the malware department, and have crafted a package that will unleash a Zeus malware variant on BlackBerry devices. Read More >>

So BBM is going to get video chat in BB10. And some other super-integrated features, probably! RIM Cheerleading Coach/CEO Thorsten Heins confirmed it today at the annual RIM shareholder's conference: Read More >>

RIM is toast. RIM, in the very near future, will no longer exist as we currently know it. BB10 will probably never be released. The ship is sinking, on fire, and covered in ants. If it keeps bleeding out, there maybe nothing left worth saving. But if RIM chops itself up for salvage now? We all win. Read More >>

The Sunday Times is reporting that RIM is planning to split its handset and messaging network into two separate companies, then sell off the ill-fated BlackBerry hardware business. Read More >>

One of the few things that makes the humble BlackBerry attractive is the Messenger service, which has been embraced by teenagers and the corporate world alike. But as people migrate from RIM's handset to other smartphones, BBM contact lists around the globe are shrinking—and now the software's future looks uncertain. Read More >>

RIM's latest update of its Curve BlackBerry series has all of the usual buttons we've come to expect from the QWERTY classic range, only now there's a specific hotkey for instant access to the company's BBM messaging service. Read More >>

A new report out of the government's new Riots Communities and Victims Panel has concluded that modern communication technology like social networks, and even rolling 24-hour news, made the riots worse. That’s like saying the rotary telephone was to blame for civil unrest in the 1900s because it allowed people to talk and organise meetings remotely and instantly. Read More >>

The UK loves SMS. As a nation, we regularly send over ten million texts an hour and SMS is used at all levels of society, far more so than email or voice calls. Things may not always be so rosy for SMS, however. A recent Forbes report shows that SMS usage is falling worldwide. Even the traditional SMS fest on Christmas Day was down from 2010 -- too busy tweeting "Mum and aunty Beatrice are arguing about the gravy again," were we? There are now many apps and services that will let you send short, near-instant messages to your friend's mobiles. Here's our pick of the best: Read More >>