Texting app banned by BlackBerry returns on own terms

Release Date 12 Oct, 2011 in CNET

Texting app banned by BlackBerry returns on own terms CNET - Paul Sloan - 12 Oct, 2011 Kik developers built a workaround to get its app onto BlackBerry smartphones. (Click to enlarge.) When a startup called Kik launched a mobile messaging app a year ago, the growth was explosive. ...
Apple users get the message Herald Sun - Alex Dickinson - 12 Oct, 2011 APPLE has driven another nail into the SMS coffin with a new free instant messaging service that threatens major telcos' hold on the market. The tech giant unveiled its new iOS5 operating system for iPhone and iPad which features iMessenger, ...
	Glitch hits BlackBerry subscribers in Oman Times of Oman - 12 Oct, 2011 MUSCAT: BlackBerry users in Oman were hit by an “unplanned” service interruption by BlackBerry provider Research in Motion Ltd (RIM) on Monday, which caused loss of data, email and Blackberry Messenger (BBM). Though RIM did not reveal the reasons ...
BlackBerry BBM, email offline AGAIN Register - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎ By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author BlackBerry services are offline again after a burst of precious uptime that followed 20 hours of fail yesterday. Orange UK sent out an email alert to its BlackBerry-toting customers at around 13.30 BST ...
BlackBerry users frustrated News Talk 610 CKTB - Siobhan Morris - 12 Oct, 2011 The smart phone's network has been experiencing problems in Canada since Tuesday night. 610 CKTB listeners say they can't use their web browsers, access e-mail or use the popular BlackBerry Messenger service. It's the third day of problems for ...
Kik comes back to the BlackBerry, just in time for BBM outage The Next Web - 12 Oct, 2011 There may yet be hope for those of you who are still addicted to your BlackBerry devices. You might remember a about a year ago when instant-messaging service Kik got the boot from BlackBerry and questions came up that had to be answered. ...
Kik goes around RIM to get back on BlackBerry phones GigaOm - Ryan Kim - 12 Oct, 2011 Well the start-up is set to reappear on BlackBerry devices with a new Java ME-based app that will allow Kik to distribute the app directly to BlackBerry users from its website sidestepping its ban in ...
	Apple's iOS 5 Arrival with iMessage to Give More Troubles to BlackBerry International Business Times - Shailesh Shrivastava - 12 Oct, 2011 Apple Inc. will be launching its top class operating system, iOS5, for its mobile phones, iPads and iPods on Wednesday afternoon. iOS 5, which includes over 200 features like iTune and iCloud, ...
About That Blackberry Service: All Bets Are Off Chortler - 12 Oct, 2011 The British bookmaker is taking bets that long-suffering Blackberry users will have their email and BBM access fully restored in four days time. Odds are 66/1 that the outage lasts until Christmas and a whopping 250/1 that the service stays down when ...
	BlackBerry still down, RIM blames 'core switch failure' Stuff Middle East - 12 Oct, 2011 BlackBerry Messenger is supposed to be instant, always on and always working. So, BBM addicts and avid BlackBerry users must be going out of their minds right now, given that today marks day three of the unexplained BBM/email/internet hiatus, ...
	Whilst Blackberry is Down, iOS 5 Introduces iMessenger IBTimes - Jamie Lewis - 12 Oct, 2011 Blackberry is still experiencing severe difficulties, which could not have come at a better time for Apple who is today launching the widely anticipated iOS5. The iOS5 will be launching the new mobile ...
	BBM still down as BlackBerry blames 'core switch failure' CNET UK - Rich Trenholm - 12 Oct, 2011 It looks like BlackBerry is still down for users around the world -- on the day Apple releases iMessage, Apple's rival messaging service. Cut off from BlackBerry Messenger, BBM addicts are descending into ...
	iOS5 iMessage Pose Huge Threat To Carriers EVDOinfo (press release) - 12 Oct, 2011 Apple today officially released iOS5 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and this update contains new functionality for text messaging called iMessage. Previously, when you would send a text message, you would go through the carrrier (AT&T, ...
Tech Talk: Will texting become a thing of the past? KWCH - Dave Roberts - 12 Oct, 2011 On Wednesday, Apple will release an update to its iOS which includes a feature called iMessage. This app will work the same way that Blackberry Messenger (BBM) worked, sending free unlimited messages to other iOS ...
BlackBerry alternatives for business - a roundup Simply Business knowledge - Josh Hall - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎ Yesterday, BlackBerry users endured a fate worse than technological death �" a day without email or BBM. Users in Europe, the Midle East and Asia suffered from the outage, which was blamed on a server failure in the UK. ...
Bye Bye, BBM? Gadget - Arthur Goldstuck - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎ The outage that has rendered BlackBerry Internet Service all but unusable across Africa, Europe and the Middle East has highlighted the need for options and alternatives. ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK offers a quick guide to a life without BBM. ...
	Apple's iMessage said to undermine carrier's profits Ubergizmo - Tyler Lee - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎ One of the defining features of Blackberry devices was their Blackberry Messenger (BBM) system, which allowed Blackberry users to communicate with other Blackberry users for free over WiFi or mobile internet. Now it looks like Apple has decided to take ...
	Blackberry Service Down Across Europe...AGAIN! Business Insider - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎ News 24 reports that, as was the case yesterday, millions of users are without Internet, email or BBM on their mobile devices. Less than 24 hours ago, Blackberry owners suffered a similar problem following a fault at a UK datacenter. ...
Blackberry Crash - Blackberry Network down once more The Red 99 - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎ The Blackberry Network is still down. In an earlier Article we revealed that the network was back up and running following the Server crash yesterday which resulted in all Blackberry services crashing. However many of our users have commented that the ...
BlackBerry downtime illustrates reputation risks of social media Continuity Central (press release) - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎ The risks of using social media for critical service announcements were highlighted yesterday (10th October) when BlackBerry posted notices of downtime on various social media channels. BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa were unable ...
BlackBerry outage upsets customers across world PakistanToday.com.pk - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ ISLAMABAD - BlackBerry customers across the world faced difficulties as the Canadian Research In Motion system hit snags, disrupting mailing facilities. The BB service users in Pakistan started getting upset on Monday evening when they received calls ...