BlackBerry Messenger vs. Apple's iMessage

Release Date ‎Oct 15, 2011‎ in CNET

 
   

Apple's iMessage is stuck in the depressing past

CNET (blog) - Stephen Shankland - ‎Oct 18, 2011‎
commentary I'm generally an optimistic guy, but iMessage left me feeling that the cup is half empty. Apple's new service for iOS 5 devices lets people send messages to each other through ...

iPhone 4S: Our *hit list

Register - Bill Ray - ‎Oct 18, 2011‎
Apple's new phone, and OS, is out and positively reviewed by our colleagues at Reg Hardware, but we're also hearing about some less-popular features and omissions worthy of attention. It's only been on the market ...

Mobile providers offer give backs

Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) - ‎Oct 17, 2011‎
Ever feel like you owe your soul to your mobile phone provider, and that there's a lot more giving than getting in this devilish deal? We've got three bits of news to cheer you, regarding mobile bill gouging, Blackberry remorse and a new free texting ...

As consumers flock for iPhones, the enterprise still needs BlackBerry

ZDNet (blog) - Zack Whittaker - ‎Oct 17, 2011‎
Summary: While the BlackBerry outage has hit enterprise confidence, end-user consumers can still escape, but enterprises have little choice but to stay put. With Apple's next-generation mobile operating ...

BlackBerry Messenger vs. Apple's iMessage

CNET - Nicole Lee - ‎Oct 15, 2011‎
One of iOS 5's most anticipated features is iMessage, an Apple instant-messaging service that can be used only among iOS devices. This is essentially Apple's answer to BlackBerry ...

iMessage versus BBM: Why iMessage Wins Every Time

International Business Times - Cavan Sieczkowski - ‎Oct 18, 2011‎
The newly release iOS 5 and iPhone 4S both include one of Apple's newest and most popular features - the iMessage. The iMessage is one of Apple's best new applications, as it is a free alternative to ...

FAQ: What's iMessage and how does it work?

CNET Asia (blog) - Aloysius Low - ‎Oct 17, 2011‎
Apple's new iMessage may sound like a simple idea in reality--the app lets you send text messages to other iOS 5 devices via data instead of SMS automatically--but it seems some users are confused over how it works. ...

Will Apple Take a Bite Out of Carriers' SMS Revenues? Likely

Billing World (blog) - Brian Silvestri - ‎Oct 17, 2011‎
How much negotiating power does Apple have in wireless? Enough for Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint, to bet his company on a partnership with Apple. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that in exchange for marketing Apple devices, ...

iMessage takes aim at other text carriers

News & Observer - Shan Li, Nathan Olivarez-Gil - ‎Oct 16, 2011‎
With its latest operating system update, Apple is poised to strike a blow against other wireless carriers by making free texting more ubiquitous. The iMessage service, part of the iOS 5 update ...

WhatsApp, Beby?

Deccan Chronicle - ‎Oct 16, 2011‎
By Anjishnu Kumar If you were on the verge of a panic attack when TRAI announced the new 100 SMS per day rule, you might be interested in reading further. The new rules have really helped to clear out spam from people's inboxes. It's infuriating though ...

WhatsApp Now Free for the iPhone

Techie Insider - Mitsutoshi Miyagi - ‎Oct 16, 2011‎
The company behind the popular chat application WhatsApp has now made it free to download for the Apple iPhone. Previously, it was a paid app at 99 cents. The Android app is already free, although after one year then costs $1.99 per year. ...

WhatsApp and the world of universal messaging clients

IT World Canada Blogs (blog) - ‎Oct 14, 2011‎
With the constant barrage of news coming from the mobile front in the last week, RIM's service outage and the iPhone 4S and iMessage release, let's take a second and take a gander at the third option for quick, seamless, non-SMS messaging. ...

BlackBerry Messenger vs Apple iMessage

Know Your Mobile - Paul Briden - ‎Oct 14, 2011‎
RIM's BlackBerry Messenger pioneered the whole 'integrated messaging' service, which Apple â€" in true Apple-style â€" has now imitated with iMessage on iOS 5. The premise is fairly simple, you can send messages through your phone's Wi-Fi or 3G data ...

iMessage vs. BBM: Why iMessage is better

Today's iPhone - Cam Bunton - ‎Oct 14, 2011‎
It's no secret, BlackBerry is in free fall. Before the iPhone was launched RIM handsets were the most popularly consumed smartphones. Major selling points were the efficiency of email, ...

WhatsApp goes free to fight iMessage threat

OnSoftware - James Thornton - ‎Oct 14, 2011‎
In a bid to block competition from iOS's new iMessage feature, WhatsApp Messenger has gone free in the App Store! WhatsApp allows users to send free instant messages from their device to anyone else who has the ...

As consumers flock for iPhones, the enterprise still needs BlackBerry

Zimbabwe Telegraph - ‎Oct 18, 2011‎
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT With Apple's next-generation mobile operating system firmly making its mark on end-users, iMessage features as one of the more prominent features of iOS 5. Though, little is really known about the application's back-end ...

BlackBerry Messenger vs. Apple's iMessage

Zimbabwe Telegraph - ‎Oct 15, 2011‎
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT One of iOS 5′s most anticipated features is iMessage, an Apple instant-messaging service that can be used only among iOS devices. This is essentially Apple's answer to BlackBerry Messenger, RIM's own internal messaging system. ...

 

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