BlackBerry Adds Music Service

Release Date 2 Nov, 2011 in Wall Street Journal

 
   

RIM launches BBM Music service

Inquirer - 2 Nov, 2011
By Kate O'Flaherty CANADIAN PHONE MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) has launched its BBM Music app in Canada, the US and Australia. In August, RIM unveiled the on-the-go music service to rival Spotify and We7. RIM's music streaming service runs though ...

BlackBerry Adds Music Service

Wall Street Journal - 2 Nov, 2011
Research In Motion Ltd. said it was launching its BlackBerry Messenger music-sharing application Wednesday, the latest entry into a growing field of digital-music services designed to proliferate through social media. ...

RIM Launches BBM Music, and It's Doomed Already

TIME - 2 Nov, 2011
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is forging ahead with its BBM Music offering, an attempt at creating a viral music service that will probably fall flat. BBM Music launches today with a free 60-day trial, ...

BlackBerry's New Music Service Is a Terrible Deal

The Atlantic Wire - 2 Nov, 2011
Today BlackBerry is releasing its very sad music service to the public that is among the least enticing in the streaming-music world. The BBM Music service works like this: you can choose 50 songs to add to your BlackBerry all for $4.99 a month. ...

Maybe BBM Music Isn't So Silly After All

TechCrunch - 2 Nov, 2011
Chris Velazco is a mobile enthusiast and writer who studied English and Marketing at Rutgers University. Once upon a time, he was the news intern for MobileCrunch, and in between posts, he worked in wireless sales at Best Buy. ...

BBM Music now available in BlackBerry App World

Know Your Cell - 2 Nov, 2011
RIM's BBM Musc app has emerged from beta and is now avialble in the BlackBerry App World. As we first mentioned back in August, BBM Music allows users to store 50 songs on their "BBM Music Profile" that you can share with friends you add through the ...

RIM Deletes Mention of Removing App World From PlayBook OS 2.0 Developer Beta

BerryReview - 2 Nov, 2011
by the BerryReview Team on Nov 2nd, 2011 That was quick! We told you earlier today that RIM posted up a new version of the PlayBook OS 2.0 Beta with a huge disclaimer. It specifically said that they had removed App World from the development beta. ...

RIM's BBM Music App Goes Live (RIMM)

Financial News Network Online - 2 Nov, 2011
For all Blackberry (NASDAQ:RIMM) users, BBM Music has gone live to users in the US, Canada, and Australia. The app which, for $4.99 a month, users have the ability to store 50 songs on a "BBM Music Profile. As users add friends in the app--the same way ...

BBM Music application launches today, brings you 50 free songs

Gadgetell (blog) - 2 Nov, 2011
BlackBerry owners have waited long enough. Today, RIM is going to put the BBM Music application inside BlackBerry App World as a free download. BBM Music is tied in with an existing network of BBM users. ...

BBM Music App for BlackBerry now available: video

Phones Review - 2 Nov, 2011
For all you BlackBerry smartphone users out there who love their music, you just might like to know that the BBM Music official app is now available to download as long as you are in the United States, Canada or Australia, although other countries will ...

BBM Music For BlackBerry Smartphones Updated To Version 1.0.0.130 In ...

BlackBerry Rocks! - 2 Nov, 2011
Just a quick heads up for those of you interested in BBM Music. Earlier today RIM made the music app and service official announcing that it will be available within the next 24 hours for the United States, Canada and Australia via BlackBerry App World ...

BBM Music App Available Today

Complex.com (blog) - 2 Nov, 2011
Blackberry's cloud-based music app, BBM Music, launches today, allowing users to download and share up to 50 songs per month for $4.99. Sharing music via BBM is the main draw of the app, ...

BBM Music helps RIM dance through its transition

GigaOm - 2 Nov, 2011
Research In Motion's BBM Music service moved from beta to general availability on Tuesday and can be installed on a BlackBerry device through the App World. The software ties into the BlackBerry ...

RIM launches cloud-based BBM Music on BlackBerry App World

Fiercemobilecontent - 2 Nov, 2011
Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) formally launched its cloud-based BBM Music service, enabling the manufacturer's 45 million BlackBerry Messenger instant messaging users to build evolving, community-based music libraries shared among their friends. ...

RIM Releases BBM Music App (Video)

Geeky gadgets - 2 Nov, 2011
We have been hearing about RIM's new BBM Music app for BlackBery devices and RIM has just announced that the BBM Music App is now available to download from the BlackBerry App World in the US, Canada and Australia and it should also be available in ...

BlackBerry's New Music Service Goes Live Today

Business Insider - 2 Nov, 2011
RIM will be launching its new streaming service, BBM Music later today on BlackBerry phones in the US and Canada, the company announced. You can only have 50 tracks in your playlist at a time. Those 50 tracks will be shared with your BBM friends who ...

BBM Music now available in BlackBerry AppWorld

Examiner.com - 2 Nov, 2011
Research In Motion announced today the full availability of BBM Music. The cloud-based music service, which has been in an invite-only beta for a couple of months, will be available for download in AppWorld later on today. For those of you who aren't ...

BBM Music App Goes Live In BlackBerry App World

TechCrunch - 2 Nov, 2011
Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Crook dabbled in mobile marketing and mobile apps as well as doing device reviews for MobileMarketer and MobileBurn. ...

BBM Music has finally arrived

Ubergizmo - 2 Nov, 2011
A couple of months ago, there were rumors about RIM launching a BlackBerry Messenger-based music service floating around. Those rumors turned out to be true and a few weeks later, BBM Music was officially launched. And now it looks like the app/service ...

BBM Music launches for BlackBerry phones

Mobiputing - 2 Nov, 2011
Research in Motion is launching its new social music service, BBM Music for BlackBerry. Like competing services from Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody, or MOG, BBM Music charges customers a monthly fee for the ability to stream music on demand. ...

Xbox Companion App For WP7 Shown off at Nokia World

TFTS (blog) - 2 Nov, 2011
We have seen RIM mention the BBM Music service/app quite a few times in the past few months. The previous coverage mostly included the basic details and how the service was available in beta form by way of the BlackBerry Beta Zone. ...

BBM Music officially launching today, available in BlackBerry App World

MobileSyrup.com - 2 Nov, 2011
Whether you love it or hate it, BBM Music is here to stay. The 50-song per person limit necessitates that you make as many friends as possible, in order to share in their 50 songs, too. ...

RIM Officially Launches BBM Music For BlackBerry Smartphones!

BlackBerry Rocks! - 2 Nov, 2011
BBM Music has been in beta for some time now and recently went into maintenance mode in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. The reason for the maintenance is RIM was getting ready to officially launch their new music service. The official version of BBM Music ...

BBM Music now rocking BlackBerry App World (video)

Engadget - 2 Nov, 2011
RIM's BBM Music is now ready for public consumption. The simply titled mobile app is hitting the company's App World today for users in the US, Canada and Australia -- with more areas coming soon, naturally. ...

BlackBerry App World available again in Guyana

NCN Guyana - 2 Nov, 2011
Digicel has announced that BlackBerry App World is now available, again, in Guyana. The announcement noted that the application distribution service, which is provided by Research in Motion (RIM) â€" makers of BlackBerry - was unavailable in this country ...

BBM Music Servers Undergoing Maintenance

Berry Reporter (press release) (blog) - 2 Nov, 2011
By Brad on Nov 01, 2011 with 0 Hello BlackBerry fan! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. If you are still using BBM Music you might notice that the application is not working properly, ...

Best messenger apps on Android

The Mobile Indian - 2 Nov, 2011
Messaging apps today provide a affordable and easy way for users to communicate with their friends. The popularity of BlackBerry Messenger encouraged developers to come out with apps for ...

Battle of the Smartphones

Business Review Canada - 2 Nov, 2011
It's becoming an age old question: Which smartphone should I choose? Many Canadians may feel loyal to locally based RIM's BlackBerry. But the question is being raised of their loyalty switch? Although BlackBerry is still the most used phone in Canada, ...

"BBM was cool, but no one has a BlackBerry anymore so it became useless."SAI ...

Business Insider - ‎Nov 1, 2011‎
This is a different example of the pitfalls of network effects. BlackBerry Messenger, a classic network effects service, helped rocket RIM to the top of the pre-iPhone smartphone world; but if people stop using your service for whatever reason, ...

BlackBerry Messenger 6.0.1.32 now officially available for download

TamsBlackBerry - ‎Oct 31, 2011‎
The updated version of the BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM, has been released by RIM for all public today. The app which was in beta until now, can be downloaded and installed by anyone having a BlackBerry device. BBM users will now be able to pull up ...

 

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