BlackBerry confirms BBM on Android Saturday, iOS Sunday - CNET

BlackBerry's messaging service finally gets on multiple platforms. September 18, 2013 11:49 AM PDT At its annual conference in May, BlackBerry announced that BBM would go cross-platform. (Credit: Brian Bennett/CNET) BlackBerry confirmed on Wednesday that its messenger service would come to Android and iOS this weekend. Related stories BlackBerry will reportedly cut workforce by up to 40 percent BlackBerry's BBM may hit Android Friday, iOS on Saturday BlackBerry unveils jumbo Z30 with company fate up in the air Samsung's Android BBM app heads to Africa on Friday -- report BlackBerry said to ax dozens of jobs from US sales force A report had BBM coming to Android on Friday and iOS on Saturday. It turns out, it was a day off. The Android version will come on Saturday, while the iOS version hits the App Store on Sunday. BBM was previously exclusive to BlackBerry users, and is much loved by the BlackBerry faithful. But by expanding it across platforms, BlackBerry is looking to take over the likes of WhatsApp, which has garnered more than 300 million users. BlackBerry has attempted to rebrand BBM as more than a messaging service, positioning it as more of a social network. It's been a busy day for BlackBerry, which introduced the BlackBerry Z30 smartphone earlier on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported that it may cut up to 40 percent of its workforce by the end of the year. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFGM7FK9maJhMSpbpUBjoje3WrMOw&url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57603521-94/blackberry-confirms-bbm-on-android-saturday-ios-sunday/

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