More BBM 6: Apps Made Social

Did you know that seventy percent of BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™) users use BBM every day to communicate with friends, family and colleagues (if you’re anything like me, you use it every hour – Ed.). Today I am very excited to announce the launch of BBM 6, along with BBM connected apps from the BlackBerry® developer community to deliver a whole new social app experience to #TeamBlackBerry – one that’s only available on the BlackBerry platform. What are BBM connected apps? Quite simply, they are BlackBerry applications that leverage the power of BBM 6 to incorporate your favorite aspects of BBM – and a few new ones!

Please note that to take full advantage of these BBM connected apps, you must first download BBM 6. The BBM 6 update and BBM connected apps may take up to 24 hours to appear in the BlackBerry App World™ storefront for some users.

Check out some of the new social experiences BBM 6 enables:

BlackBerry Messenger v6.0.0.129 Brings Back “What I Am Listening To” and Bug Fixes

RIM just made a huge update to BBM a bit back bringing it to v6.0.0.125 and now we have a subsequent bug fix edition released this weekend bumping us up to v6.0.0.129. This is a small update but it still requires the full 4.3MB download. From what we have heard from readers it brings back the “Show What I am Listening To” feature in the options along with bug fixes.

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ZonaSnap Screenshot App Adds BBM 6 Integration

I was waiting for this app update to drop and Javier from ZonaBlackBerry let me know it is public. ZonaSnap is my favorite BlackBerry screenshot app and it just got better. Back in OS 5 it used to be able to send screenshots over BBM but that was unavailable in OS 6. Now thanks to the new BBM Social Platform you can once again send screenshots to BBM contacts.

New Features include:

 

• Added integration with BBM 6 for send the capture to BBM Contacts
• Added new feature for Edit the Capture
• Fixed the blurry in some water marks
• Added new feature for Get the License from the Menu in the Register Screen

You can pick up ZonaSnap for $1.99 in App World with a 30 day free trial

BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860: 5 things you should know

I’m happy to tell you about two new BlackBerry® 7 OS smartphones announced today, the all-touch BlackBerry® Torch™ 9850 and 9860 smartphones. #TeamBlackBerry members in North America will be able to purchase the BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone from AT&T, Rogers, Telus and Bell, and the BlackBerry Torch 9850 smartphone from Sprint and U.S. Cellular. For more details on pricing and international availability, make sure to check out our BlackBerry Torch product page or contact your local carrier.

To ensure you have our patented Inside BlackBerry insight into these sweet all-touch BlackBerry 7 OS smartphones, I tapped Product Managers Sangita and Troy to list the 5 things you need to know about the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860. Take it away, Sangita and Troy!

BlackBerry Torch 9810: 3 things you should know

The BlackBerry® Torch™ smartphone family is welcoming a whole slew of new siblings today. In addition to the all-touch BlackBerry® Torch™ 9850 and 9860 smartphones, we also announced the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 smartphone, the evolution of the popular BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone. #TeamBlackBerry members in North America will be able to purchase the BlackBerry 9810 smartphone from AT&T, Bell, Telus and Rogers. For more details on pricing and international availability, make sure to check out our BlackBerry Torch product page or contact your local carrier.

We asked Product Manager David to get the inside dirt on the 3 things you need to know about the BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone. Let’s do this!

Play Battleship Over BBM with New Battles on BBM with Social APIs

Now that BBM 6 is out and developers have been playing around with the BBM Social APIs, we’re going to start seeing more apps and games coming out that leverage the BBM community for fun. A new game called Battles on BBM is out and it lets you invite your BBM friends to join in and play a classic game of Battleship. The best part of all is that this game is free and leverage in-app advertising to help fund the development.

Check out Battles on BBM in App World.

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Video: BBM 6 – Introducing the new BBM Commercial

When your IM application is one of the cornerstones of your mobile device, do you release an update without announcing it to the whole world? RIM has started releasing videos promoting BBM 6 & it’s integration with other applications.

At last count, I had 6 applications connected to my BBM & I’m sure we’ll see many more released in the upcoming weeks.

What’s been your experience with BBM 6 & BBM Integration?

• Download BBM 6[qrcode pix=150]http://nhcbba.com/downloads/Blackberry_Messenger[/qrcode]

RIM releases BBM 6, makes your mobile messaging dreams come true

It’s been quite awhile since RIM’s mobile chat service got a facelift, but back in April we got a sneak peek of the next BBM build. Since then, millions upon millions have waited with bated breath for its release, and now they must wait no more: BBM 6 has finally been unleashed upon the world. This new bit of code brings support for BBM-connected applications — so you can chat within apps and both view and download your friends’ favorite apps from lists on their BBM profiles. The new functionality means programs for real-time project collaboration are possible, as are new types of social gameplay. Nifty features, all, but are they enough to reverse RIM’s less-than-rosy recent fortunes?

DOWNLOAD BBM HERE[qrcode pix=150]http://nhcbba.com/downloads/Blackberry_Messenger[/qrcode]

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Press Release: RIM Delivers Revolutionary Social App Experience with BBM 6

With over 45 Million users and 2 Million new users on a daily basis — RIM has created something special when it comes to BlackBerry Messenger. Over the past few years, we’ve watched BBM go from what was once a pretty basic instant messaging system to a full-blown social application and now with the introduction of BlackBerry Messenger 6 today, combined with the availability of the BBM Social Platform SDK for developers, BlackBerry Messenger is ready for the next level.

Press Release

RIM Releases BlackBerry Messenger 6 Officially!

RIM let us know that the official roll-out of BlackBerry Messenger 6.0

started at 12:01AM EST TODAY (THIS MORNING)

Sorry we jumped the gun a few hours ago but now you understand why. You can start checking App World now for the update but due to their 24 hour cache period that may take a bit. As you have already seen RIM has started approving apps in App World that make use of the Social Platform available in BBM 6 so they are available when BBM6 launches now.

In an interview with Mike Kirkup, Director of Developer Relations @ RIM, he told us that BBM now has 45 million users and is seeing tremendous growth. They process over a billion BBM messages a day and the number is only growing. This ability to use BBM inside 3rd party apps is going to be explosive but more on that soon. RIM’s goal is to let developer harness BBM’s instant feature. Mike told me his colleague described it as both Instant AND Intimate. In other words sub 3 second messages along with a intimate private chat setting. Now developers are going to be able to tap into that powerful BBM social graph.

You should be able to find BBM 6 in App World sometime today or directly at:
www.blackberry.com/blackberrymessenger[qrcode pix=150]http://nhcbba.com/downloads/Blackberry_Messenger[/qrcode]

Check out the press release below: