We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more.
*UPDATE 2* Unofficial word is that BBM / BIS services have been restored and things will be coming back online ASAP. If you're still seeing some issues, give it some more time to filter through the system but it has been resolved. No word on what, exactly the issues were.
*UPDATE* And the outage is still happening, RIM has at least acknowledged the issue now for the masses but no ETA on a fix was given. Unoffcially, we're hearing at least another 2 hours for it to be cleared up. That said, many folks are now getting spam broadcast message like the following:
That won't fix it, it is spam. Forwarding it on will do nothing to fix your issues so please, don't do it. When services look as though they are getting restored we'll update once again."062345877 #REP:Broadcast this and your BBM will get repaired this is working"
Many folks in Europe last night were having issues with sending BBM messages and BIS being rather slow but that looked as though it was starting to clear up. Now though, many people are once again reporting the same issues and this time around it appears to be more widespread with folks from just about everywhere reporting BBM messages not being marked as deliverd and rather slow email. If you're having some issues, then by all means drop your area and carrier in the comments. These issues never seem to last all that long so, here's to hoping RIM will get things back in order soon. Personally, Rogers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is and has been fine all this time.
Read more
Could BBM alone drive BlackBerry to a brighter future?
We all know that RIM is getting stick from the media left, right and center these days and I suppose that even negative press is good as it shows that people still care. What most journalists and bloggers seem to miss out from the majority of posts is that the Canadian company still has around 80 million BlackBerry subscribers worldwide and growing. Sure, sales in some regions have...
RIM wins court ruling on BBM trademark
Remember a few months back, when the Toronto based broadcast industry group BBM Canada decided they would go ahead and file a trademark infringement suit against Research In Motion? Their defense being, that they were constantly being confused with Research In Motion. As it turns out, the courts have now decided RIM can use the term "BBM" however they do so wish: “We are pleased that...
RIM shows the love at CES2012 through BBM
RIM says thank you to the BlackBerry faithful at CES2012 RIM has an army out in full force at CES2012 adding BlackBerry users to BBM for the purpose of pampering us with limo rides, snacks and charged batteries. We were met on the platform coming off the monorail at the Las Vegas Convention Center by these PR folks with QR codes hanging around their necks. We were asked to scan...
RIM issues media statement responding to BBM trademark suit
Following up on the previous information surrounding RIM and their use of the BBM mark brought forth by BBM Canada, RIM has now issued the following media statement: “Since its launch in July 2005, BlackBerry Messenger has become a tremendously popular social networking service. In 2010, RIM started to formally adopt the BBM acronym, which had, at that point, already been...