By Victoria Woollaston PUBLISHED: 10:14 EST, 14 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:47 EST, 15 May 2013 BlackBerry is to give its BBM software away to iPhone and Android users in a bit to boost its popularity and stop consumers switching to rival handsets. Speaking at BlackBerry Live - a three-day annual event in Orlando - BlackBerry's CEO Thorsten Heins said the firm's popular BBM messaging software will be available on the iPhone and Android handsets for the first time. He also announced a low cost handset with a keyboard many believe could be the firm's last attempt at survival.
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Firm set to launch its BBM messaging service on iOS and Android for the first time
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The BlackBerry Q5 has a QWERTY keyboard and a 3.1inch touchscreen
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It is set to be the third handset to run the latest version of the BlackBerry operating system - BlackBerry 10
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