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BBM takes its message to iPhone and Android

BlackBerry has moved to open up its BBM messaging service to users of other phone systems
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The messaging service that transformed the BlackBerry from a must-have business tool into a teenage sensation is set to appear on iPhones and Android smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy for the first time.

BBM, an instant messaging service that relays missives between BlackBerry users for free, will be turned into an application (app) available through the Apple and Google stores this summer.

The service has 60 million users around the world who collectively send ten billion messages a day, according to BlackBerry.

However, BBM has lost some of its lustre as people turn to other messaging apps like WhatsApp, Viber,

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