Few things inspire as much personal joy as a pop song about obsolete technologies and services. (Destiny's Child's "Bugaboo," anyone? Throw that pager out the window...) Oh, and also high up there on ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In 2008, almost every one of my friends had a BlackBerry, and swore by BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), the company’s ...

BlackBerry tells CNET that 2.5 million people have pre-registered to download the app, which is coming to iOS and Android devices. Roger Cheng Former Executive Editor / Head of News Roger Cheng ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, ...

It might be time to move on from BBM. The consumer version of the BlackBerry Messenger will shut down on May 31. Emtek, the Indonesia-based company that partnered with BlackBerry in 2016, just ...

It’s been practically forever since BlackBerry sat on the smartphone throne. And now one of the last remnants from BlackBerry’s heyday is about to mostly disappear. That would be BlackBerry Messenger ...

The wait for BlackBerry Messenger on your iPhone or Android phone is almost over, as owners of both operating systems will be able to download the new app from their respective application stores over ...

There was a time in recent memory when the name BlackBerry wasn't shorthand for "borderline obsolete." Today, even Wall Street has given up on the BlackBerry. But less than six years ago, it was the ...

BlackBerry says it has a lifeline for BBM fans upset about the impending shutdown of the once-popular messaging service. The security software company announced Thursday that it is opening up the ...

“Veto” was a brand of underarm cream in the 1960s. President Bongbong Marcos’ partial veto of the 2025 budget attempts to deodorize. But the stink lingers because BBM didn’t veto Congress’ illegal ...