BlackBerry makes BBM free and ports it to Apple and Android

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Good news for chavs, while Skype app finally appears too

Smartphone maker BlackBerry is to port its popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) tool to Android and iOS. It will be available on all three platforms by the summer, claims the company, and crucially w...

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