BlackBerry Ltd said on Wednesday that its popular
BlackBerry Messenger instant chat application will be available for rival
devices using Google Inc's Android software and for Apple's iPhone this
weekend.
The struggling Canadian smartphone maker had announced
plans to open up the service, often referred to as BBM by both fans and the
company, back in May.
Once a unique tool to send short messages without
running up SMS charges, BBM now competes with mobile instant messaging products
from Facebook, Apple and others, and less directly with the micro-blogging
service Twitter.
Android users will be able to download the application
on Saturday, while iPhone users can get it on Sunday.
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