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BlackBerry Messenger Updated

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 10:28 AM

The ever-popular BlackBerry Messenger app has been updated to version 5.0.0.55 (up from .33), and has a few tweaks. For some reason spell check has been removed from some devices, and reviewers are citing problems with new picture previewing, but I’ve been getting by without a hitch. Go ahead and download the new BBM for yourself from blackberry.com/messenger or App World to give it a spin.

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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.