BBM release for iPhone & Android delayed?

BlackBerry has confirmed that it has aborted the rollout of BBM for Android and iPhone. BBM was scheduled to land on 21 and 22 of September for Android and iPhone respectively, but has now been delayed and the reason is said to be the leaked version of the application, which appeared online last week.

BBM is one of BlackBerry’s most valuable assets next to the company’s corporate email technology (BES), but the decision to bring the IM client to Android and iOS has been fraught with issues – the most recent being the news of BlackBerry’s potential sale Fairfax Financial. BBM will go into direct competition with services like WhatsApp on Apple and Google’s mobile platforms.

Interestingly, WhatsApp now boasts around 200 million users, according to The Telegraph, versus BBM’s 60 million. BlackBerry hasn’t discussed expected adoption rates thus far, but a look at the gross figures show that BBM has a long way to go before it catches up with WhatsApp. Still, 1 million downloads of the leaked APK is a pretty decent start.

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BlackBerry Messenger coming soon to iPhone and Android devices?

BlackBerry is making its Messenger (BBM) real-time messaging service available on Apple's iPhone and iPad and Google's Android platforms from summer, abandoning the platform exclusivity that had for years been a crucial tool in attracting and retaining users.

Announcing the move at the company's developer conference, software vice president Andrew Bocking said: "the time is definitely right for BBM to become a multi-platform mobile service. BBM has always been one of the most engaging services for BlackBerry customers, enabling them to easily connect while maintaining a valued level of personal privacy. We're excited to offer iOS and Android users the possibility to join the BBM community."

Chief executive Thorsten Heins called the move "a statement of confidence". BlackBerry says that BBM has more than 60 million monthly active users, with more than 51 million using BBM for an average of 90 minutes per day. Its customers collectively send and receive more than 10bn messages daily, with almost half read within 20 second of being received, it said.

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(SOLUTION) Choppy Connection from Unifi Router to Your Smartphone Solution

TM Unifi normally gave their customer a wonky router. Either you change it to a new one or just play around with the settings and configuration.

You can try the below setting, hope it will help you from your misery. LULZ!

1.) Login to your router: Open your browser, type in 192.168.0.1 in the address bar
(192.168.0.1 is the default setting, unless you change the IP)

2.) Go to 'Wireless' Tab, Click the 'Advance'

3.) Change the DTIM to 1

If you still have problem, Play around the setting in 'Wireless' - 'Basic':
(You need to change these setting to test around)

1.) Change the Channel to 8 or other number. (Mine is 7 by default but I change it to 8)

2.) Change the Band Width to 20 Mhz

3.) Change the Mode to 802.11BG or 802.11BG

Cheers mate!

Battery Life Saving Tips for Android Users: Advanced Task Killer

This app is good to save your Android phone battery life. It will kill the selected apps that were running at the background. Especially the stubborn apps that cannot be killed by Android Task Manager.

This will significantly save your battery life and RAM in your smartphone.

You can download it at the Play store or click here Advanced Task Killer Froyo

Cheers!