BlackBerry Messenger shuts down as owners blame lack of users
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#4G7TW)
Consumer version of BBM will cease but app aimed at businesses will continue
BBM, or BlackBerry Messenger, the encrypted messaging service that introduced many to the joys of mobile chat - and was blamed for the 2011 London riots - is finally shutting down on Friday.
The Indonesian company that owns the service, announced its plans in April, giving users a month to migrate.
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