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BlackBerry has updated the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) application for Android devices and iPhones with additional support. Shortly after the troubled rollout of the BBM platform for non-BlackBerry devices, the company is moving to build users engagement to the platform in a competitive market. The Canadian-based company announced support for the iPod and iPad. The update also allows for Android users to improve filtering of contacts and addresses high battery consumption for some users. BlackBerry said that it fixed an issue where iPhone users reported that some contacts disappeared from the chat application. BBM users on non-BlackBerry platforms can also share their PIN with an improved Share PIN option. The company is determined to reclaim a larger share of the smartphone market it once dominated and on Wednesday, CEO John S Chen explained the strategy. "We have begun moving the company to embrace a multi-platform, BYOD world by adopting a new mobility management platform and ...

One of Nigeria's most popular 90s musicians Olufemi Mayomi, aka Father U Turn, is dead. The dancehall artiste who rose from poverty as an orphan, to build a successful and inspiring career as a songwriter, recording artiste, TV presenter and performer, passed on in Lagos today, following a brief illness. He was 36 years old. The late U Turn was from Kabba-Bunu in Kogi State where he first tried his hands on entertainment, working as a radio and TV presenter. He had a brief stint at NTA in Lagos, after relocating here, before signing a deal with Ultima Records which released his early albums. He was a little boy, with braids and a charming personality. And his signature intro 'Apoola Berekete' was far beyond his stature. But he got the industry's attention and got a leg in the door before long. After years of club tours and free gigs, he got his first break when he was signed to one of the biggest record labels of the time, Ultima Records. Ultima engaged Nelson Brown ...