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An earlier report on Twitter from Samsung Nigeria confirmed that BlackBerry’s popular BBM messaging platform will be coming to Android and iOS quite soon. Although it won’t be a three-month exclusive to Samsung as was initially speculated, BBM could hit Google Play and the iOS App Store as early as this Friday. BBM Communications Director Victoria Berry had this to say on the impending launch: “The excitement around the upcoming BBM launch on iPhone and Android devices seems to know no bounds. Although I’m a big fan of this passion, I want to clarify that no one will have an exclusive on offering BBM. We’ll be bringing the app to Android and iPhone users across the globe soon.” BBM has long been a staple of BlackBerry’s messaging platform, allowing BlackBerry users to communicate between one another for free, but has until now been limited to BlackBerry devices. The latest incorporation of other mobile OS’s i

Apple will launch its new iPhone today at an event in California. Get all the information on features, colours and specs here, as it happens.    Latest 21.00: That's all folks. Thanks for tuning in. 20.50: UPDATE: turns out it was a false alarm. O2 has confirmed that it will be selling iPhone 5S and 5C on future-proof O2 Refresh tariffs, and they will support 4G. The new iPhone models will also be supported on Three's 4G network when it launches in December. Related Articles Apple iPhone 5S and 5C: fingerprint sensor and plastic make iPhone 5 debut 10 Sep 2013 Sponsored Chief digital officers could be the key to success 20.27: The analyst comments are still pouring in, but we'll leave it there for now. Watch out for Matt Warman's first impressions, coming soon. 20.19: IDC Research Director Francisco Jeronimo is impressed with the fingerprint sensor: Twitter: Francisco Jeron

On Tuesday, Apple will host its first event since its  Worldwide Developers Conference in June.  The company says the event should  "brighten everyone's day. But what exactly will Apple reveal today? Here's some of what the Cupertino tech giant may have up its sleeve. 1. iPhone 5S The rumor mill leading up to tomorrow's event has been  working overtime for the "iPhone 5S."  The expected new iPhone is said to be the same size as the iPhone 5, and might come in gold -- and be made of Liquidmetal, an "indestructible" alloy that's twice as strong as titanium. One possible major improvement is the inclusion of a fingerprint sensor embedded into the convex home button, a  "big headlining feature" for the 5S  according to Cult of Mac. The phone may also feature a 12-megapixel camera with dual flash for better photos in low light, and  128 GB of storage. Sound like the 5S could be pricey? Apple may have something in mi

The Samsung S4 and the iPhone 5 I'm fortunate to have several smartphones to choose from. For work reasons, I need to keep up with the Android, iOS, and Windows Phone platforms, as well as specific devices from particular makers. Usually, I take two with me when going out. But on the rare occasions that I take only one, it's the iPhone that's must-have. Must-have, that is, until the Samsung Galaxy S4 came along. I didn't expect to like the Galaxy S4, when the review unit from Samsung arrived a few weeks ago. I never took to the Galaxy S3 when I tried it last year. Believe me, I tried. Plenty of others seemed to love it. But the predictive text always seemed to suggest the wrong things, plus I found the unit was pretty hard to see in bright sunlight. These and other factors never pulled me to the phone, or away from the  iPhone 4S  or the  Galaxy Nexus  that I was regularly using then. It's been much different with the Galaxy S4. I love it. Below are some