Finally, BlackBerry Messenger is coming to Android and iPhone.

     The BBM app will be available for devices running Android
 4.0 and up, or iOS 6 and iOS 7. It will allow Android and
 iOS users to communicate with BlackBerry owners.
 BlackBerry's popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) instant
 chat application will be available for Google's Android and
 Apple's iPhone the company said.
 Rumors about the app coming to Android and iPhone
 started in June. The app will be available for devices
 running Android 4.0 and up, or iOS 6 and iOS 7. It will
 allow Android and iOS users to communicate with
 BlackBerry owners.
 BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is a proprietary Internet-
 based instant messenger and videotelephony application
 included on BlackBerry devices that allows messaging
 (and videocalls for BlackBerry 10 smartphones) between
 BlackBerry users. BBM currently has more than 60 million
 monthly active customers on BlackBerry alone, and the
 overwhelming majority use BBM an average of 90 minutes
 per day.
 The news comes in the wake of other rumors that
 Blackberry could fire 40% of its staff. This comes at a
 time that the company is suffering heavy losses from its
 failed PlayBook tablet and a fading popularity in the
 smartphone market.
 BBM for Android and iPhone
 features:
 BBM Chat – Enjoy real, immediate conversations with
 friends on Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones.
 Not only does BBM let you know that your message has
 been delivered and read, it also shows you that your
 friend is responding to the message.
 More than chat – With BBM you can share files on your
 phone such as photos and voice notes, all in an instant.
 Keep your group in the loop – Multi-person chats are a
 great way to invite contacts to chat together.
 BBM
 Groups lets you invite up to 30 friends to chat together,
 and go a step further than multi-chat by sharing photos
 and schedules. And, with Broadcast Message, you can
 send a message out to all your BBM contacts at once.
 Post Updates and stay in the know – BBM lets you post a
 personal message, profile picture and your current status,
 and lets your contacts know instantly in Updates.
 Your unique PIN – Every BBM user has a unique PIN that
 maintains your privacy, so you don’t have to give out
 your phone number or email address to a new or casual
 contact.
 Availability: BBM will be available as a free download for
 Android smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich and
 Jelly Bean (Android 4.x) beginning at 7AM EDT on
 September 21.
 BBM for iPhones running iOS 6 and iOS 7
 will become available for each market on the App Store
 schedule of 12:01 AM local time on September 22.
 You can download the app from the BBM website.