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RIM to launch updates of popular BlackBerry apps Apr 11th 2012, 13:22 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 billion Tue, Apr 10 2012 E-brokerages tap social media for faster service Thu, Apr 5 2012 Facebook e-commerce: the next big thing? Thu, Apr 5 2012 BlackBerry maker RIM sued by NXP over patents Tue, Apr 3 2012 Wealthy smartphone users less likely to play games, tweet Mon, Apr 2 2012 Analysis & Opinion Counterparties: Why Facebook bought Instagram Instagrammatical man A sign of Research in Motion (RIM) is seen at its headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, January 22, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Geoff Robins Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:08am EDT (Reuters) - Research In Motion said it will shortly release a slew of updates for its BlackBerry apps, making it easier for users to stay connected with their messenger community. Apps such as Facebook, Twitter, BBM Music and BlackBerry App World will now include BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) connectivity, the Canadian company said in a statement on Wednesday. Users will now be able to automatically share their Facebook status or Twitter update with their BBM friends from the apps, it added. Alec Saunders, vice president of developer relations at RIM, said about one in every five apps being downloaded on BlackBerry App World is BBM-connected. Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM has more than 70,000 apps in its App World store for either BlackBerry phones or the PlayBook tablet, compared with 200,000 iPad apps, and half a million for the iPhone. (Reporting by Krishna N. Das in Bangalore; Editing by Joyjeet Das) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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