<p>Reports emanating from BlackBerry's annual developer conference confirm that the firm is planning to offer the Blackberry Messenger (BBM) service on other platforms.</p><p>Google's Android and Apple's iOS operating systems are scheduled to feature BBM by the summer of 2013.</p><p>Rival platforms</p><p>This is the first time BlackBerry has offered its popular BBM service on rival platforms.</p><p><a href="http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/open-source-insider/2013/05/blackberry-messenger-bbm-to-run-on-android-ios.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.cio.in/news/blackberry-messenger-expanding-ios-and-android-407822013">BlackBerry Messenger is Expanding to iOS and Android</a> (CIO India)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dBuLAAY7UQ_0LSMn3pa8jFwm21vFM&ned=us">690 additional articles.</a></p>