We certainly wouldn’t say there is an outage but the forums are quickly filling up with users indicating they’re having issues with their BlackBerry Messenger. Be it delayed or not getting send and receive confirmations something is up today.

There is a BBM spam message going around that suggests 35 cents will be donated to help Haiti when you forward the message to others. The message reads: “Because of what has transpired in Haiti recently, Blackberry (sic) has decided to help out and give 35 cents for the cause when you pass this message along to your friends on BBM” While most readers are familiar with BBM, and have probably disregarded the message, there are still some new users who are genuinely confused. Since BBM messages are totally free, passing the message on won’t incur a fee, it’s just misleading.

My BlackBerry Chick by Cashtro Crosby BBM has been updated to version 5.0.0.57. There have been problems reported with BBM today so it may affect the download

Photo courtesy of @robinhood_bb Got a BBM from Ronen this morning that OS 5.0.0.415 is available for the Bold 9700. This is a pretty exciting leak as it’s supposed to come with a new version of BlackBerry Messenger (5.0.0.42).

BlackBerry® Messenger is the instant messaging (IM) program that’s unique to BlackBerry smartphone users. You can instantly chat, send and receive pictures, and set your availability status using a familiar desktop IM look and feel—all from your BlackBerry smartphone. A new version of BlackBerry Messenger will soon be available