AT&T said it’s adding Locast, an app that streams local broadcaster TV for free, to DirecTV and U-Verse starting Thursday. Locast provides access to local broadcast stations including ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX to people with broadband-connected receivers. It’s available in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Washington DC, Houston, Boston, Denver and Baltimore. AT&T said it’ll still provide its free Local …

The consumer version of Blackberry Messenger is shutting down today.  Friday is the last day for users to download photos, videos and files so they’re not lost. Contacts, Stickers and Feeds can’t be exported. BBM is offering refunds for Stickers but not for BBMojis. Reward balances had to be collected by May 20. BBM tweeted a goodbye Friday morning to remind users of …

When it comes to concerns over new ad-blocking limits planned for Chrome, Google has budged but so far hasn’t moved very far. The company is responding to criticism of proposed changes to its Chrome web browser that may cripple ad-blocking tools. Though Google revealed it’s lifting some limits and plans an exemption for enterprise users, it doesn’t look like the search …