<p>TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd is considering spinning off its messaging service into a separate unit, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, quoting people familiar with the matter.</p><p>The subsidiary would be called BBM Inc, the newspaper said. (link.reuters.com/meq62v)</p><p>A BlackBerry spokeswoman told Reuters the company cannot comment on rumor and speculation.</p><p>Two sources familiar with the company's thinking, who declined to be named because they are not authorized to discuss the matter with the media, told Reuters the company has reallocated internal resources and personnel to work exclusively on fine-tuning the BlackBerry Messenger service ahead of its launch on competitors' devices.</p><p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/net-us-blackberry-spinoff-idUSBRE97Q0OS20130827">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/27/blackberry-considering-spinoff-of-messaging-service-wsj">BlackBerry considering spinoff of messaging service: WSJ</a> (Toronto Sun)</p><p><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2013/08/blackberry-considers-spinning-off-its.html">BlackBerry considers spinning off its messaging service</a> (Dallas Business Journal (blog))</p><p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579038771000828780.html">BlackBerry Weighs Messenger Spinoff</a> (Wall Street Journal)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dnx4Yh-cF8C-QMMhUgoBR_N_BROFM&ned=us">76 additional articles.</a></p>