BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of wireless mobile devices developed by Canadian company
Research In Motion (RIM) in association with Tommy Young Inc. While including
smartphone applications (address book, calendar, to-do lists, etc.) as well as
telephone capabilities on newer models, the BlackBerry is primarily known for its
ability to send and receive e-mail wherever it can access a wireless network of
certain cellular phone carriers. the most popular smartphone among business users.
The first BlackBerry device was introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager. In 2002, the
more commonly known smartphone BlackBerry was released, which supports push
e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, Internet faxing, Web browsing and other
wireless information services. It is an example of a convergent device. One of the
executives thought the buttons on the device looked like tiny seeds in a strawberry.
A linguist at the firm thought "strawberry" sounded too slow. "Blackberry" was
suggested instead and chosen. The ability to read e-mail that is received in real
time, anywhere, has made the BlackBerry devices infamously addictive, earning
them the nickname "CrackBerry," a reference to the freebase form of cocaine
known as crack. Use of the term CrackBerry became so widespread that in
November 2006 Webster's New World College Dictionary named "crackberry" the
"New Word of the Year".
All environments run J2ME in various crippled forms (J2ME 1.2.2, CLDC, blech), but the BB has a lot
more security.
From what can I see (and asking lots of people why BBs are so popular), the BB has this over all the
others:
- the BES server knows where each device is and your admin ties each BB to the BES server (think "fixed
IP")
- BES communications are encrypted
- Java apps are all signed and tracked by BB (you have to get a signing key from BB which makes it
harder for hackers to build apps)
- Java apps run in the background and can receive events via the "fixed IP"; that's what BB push email
uses to get "instantaneous" email
- BB email (including calendar/contacts) is easy to use and automatically synced instantaneously (pushed
over via the "fixed IP") to your desktop
I can't tell if the datastore is encrypted (you used to be able to use a Palm development system and
download raw data from the Palm).
The user interface and navigation scheme is an A+ design. You can use one hand to
totally navigate through every applications, even doing this while you are driving a
car. It is fully automated, very reliable, and it always works. Blackberry is an
example of dummy proof design.
Every time we think of a Blackberry cell phone we think of a business phone; that is
because they are famous for inventing business phones and providing the needs
and requirements of the business users all around the world
The Blackberry phones provide internet access, and they come iwht a QWERTY keyboard which
makes all your typing needs easy and convenient. They have a big enough screen that makes
everything on it easy to see without having to squint your eyes. Voice mail is a hot item to ensure
that you do not miss any of your important calls. These phones are come with various chat
messengers like; AQL, MSN, Yahoo which makes it easy to keep in touch with anyone that you
need to regardless of where you are. Not to mention that the internal memory of most of the
Blackberry mobile phones are sufficient enough; with 64 MB and if that is not enough you can
also expand it to meet your needs. but it's not your typical QWERTY keyboard -- no no -- it is the
best physical keyboard out there. RIM just knows how to make keyboards feel ergonomic.
Before Blackberry devices became so popular amongs regular consumers, the Blackberry was a
business-only thing, and emailing is a vital part of most businesses.
You can depend on Blackberry for emails, for sure.
You have the option of creating 10 different Blackberry emails "ex:
YourName@Verizon.Blackberry.com".
With a push of a button you'll have complete control over your emails and contacts.
They great keyboard comes into play here again, because it is too difficult to type a 500-word email
on a touch screen.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 has the following features[3]:
• 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash and autofocus (best BlackBerry camera to date,
same as new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm)
• WiFi/UMA
• GPS – internal A-GPS
• MP3/WMA/AAC+ media player
• DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp video player
• Video recording
• BlackBerry Maps
• Wireless Email
• Organizer
• Browser – HTML browsing, view movies and clips from websites built for mobile
streaming, RSS feed support
• Phone
• Corporate Data Access
• Micro SD Card for Memory
• SMS/MMS
• Bluetooth v2.0, Bluetooth stereo audio via A2DP and AVCRP
• Expandable memory: Support for hot swappable microSD card[4], SDHC supported[5].
(NOTES: No publicly available information available as to what Speed Classes are supported. There is
also no information available as to which SD specification(s) the 8900 supports: 1.0, 1.1 and/or 2.0)
• MicroUSB charger for syncing and charging.
If you are a business owner or a business manager, you might consider what this
business phone can do for your business. Besides being able to make phone calls
and send emails, the phones include calendars and scheduling capabilities. With up
to 64 MB of memory, they can store plenty of contact information as well. A good
smartphone of blackberry provides the industry leading email and messaging
capabilities that are known of the popular BlackBerry solution the world over, along with
premium phone features, web browsing and other mobile productivity applications.
BlackBerry Beyond Email and offer a range of solutions for Enterprise and professionals
such as internet based online trading. These phones are basically meant for corporate
people and businessmen
