| Blackberry, an out an out business phone, is | | | | earlier Blackberry devices, whereas the new |
| a wireless handheld device that got | | | | models incorporate an ARM 7 or 9 processor. |
| introduced in the world markets in 1999. It | | | | The latest Blackberry phones, 8100 and 8700 |
| is developed by a Canadian company Research | | | | series, have an Intel PXA901 312 MHz |
| in Motion. The device supports standard | | | | processor, 64 MB flash memory and 16 MB |
| features like mobile telephone and short | | | | SDRAM. In several organizations, the devices |
| service messaging, as well as exceptional | | | | are only used to provide e-mail service to |
| features like web browsing, internet faxing | | | | the roaming employees, making it a very |
| and push e-mail. The company initially | | | | popular and effective tool. |
| focused on e-mails and even today the RIM | | | | |
| offers its e-mail services to Palm Treo | | | | The Blackberry subscribers reached the |
| through the Blackberry Connect software. | | | | magical figure of two million, as announced |
| | | | by RIM in November, 2004. Another one million |
| The Blackberry phones incorporate all the | | | | were added till the time of next announcement |
| major PDA features and functions, including | | | | in May 2005. By March 2006, the 5 million |
| address book, calendar, to-do lists et al. | | | | figures were crossed as well despite slowing |
| sending and receiving e-mails through the | | | | rates. As the latest Blackberry phone, 8800 |
| Blackberry is made possible through the | | | | was introduced in April 2007; the sales got |
| wireless network of certain carriers. The | | | | the much needed impetus, taking the number of |
| in-built keyboard is ideal for 'thumbing'. | | | | Blackberry subscribers to eight million! |
| The trackwheel on the right side of the | | | | |
| device is meant for system navigation. | | | | Blackberry phones have has the charm, the |
| However, in the latest Blackberry phone, the | | | | aesthetism and the functionality to make it |
| trackwheel is replaced by a trackball. | | | | real big. And the black magic it has created |
| | | | was only inevitable. |
| The Intel 80386 processors were used in the | | | | |