| Looking back at the past few decades, we see | | | | through the BlackBerry, to whichever part of the |
| that there are many devices that have helped | | | | world you want. You can send and receive emails. |
| shape the world as it is today. This list is quite | | | | You can chat with people from anywhere. If you |
| long, but one of the most prominent figures on | | | | look at it, the BlackBerry is a small personal |
| this list is the BlackBerry. Today the BlackBerry | | | | computer that you carry in your hands. However, |
| has become almost a generic term for any | | | | this computer's network technology works on the |
| handheld mobile device that has a host of | | | | technology that drives the cell phones. Therein lies |
| functions, but when it was first released in 2002, | | | | the major difference. |
| it was definitely a unique invention. There was | | | | You will also find that the BlackBerry has given |
| only one point on the agenda of the developers | | | | rise to several cultures of its own. There is a |
| of the BlackBerry, the Canadian company | | | | whole world out there sharing and playing games |
| Research in Motion (RIM) – to make a single | | | | specially meant for the BlackBerry. These games |
| device that would fulfill all mobile needs of the | | | | are developed specially and there are whole |
| user. And toward that end, the BlackBerry has | | | | websites that deal only with BlackBerry games. In |
| succeeded, and how! | | | | the same manner, there are legions of BlackBerry |
| First and foremost, to say that the BlackBerry is | | | | fans who are downloading screensavers, |
| just a phone will be a gross understatement. | | | | wallpapers, ringtones, caller tunes and what have |
| Having said that, it is necessary to add that the | | | | you, specially meant for their handheld devices. |
| BlackBerry is the first device to make | | | | This kind of frenzy has not been observed for |
| communication really mobile. The technology of | | | | any other communication device. The BlackBerry |
| the BlackBerry is such that it allows to people to | | | | has definitely set some trends here. |
| communicate with each other wherever in the | | | | Security issues for communication devices also |
| world they are. Cell phones can do that too, but | | | | became stricter with the invention of the |
| the BlackBerry is definitely much more powerful | | | | BlackBerry. Since this phone has become a |
| at global communication. The service providers for | | | | corporate phone as much as it is used by |
| cell phones also provide for the BlackBerry. | | | | common people, it becomes very important to |
| Additionally, the BlackBerry can use all the three | | | | ensure security of mobile networks. New rules |
| major technologies that are used for cell phone | | | | have been defined and new parameters have |
| communication – GPRS, CDMA and GSM. | | | | been set. |
| But, the BlackBerry has a host of features. It is | | | | All these worldwide changes have been brought |
| right to say that this device is meant to transfer | | | | to effect by a single device – the BlackBerry. |
| data over the cell phone lines rather than just | | | | It is quite easily seen that this little black device |
| verbal communication. You can dispatch | | | | has changed the history of the world in more |
| documents, images, videos, audio and much more | | | | ways than one. |