Blackberry
The BlackBerry is a handheld
wireless device providing e-mail, telephone,
text messaging and web browsing services.
Hardware
The devices are manufactured
by the Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM)
and are resold by cellular phone companies
throughout the world. They fit in the palm of
the hand and are operated using a scroll wheel
and buttons. The original BlackBerry device had
a monochrome display, but the newer models are
colour.
While including the usual PDA 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 anywhere it
has access to an appropriate wireless network,
as well as for its built-in keyboard optimized
for "thumbing", or using only your thumbs to
type. System navigation is primarily
accomplished by the trackwheel (or
"thumbwheel"), a scrolling wheel with a "click"
function, located on the right side of the
device. Some models (such as 7510 and 7520) also
incorporate a two-way radio.
The devices are very popular with some
businesses, where they are primarily used to
provide e-mail delivery to roaming employees. To
fully integrate the BlackBerry into a company,
the installation of BlackBerry Enterprise Server
(BES) is required.
(1) Trackwheel, (2) Escape
key and (3) radio/phone speaker on the
BlackBerry 7510
In November 2004, RIM announced that the number
of subscribers to the BlackBerry service had
reached two million, having doubled within ten
months.
Blackberry 7100t
Social usage
Thanks to their gains in popularity, BlackBerry
devices are also used in social scenarios for
setting up dates or movie viewing times with
friends and acquaintances.
BlackBerry Main Menu (colour)
Operating
system
RIM provides a proprietary operating
system (OS) for the BlackBerry, which makes
heavy use of the device's specialized input
devices, particularly the thumbwheel. The OS
provides support for MIDP 1.0 and WAP 1.2. The
newer OS 4 and later provides a subset of MIDP
2.0.
Supporting
software
BlackBerry handheld integration into
an organization's e-mail system is provided
through a software package called "BlackBerry
Enterprise Server" (BES). Versions of BES are
available for Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino
and Novell Groupwise.
Individual users can often use e-mail services
provided by the wireless provider and therefore
may not be required to install a BES server on
their local network, but organizations that have
multiple wireless users usually run BES on their
own network.
BES can act as a sort of e-mail relay for
corporate accounts so that users always have
access to their e-mail. The software monitors
the user's local "inbox", and when a new message
comes in, it picks up the message and passes it
to RIM's Network Operations Center (NOC). The
messages are then relayed to the user's wireless
provider, which in turn delivers them to the
user's BlackBerry device.
BES also provides handhelds with TCP/IP
connectivity that is proxyed through a component
called "Mobile Data Service" (MDS). This allows
for custom application development using data
streams on BlackBerry devices based on the Sun
Microsystems J2ME platform.
In addition, BES provides security, in the form
of 3DES or, more recently, AES encryption of all
data (both e-mail and MDS traffic) that travels
between the BlackBerry handheld and a BlackBerry
Enterprise Server.
The universal connectivity of the BES/MDS
infrastructure is one of the most valuable
aspects of Research In Motion's product. An
organization can have devices on different
carriers, and connected through different
cellular network protocols, all functioning in
an integrated fashion.
Most providers offer flat monthly pricing for
unlimited data between BlackBerry units and BES,
which also enhances the value of the MDS
component. In addition to receiving e-mail,
organizations can make intranets or custom
internal applications with unmetered traffic.
Nicknames
The ability to read e-mail that is
received in realtime, anywhere, has made the
BlackBerry devices infamously addictive, earning
them the nickname "CrackBerry". Smaller blue-coloured
models of the BlackBerry are colloquially
nicknamed "BlueBerrys". Due to the abbreviated
company name displayed prominently on early
BlackBerry devices, they are mistakenly
nicknamed "RIM".
Internal to the company, various model families
are named for subatomic particles; names used
include Proton, Baryon, Quark and Charm, among
others.
Models
BlackBerry 6230
Early Models:
850 small monochrome screen, operates on DataTAC
network, e-mail services only
857 large monochrome screen, operates on DataTAC
network, e-mail services only
950 small monochrome screen, operates on Mobitex
network, e-mail services only
957 large monochrome screen, operates on Mobitex
network, e-mail services only
Java-based
Models:
5790 large 160x160 pixel monochrome screen,
operates on 900Mhz Mobitex network, e-mail
services only
5810 large monochrome screen, operates on
1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network, phone but headset
required
6210 medium 160x100 pixel monochrome screen,
operates on 900/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network,
integrated phone
6230 medium 160x100 pixel monochrome screen,
operates on 900/1800/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network,
integrated phone (blue case)
6280 medium 160x100 pixel monochrome screen,
operates on 850/1800/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network,
integrated phone
6510 medium monochrome screen, operates on iDEN
network, integrated phone, integrated two-way
radio
6710 large monochrome screen, operates on
900/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network, integrated phone
6750 large monochrome screen, operates on
800/1900Mhz CDMA2000 1xRTT network, integrated
phone
7100 large 240x260 colour screen, operates on
850/900/1800/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network,
integrated phone with speakerphone, Bluetooth,
aka "Charm"
7100t T-Mobile version of the 7100
7100r Rogers version of the 7100
7100v Vodafone version of the 7100
7100g Hong Kong/Cingular/AT&T version of the
7100
7100x O2 version of the 7100
7210 medium 240x160 pixel colour screen,
operates on 900/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network,
integrated phone
7230 medium 240x160 pixel colour screen,
operates on 900/1800/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network,
integrated phone
7250 medium 240x160 pixel colour screen,
operates on 800/1900Mhz CDMA2000 1x network,
integrated phone, GPS and bluetooth
7280 medium 240x160 pixel colour screen,
operates on 850/1800/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network,
integrated phone
7290 medium 240x160 pixel colour screen,
operates on 850/900/1800/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS
network, integrated phone, Bluetooth
7510 medium 240x160 pixel colour screen,
operates on iDEN network, integrated phone with
speakerphone, integrated two-way radio
7520 medium 240x160 pixel colour screen,
operates on iDEN network, integrated phone with
speakerphone, integrated two-way radio, GPS and
bluetooth
7730 large 240x240 pixel colour screen, operates
on 900/1800/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network, integrated
phone
7750 large 240x240 pixel colour screen, operates
on 800/1900Mhz CDMA2000 1x network, integrated
phone
7780 large 240x240 pixel colour screen, operates
on 850/1800/1900Mhz GSM/GPRS network, integrated
phone
Phones with
BlackBerry e-mail client
Several ordinary mobile phones have
been released featuring the BlackBerry e-mail
client which connects to BlackBerry servers. All
these phones have full QWERTY keyboards.
Siemens SK65, Operates on 900/1800/1900MHz GSM
network, 132x176 pixel screen
Nokia 6810 Operates on 900/1800/1900MHz GSM
network, 128x128 pixel screen
Nokia 6820 Operates on 900/1800/1900MHz GSM
network, American variant on 850/1800/1900 GSM
network, 128x128 pixel screen
Nokia 9300 Operates on 900/1800/1900MHz GSM
network, 128x128 and 640x200 pixel screen
Sony Ericsson P910 Operates on 900/1800/1900MHz
GSM network, American and Chinese variants on
850/1800/1900, 208x320 pixel screen
Providers
Many cellular/digital providers offer
BlackBerrys.
North America
Nextel
Cingular
Verizon Wireless
Sprint
T-Mobile
Rogers Communications
Bell Mobility
TELUS Mobility
Europe
Vodafone
O2
Orange
Australia
Telstra
Vodafone
Africa
South Africa
Vodacom
Asia
India
Airtel
Hong Kong
Three Hong Kong
Singapore
Singtel
External Links
-
BlackBerry.com (http://www.blackberry.com),
the main site.
-
Research In Motion (http://www.rim.com),
the manufacturer of the BlackBerry.
-
BlackBerryForums (http://www.blackberryforums.com),
a popular discussion forum about BlackBerry,
which also hosts a large
BlackBerry FAQ (http://www.blackberryforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=269).
-
International BlackBerry User's Group (http://www.ibbug.org),
an international consortium of BlackBerry.
-
BlackBerry Blog (http://www.blackberryblog.com),
a blog on the BlackBerry platform.
-
BlackberryCool (http://www.blackberrycool.com),
a resource website with news and reviews on
BlackBerry related items.
-
RIM Road (http://www.rimroad.com),
a popular BlackBerry website, with discussion
forums and a list of 3rd party software
-
PinStack.com (http://www.pinstack.com/portal.php),
a BlackBerry website, with news and forums
Related : The blackberry is a
widespread and well known shrub; a bramble fruit
(genus Rubus, family Rosaceae) growing to 3 m
(10 ft) and producing a soft-bodied fruit
popular for use in desserts, jams and sometimes
wine. Several Rubus species are called
blackberry and since the species easily
hybridize, there are many cultivars with more
than one species in their ancestry. The
blackberry is also the fruit of the blackberry
plant. In proper botanical language, it is not a
berry at all, but instead an aggregate fruit of
numerous drupelets.
Blackberries on a Bush.
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