BlackBerry 8800

The BlackBerry is a wireless handheld device introduced in 1997 which supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing and other wireless information services. It is a prime example of convergent device. Developed by the Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM), it delivers information over the wireless... Read More

The BlackBerry is a wireless handheld device introduced in 1997 which supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing and other wireless information services. It is a prime example of convergent device. Developed by the Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM), it delivers information over the wireless data networks of mobile phone service companies. BlackBerry first made headway in the marketplace by concentrating on e-mail. RIM currently offers BlackBerry e-mail service to non-BlackBerry devices, such as the Palm Treo, through the BlackBerry Connect software. The original BlackBerry device had a monochrome display, but all current models have color displays. See Less