Blackberry
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Blackberry is the flagship brand of RIM mobile devices. It is characterized as a business-focused mobile product line, with very strong Email and a one of the first phones to boast a full QWERTY keyboard. RIM also has a number of Blackberry SmartPhone offerings which are very popular world-wide.
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Models
All BlackBerry devices have a signature style, look and feel. The keyboards are one of the defining factors, and a Blackberry was one of the first mobile devices to incorporate a full QWERTY keyboard. Even their first line that lacked a physical QWERTY, the touch-screen ( Storm) line, bears a striking resemblance to the original devices:
Some of the most popular lines include:
Pearl
Bold
Curve
WorldEdition
The first to support all major 3G standards (CDMA/UTMS/EVDO/GMS)
Torch
The first sliding keyboard line:
Storm
The first touch-screen line:
App Store
The BlackBerry AppWorld offers a central portal where BlackBerry device owners can download Applications, Games, Themes and other additional content.
- BlackBerry AppWorld: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/
Resources
- BlackBerry OS upgrade tool: https://www.blackberry.com/hhupgrade/
- BlackBerry JDE: http://us.blackberry.com/developers/javaappdev/signingauthority.jsp
- BlackBerry Java SDK: https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/java/
- BlackBerry - Device Simulators: http://us.blackberry.com/developers/resources/simulators.jsp
- BlackBerry - Signing Certificate signup form: https://www.blackberry.com/SignedKeys/nfc-form.html
- BlackBerry - App Signing Authority Tool: http://us.blackberry.com/developers/javaappdev/signingauthority.jsp
- BlackBerry - WebWorks: http://us.blackberry.com/developers/browserdev/opensource.jsp
- iPhone-style (J2ME) Field for Blackberry: http://www.naviina.eu/wp/blackberry/iphone-style-field-for-blackberry/
- BlackBerry Browsers Explained: http://crackberry.com/blackberry-browsers-explained
- BlackBerry - What video and audio formats are supported??: http://blackberryfaq.com/index.php/What_video_and_audio_formats_are_supported%3F%3F
- What Is - Appropriate version of the BlackBerry JDE: http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/348583/800901/What_Is_-_Appropriate_version_of_the_BlackBerry_JDE.html?nodeid=1287169&vernum=0
Tutorials
- Signing your application: https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/java/documentation/ww_java_getting_started/Code_signing_1977871_11.html
- How To - Compile a MIDlet into a COD file: http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/348583/800738/800901/How_To_-_Compile_a_MIDlet_into_a_COD_file.html?nodeid=800921&vernum=0
- How to install ".JAD" file hacks: http://www.geekylocker.com/blackberry/how-to-install-jad-file-hacks/
- How To - Upgrade your BlackBerry Operating System (OS): http://blackberryrocks.com/how-to-upgrade-blackberry-operating-system-os/
- Find your device's PIN (or ESN): http://us.blackberry.com/support/devices/archive_findinfo.jsp
- How to convert videos for fullscreen playback on BB 8830 (OS v4.5): http://forums.crackberry.com/leaked-beta-os-f95/how-convert-encode-videos-playback-bb-8830-running-4-5-a-73620/
- Video on the Blackberry 8830 with FFMPEG: http://ffaat.pointclark.net/blog/archives/140-Video-on-the-Blackberry-8830-with-FFMPEG.html
External Links
- wikipedia: Blackberry
- wikipedia: List of BlackBerry products
- OS 8830 4.5.0.281/4.5.0.169 (Multilanguage)(ESN Devices): http://www.blackberryforums.com/general-legacy-device-discussion/203584-os-8830-4-5-0-281-4-5-0-169-multilanguage-esn-devices.html
- BlackBerry's big dilemma - How much to break from the past?: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/blackberrys-big-dilemma-how-much-to-break-from-the-past/37520?tag=nl.e539
- Android Beats RIM – Becomes Market Share Leader in USA: http://nextparadigms.com/2010/08/03/android-beats-rim-becomes-market-share-leader-in-usa/
- RIM's challenges about to multiply: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/rims-challenges-about-to-multiply/401152
- What Is - Appropriate version of the BlackBerry JDE: http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/348583/800901/What_Is_-_Appropriate_version_of_the_BlackBerry_JDE.html?nodeid=1287169&vernum=0
- BlackBerry Browser Embedded Media Content Automatic Playback: http://devblog.blackberry.com/2009/08/blackberry-browser-embedded-media-content-automatic-playback-how-to/
- RIM’s First BlackBerry 10 Device Won’t Offer a Hardware QWERTY Keyboard : http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/blackberry/rims-first-blackberry-10-device-wont-offer-a-hardware-qwerty-keyboard/
- BlackBerry 8830: http://in.blackberry.com/devices/archived/8830.jsp[1][2]
- RIM BlackBerry 8830 (World Edition) - WURFL entry: http://www.tera-wurfl.com/explore/?action=wurfl_id&id=blackberry8830_ver1
- Bell Mobility - Blackberry 8830 info: http://support.bell.ca/Mobility/Products/BlackBerry_8830_World_Edition[3][4]
References
- ↑ BlackBerry 8830 - Handbook: http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/139/Tips_8830_BlackBerry_Zen.pdf
- ↑ Bell's Blackberry 8830 handbook (BACKUP LINK): http://support.bell.ca/_web/guides/User-Guides/Mobile/Blackberry/Blacberry-EN/BlackBerry_8830_user_guide.pdf
- ↑ How to program the BB 8830: http://support.bell.ca/Mobility/Smartphones_and_mobile_internet/How_to_program_my_rim_blackberry8830#
- ↑ 8830 specs: http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_8830_world_edition-1968.php
