Apple’s iPhone is one of the biggest challengers to Blackberry’s smartphones but with mobile technology evolving at a rate of knots who will win the war is debatable.
The Blackberry brand is owned by Canadian company RIM (Research in Motion), founded in 1984 and with offices in Canada, North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe RIM carry a lot of weight in the mobile industry. RIM introduced the Blackberry smartphone to the world in 1999, one of a kind at the time, a Blackberry was a revolutionary device that has change the way that companies do business.
Blackberry have been working on producing downloadable applications through the Blackberry App store for some time but have not until recently widely publicised it. Currently UK users of the Blackberry are required to download Blackberry applications from the United States Blackberry App World. Blackberry are currently launching worldwide versions of its App World store this year already has seen the release of it in Malaysia and the Philippines.
Blackberry applications have further added to the benefits of business Blackberry’s to companies across the world, with a number of new business applications being released into the market place recently. One of the most popular applications at the moment is the PowerPoint application for the Blackberry. Allowing users to leave their heavy laptops at home and simply plug their Blackberry handset directly into a projector to produce a presentation it effectively turns your handset into a pocket pc.
Applications have also been introduced that track your mileage and record each journey that you make on a spreadsheet within your phone allowing business users to easily keep track of their mileage expenses. Another popular application at the moment is Call Time Tracker which logs all calls made and received on your business Blackberry in a spreadsheet that can be neatly categorized by clients or projects. The Call Time Tracker application means that if you work on an hourly rate you can accurately include your time on the phone to clients within your bill and maximise your profits and time. The application Multi Party Talk has also taken the world by storm as it allows users to quickly conference call a group of people and record it in mp3 format thus eliminating the need for note taking.
With so many Business Blackberry models available with differing sizes and features I would recommend getting some expert advice before making your purchase. Business Mobiles is a company that come highly recommended and have over 10 years experience with business Blackberry’s. Business Mobiles expert staff are on hand to answer all of your questions by phone or online request so give them a try.
We will no doubt see mobile technology continue to grow but Blackberry are sure to put up an excellent fight against the latest new comers.


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