These advancement are based on
the Central Processing Unit (CPU). Early BlackBerry devices, such as the
BlackBerry 950, used Intel 80386-based processors. BlackBerry 8000 series
smartphones, such as the 8700 and the Pearl, are based on the 312 MHz ARM XScale
ARMv5TE PXA900.
Devices such as the BlackBerry
9000 series, were equipped with XScale 624 MHz processors. The BlackBerry Curve
8520 featured a 512 MHz processor, while the Bold 9700 featured a newer version
of the Bold 9000's processor, but is clocked at the same speed.
An exception to this is the
BlackBerry 8707 which is based on the 80 MH Qualcomm 3250 chipset; this was due
to the PXA900 chipset not supporting 3G networks. The 80 MHz processor in the
BlackBerry 8707 meant the device was often slower to download and render web
pages over 3G than the 8700 was over EDGE networks.
The latest blackberry devices
such as the Bold 9900/9930, torch 9810, 9850/9860 feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon
MSM8260 CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz which can be compared with that of some laptop
computers. It also have 8 Gigabyte(Gb) of on-board storage and can support an
additional 32 GB microSD cards.
FEATURES
Supported software Further
information: BlackBerry App World BlackBerry Messenger BlackBerry devices use
the proprietary BlackBerry Messenger, also known as BBM, software for sending
and receiving encrypted instant messages, voice notes, images and videos via
BlackBerry PIN. Some of the features of BBM include groups, bar-code scanning,
lists, shared calendars, BBM Music and integration with apps and games using
the BBM social platform. Third-party software Third-party software available
for use on BlackBerry devices includes full-featured database management
systems , which can be used to support customer relationship management clients
and other applications that must manage large volumes of potentially complex
data.
BlackBerry PIN
BlackBerry PIN is an eight
character hexadecimal identification number assigned to each BlackBerry device.
PINs cannot be changed manually on the device (though BlackBerry technicians
are able to reset or update a PIN server-side), and are locked to each specific
BlackBerry. BlackBerrys can message each other using the PIN directly or by
using the BlackBerry Messenger application. BlackBerry PINs are tracked by
BlackBerry Enterprise Servers, and the BlackBerry Internet Service, and are
used to direct messages to a BlackBerry device. Emails and any other messages,
such as those from the BlackBerry Push Service, are typically directed to a
BlackBerry's PIN. The message can then be routed by a RIM Network Operations
Center, and sent to a carrier, which will deliver the message the last mile to
the device. Example of a BlackBerry PIN:28D13EED.
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