
Founded in 1984, BlackBerry’s manufacture RIM has grown to an outstanding 28.5 million BlackBerry users today. BlackBerry has an established a strong loyal customer base and has become essential in today’s business world. Blackberry has become a part of user’s everyday lives. Over the years BlackBerry has developed and introduced new technologies to the Smartphone market such as the SurePress and Sure Type.
BlackBerry has been a top leader in the Smartphone industry since the beginning. Smartphones are mobile phones run on an operating system and have their own advanced capabilities, applications, email, and other PC functions. BlackBerry recently launched their own App store entitled, “BlackBerry Apps World” to compete with Apple’s stores.
SurePress is a pressable touch screen that allows for ease of navigation throughout your BlackBerry using your fingertips as your cursor. In addition, the SurePress technology provides for a lively gaming experience. The BlackBerry Storm was the first BlackBerry Smartphone to implement this technology.
SureType is a newly designed keyboard technology for BlackBerry’s that combines a traditional keyboard with a QWERTY keyboard to create the most trouble-free and efficient typing experience. SureType has no dual keys, checks spelling, and recognizes words and characters that are typed often.
In August 2009, Fortune Magazine named BlackBerry’s Manufacture RIM as the fastest growing company in the world.