For business - business phones

Business people talk business, either on a BlackBerry, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistent) or a smartphone.  The difference lies in technology, functionality and price. Although it includes PDA applications, such as a personal organizer, calendar, reminder, and mobile telephony, the BlackBerry was introduced on the market for its e-mail feature. 

In November 2004, RIM announced that the number of BlackBerry subscribers reached two million, rising to some 8 million in Q1 of 2007, especially following the launch of the 8800 model. The advantage of using a BlackBerry lies in fast real-time Internet access and the ability to manage up to 10 e-mail accounts, as well as from the fact that the mobile terminal does not require special set-up procedures. The PDA is more appealing to those who prefer the organizer features. The Smartphone is a mix of BlackBerry and PDA, with most smartphones equipped with a built-in camera, besides PDA functions and e-mail.

PDA

·        Personal Digital Assistant

·        Internet access, e-mail, calendar, calculator, to-do-list and GPS.

·        Able to synchronize information with your PC

·        The term PDA was first registered on January 7, 1992, by Apple Computer CEO, John Sculley

·        Touchscreen

·        main feature: organizer

 

Smartphone

·        First smartphone was introduced in 1992 by IBM

·        First Nokia smartphone: Nokia 9900, Communicator

·        main feature: built-in camera

 

BlackBerry

·        introduced in 1999

·        e-mail, mobile phone, sms, Internet faxing, web browsing

·        developed by Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM)

·        main feature: e-mail