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With the recent launch of the hot-selling BlackBerry Pearl, RIM (Research In Motion) has gained a toehold into the extremely competitive consumer smartphone market. If you’ve been ignoring the BlackBerry platform because it was too Enterprise-focused for your applications, it might be time to specifically target the BlackBerry. Here’s how you get started.

It’s Java Time

BlackBerry development for all recent models is done exclusively in Java. So if you’re not a strong Java programmer, now’s the time to brush up on your Java programming skills. (C# programmers will find the transition to Java fairly simple, the languages are very close in most respects.) Don’t learn about the newest Java features, however, because the BlackBerry platform is built on top of Java Micro Edition (Java ME), which is itself a derivative of Java version 1.3. So forget all the fancy (but useful) language features introduced in Java 1.5 — generics, enumerations, and so on — you can’t use these in BlackBerry programming. You can’t also use most of the library classes you’re familiar with — they’re just not there. A small subset of the Java Standard Edition (Java SE) classes are supported, as well as a number of BlackBerry-specific classes.

Java Micro Edition?
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Cellular phones offer additional services along with their main purpose, that of communication. Many cellular phone models provide features such as a built in digital camera, an MP3 music player, a phone book directory, a variety of customized alerts and integrated organizer features. There are cellular phones that allow Internet and Email access. Most cellular phone service providers extend optional services to access Internet and Email. Some models receive and play video and TV programs. Different types of cellular phone service accessories are required for these facilities.

There are two main types of cellular phones, such as analog cellular phones and digital cellular phones. Digital cellular phones are widely used due to low power consumption, high security and high sound quality. Smart phones are digital phones that allow easy access to Email and Internet. The cellular phone service accessories required are different for different phones. Cellular phone models with headset, Bluetooth and wireless connection system are also available.
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The BlackBerry is a wireless handheld device introduced in 1999 which supports push email, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing and other wireless information services. Same size as a PDA, with a mini keyboard, BlackBerry device allows you to receive and reply to emails.

How does it work? Connected to a cell phone network (Cingular BlackBerry, T-Mobile BlackBerry, Sprint BlackBerry, Nextel BlackBerry and Verizon BlackBerry), terminal BlackBerry regularly query the email server of the user. When a new email arrives, the terminal signals it. The user can then read the message and reply. Innovation comes from the fact that synchronization of the emails with the messaging server is real time through the cell phone network it is connected and it supports both GSM, GPRS and UMTS.
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The blackberry pearl is a great phone that offers everything you can ever need for your wireless communication as well as a few extras. All of these great features are bundled up in a terrific new blackberry design that is both attractive and functional. Keep reading and you will find some great reasons to buy yourself or a friend a blackberry as well as a few extras that will enhance your phone performance as well as make sure your investment lasts.

* User Friendly: Cell phones are no longer just mobile devices solely used for phone calls. In today’s world a cell phone is everything from a actual phone to a desk away from the office. While not all cell phones can boast simplicity, nor do you want the ones that do, the blackberry pearl is perfect for someone in search of functional bonuses under a user friendly operating system. With features like voice activated dialing, built in speaker phone, Bluetooth capabilities, and a full Azerty keyboard, using the pearl will be simple.
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