BlackBerry facts for kids

BlackBerry is a line of mobile phones made by the Canadian company BlackBerry Limited (originally known as Research In Motion, or RIM, NASDAQ:BBRY). It does many different things like a computer but is small enough to fit in someone's hand. It is a mobile phone; it makes calls without wires. It can access the Internet as well. It also has a calendar and camera, and can send text messages. The BlackBerry started out as a pager and later turned into a mobile phone. The BlackBerry has a PIN which is an eight character hexadecimal identification number which is given to every BlackBerry phone. The President of The United States Barack Obama uses and supports the BlackBerry.

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  Mike Lazaridis – Founder and former co-CEO of BlackBerry

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  Original BlackBerry 850 or 950 - the appearance was identical

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  BlackBerry held in hand featuring all the different selective hardware and software on the screen.

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  President Obama with his BlackBerry in its holster on a flight to Caen, Normandy, France, June 5, 2009.

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In Spanish: BlackBerry para niños