Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the BlackBerry in 1999 as a two-way pager and released the first smart phone model in 2003, which supported push email, phone calls, texting, and web browsing. BlackBerry gained popularity for its focus on email accessibility and later prioritized thumb-friendly keyboards. In 2013, BlackBerry announced new touchscreen-only and hybrid keyboard/touchscreen models called the Z10 and Q10. John Chen currently leads the company as Executive Chairman and CEO while seeking to maintain relevance against competitors like Apple and Samsung.

1. BY:- PRAVEEN SHARMA

2. BlackBerry is a line of wireless handheld device
developed by the Canadian company, Research In Motion (RIM).
• 1999- RIM introduced as a two-way Pager.
• 2003 - In 2003, the more commonly known smart phone
BlackBerry was released, which supports push email,
Mobile telephone, text messaging, Internet faxing,
Web browsing and other wireless information services.
Blackberry gained market share in the mobile industry
by concentrating on email.
• All newer models have been optimized for "thumbing", the use
of only the thumbs to type on a keyboard.

3.  On January 30, 2013, BlackBerry announced the
release of
the Z10 and Q10 smart phones.
Both models consist of touch screens:
the Z10 features an all- touch design
and the Q10 combines a QWERTY
keyboard with touch screen features.

4. John Chen, 66, is Executive
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of
BlackBerry

6. Name : Research In Motion BlackBerry
Industries served : Telecommunications equipment
Geographic areas : Worldwide
Headquarters : Canada
CEO : John Chen
Revenue : $ 18.435 billion (2012)
Profit : $ 1.164 billion (2012)
Employees : 12,700 (2013)
Main Competitors : Apple Inc., Nokia, Samsung

7. BlackBerry Q10 BlackBerry 9720
Rs. 38,500 Rs. 14,787
BlackBerry Bold 4 990 BlackBerry Curve 9360
Rs. 26,899 Rs. 14,100
BlackBerry Z10 BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
Rs. 25,849 Rs 13,490
BlackBerry Bold BlackBerry Curve 9320
Rs. 25,470 Rs. 11,160
BlackBerry Q5 BlackBerry Bold 9650
Rs. 23,157 Rs.10,180

8. RELEASE DATE -- JANUARY 19,1999
DISCONTINUED -- JANUARY 7, 2022