BlackBerry OS
BlackBerry OS is a proprietary mobile operating system, developed by Research In Motion (RIM) for its BlackBerry line of smartphone handheld devices. The operating system provides multitasking and supports specialized input devices that have been adopted by RIM for use in its handhelds, particularly the trackwheel, trackball, and most recently, the trackpad and touchscreen.
The BlackBerry platform is perhaps best known for its native support for corporate email, through MIDP 1.0 and, more recently, a subset of MIDP 2.0, which allows complete wireless activation and synchronization with Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, or Novell GroupWise email, calendar, tasks, notes, and contacts, when used with BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The operating system also supports WAP 1.2.
Updates to the operating system may be automatically available from wireless carriers that support the BlackBerry over the air software loading (OTASL) service.
Third-party developers can write software using the available BlackBerry API classes, although applications that make use of certain functionality must be digitally signed.
Research from June 2011 indicates that approximately 45% of mobile developers were using the platform at the time of publication.
Version history
- BlackBerry OS debuted in January 1999, with the release of version 1.0 for Pager BlackBerry 580.
- Version 3.6 was released for the BlackBerry 5810 smartphone in March 2002.
- On April 2010, RIM announced the new BlackBerry OS 6.0 version, which was released in the Q3 2010.
- Rumours of an OS 6.1 began in 1st/2nd quarter 2011 along with images of the new software.
- On May 2, 2011, RIM announced the rumoured software as BlackBerry OS 7. The software was officially released in August 2011 making its appearance on the Blackberry Bold (9900/9930), Blackberry Torch (9810/9850/9860), and the Blackberry Curve (9350/9360/9370/9380). Any previous devices cannot be updated to BlackBerry OS 7.
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