Boom of the Blackberry

Before they were only known for business use and a gadget that no one necessarily needed in their life, but over the past year I have found the Blackberry has become one of the most desired and ‘required’ (to a large extent) communication possessions. From the Curve to the Bold, Pearl to the Storm, Blackberry appears to be taking over this generations phones.

Yes I speak as a hypocrite  as I do have one myself, but it interests me how fascinated I became in having one, as did the rest of the world! Years ago phones were getting smaller and smaller to appeal to the generation who wanted something they could fit into the smallest of pockets but still provide anything you could need, from calling to texting, taking photos to holding 1000’s of songs. I was always a bit of  gadget fanatic myself, wanting the newest phones with the newest applications, but as I’ve grown up I’ve found those things don’t matter so much to me…a phone is a phone! Until the Blackberry…

“It’s like a mini laptop you can take around everywhere with you” my friend said in a conversation we had over lunch. It is so true though. A larger exterior but it supplies you with just about everything you could want from a phone. The introduction of BBM allows people who own Blackberrys to communicate almost instantly and with the increasing population who are joining the Blackberry world you can talk to endless friends. Not to mention the common person who has a Facebook profile will check what’s going on online daily, with a Blackberry you have the ability to check it whenever you want with unlimited internet access and reception pretty much everywhere.

The Blackberry is in high competition with the iPhone at the moment but to be honest in my eyes there isn’t much competition. Me with a large touch screen gadget just would not end well (clumsy). To be fair Apples iPhone is useful for its endless applications from games to orange wednesday cinema listings, but compared to the Blackberry for some reason it just doesn’t quite cut the mustard.