September 12, 2006
BlackBerry Pearl released
BlackBerry released the BlackBerry Pearl — consumer-focused BlackBerry with trackball and camera.
What it was for
BlackBerry dominated enterprise mobile before iPhoneApple's smartphone line — touch-first mobile computing and the App Store ecosystem since 2007. and AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide.. Consumer-focused blackberry with trackball and camera. BES-connected apps and push email defined mobile workflows for years.
Why it's here
The BlackBerry Pearl was a key BlackBerry hardware milestone.
Why it mattered
BlackBerry hardware set expectations for mobile email and messaging security.
What it solved
Business users needed secure mobile email before modern smartphone platforms.
Media
ImageBlackBerry PearlEnrique Dans from Madrid, Spain, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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