Here is some interesting BlackBerry trivia and news to you.
- BlackBerry offers a trade up program where they give BlackBerry owners fair-market value for their BlackBerry smartphone when they trade-up to a newer model.
- It is the one year anniversary of Built for BlackBerry.
- The first BlackBerry,the 850, launched in 1998, used two AA Batteries.
- In took until November 2004 for RIM to reach the 2 Million BlackBerry subscriber mark.
- RIM did not add a camera to a BlackBerry smartphone until 2007 with the BlackBerry Curve.
- In January, RIM shipped its 50 millionth BlackBerry smartphone.
- BlackBerry smartphones are sold in over 150 countries from over 425 carriers and national distribution partners.
- RIM continues to grow even during economic decline. RIM hired more
than 4,000 employees last year. In January this year RIM had over
12,000 employees.