The first BlackBerry smartphone was introduced in 1995 and was the so-called Inter@ctive Pager (Those were the days when it was hip to have the @ symbol in your product name). Since these days a lot has happened in the mobile world and one can just wonder what the next years will bring.

This is a guest post by Gabriel Beltran, who writes a blog at blog.ibeltran.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/beltragx.

Ben Ackermann shares his story why he switched from an iPhone to a BlackBerry Bold.

Are you locked into a contract but really want to get the latest BlackBerry smartphone? Or do you just want to upgrade your smartphone to the latest version without committing to a 24 month plan? Did you break your BlackBerry and were locked in a contract, not able to buy a new phone?