RIM Announces the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Thailand
The first BlackBerry smartphone with innovative touch-sensitive trackpad and dedicated media keys.
Bangkok, Thailand - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) launched the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone in Thailand. A new addition to the BlackBerry® Curve series, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is expected to be available in Thailand in October 2009.*
The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 features an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for an exceptional navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, which are smoothly integrated along the top of the handset giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone provides easy access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It is Wi-Fi®-enabled for faster browsing and extended data coverage, and includes rich multimedia capabilities with easy access to music, games and other mobile applications for entertainment on the go.
“Consumers are becoming more demanding when it comes to their mobile phone purchasing decision. Many more consumers are considering upgrading to a smartphone, but they want something that provides extensive functionality while preserving ease-of-use,” said Gregory Wade, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific at Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an ideal choice for consumers and it delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones.”
Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:
•Easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
•256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
•Premium phone features including voice activated dialing and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
•2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
•Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone**
•BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
•Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
•Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
•Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Bangkok, Thailand - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) launched the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone in Thailand. A new addition to the BlackBerry® Curve series, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is expected to be available in Thailand in October 2009.*
The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 features an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for an exceptional navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, which are smoothly integrated along the top of the handset giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone provides easy access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It is Wi-Fi®-enabled for faster browsing and extended data coverage, and includes rich multimedia capabilities with easy access to music, games and other mobile applications for entertainment on the go.
“Consumers are becoming more demanding when it comes to their mobile phone purchasing decision. Many more consumers are considering upgrading to a smartphone, but they want something that provides extensive functionality while preserving ease-of-use,” said Gregory Wade, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific at Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an ideal choice for consumers and it delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones.”
Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:
•Easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
•256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
•Premium phone features including voice activated dialing and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
•2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
•Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone**
•BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
•Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
•Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
•Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
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