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Research In Motion Introduces the New BlackBerry Curve 9360 in Hong Kong

Sleek, fast and easy-to-use, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 delivers the world’s best mobile communications and social experiences

Hong Kong - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced plans to launch the BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360, which features the new BlackBerry® 7 operating system (OS) , in Hong Kong. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone is expected to be available from authorized partners in Hong Kong at the end of November.

Urpo Karjalainen, Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific at Research In Motion commented, “The new BlackBerry Curve 9360 is an easy-to-use and affordable smartphone that is beautifully designed and offers a significant performance upgrade for both feature phone users as well as our existing BlackBerry Curve customers.”

The new BlackBerry Curve smartphone is slim, light and stylish. It is ergonomically designed with a comfortable and iconic keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation. GPS and Wi-Fi® support are also included, as well as a 5 MP camera with flash and video recording so that memories can be captured and instantly shared on social networks. The microSD/SDHC slot supports up to 32 GB memory cards for additional media storage.

In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry 7 OS, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone features a range of powerful hardware enhancements including an upgraded processor and display, more memory, and built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications). NFC is a new technology that is enabling many exciting capabilities, including the ability to pair accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.

BlackBerry 7 also introduces a next generation BlackBerry browser, which combines the dramatically improved performance of the advanced WebKit browser engine with the hardware enhancements in the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone to deliver a significantly faster, more fluid web browsing experience. Additional enhancements to this next generation BlackBerry browser have enabled smoother navigation and optimized HTML5 performance for incredible gaming and video experiences.

Best In Class Communications and Social Experiences
The BlackBerry Curve 9360 delivers the world’s best mobile communications and social experiences with a highly refined and integrated suite of phone, email, messaging and social apps to keep users connected and productive throughout the day.

The latest release of BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) is pre-loaded and now extends the real time BBM experience to a range of other apps, allowing users to easily interact with each other from within the ‘BBM connected’ app.

The updated Social Feeds (2.0) app has been extended to capture updates from media and favorites, all in one consolidated view. The new Facebook® for BlackBerry smartphones (2.0) app has features like Facebook chat and BBM integration that makes it easier for users to connect with their Facebook friends in real time utilizing push notifications. Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones also delivers a deeply integrated experience, including use of real time push notifications and Social Feeds integration.

For additional information please visit http://hk.blackberry.com/Curve9360.

About Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services are used by millions of customers around the world to stay connected to the people and content that matter most throughout their day. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

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