Building upon the success of the  innovative BlackBerry® solution in India, Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX RIM), today introduced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone together with Airtel, Reliance Communications and Vodafone.

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone features a stylish black finish with chrome highlights.  It combines an elegant, compact design with a wide range of popular features and an easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard.  At approximately 110 grams and 109 x 60 x 13.5 millimeters, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 feels comfortable for either one-handed or two-handed use. It features built-in GPS and supports location-based applications and services. It also allows easy access to social networking sites and has built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g), making it easier to stay connected to family, friends and colleagues.

“The BlackBerry Curve, with its power and simplicity, is an attractive smartphone solution for our customers. This further reiterates Airtel’s commitment to be at the forefront of brining innovative solutions that enrich the communication experience of its users.” said Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Airtel

“There is a growing trend among our customers to go for smartphones and we are pleased to offer them more choice with yet another compelling offering – the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone,”said Mr. Harit Nagpal, Director - Marketing and New Business, Vodafone Essar.

“We are committed to offer our customers the best and latest wireless data services and products on our GSM network. The launch of the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a testament of our commitment; our GSM customers can enjoy the world class BlackBerry smartphone experience and enhanced productivity both at work and play with the new sleek and slim BlackBerry Curve,” said Jytoin Verma, Head - Mobile Data and BlackBerry Marketing, Reliance Communications

In addition to its sleek, stylish design, the powerful new smartphone includes a large, vivid display with the highest resolution available on a BlackBerry smartphone – as well as a 512MHz next generation processor for fast and responsive performance. The handset’s advanced multimedia capabilities include a 3.2-megapixel camera with image stabilization, digital zoom, flash and video recording, a rich media player, 3.5mm stereo headset jack and headset. It also features a hot-swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot with a 1GB card included, and supports cards of up to 16GB, giving customers plenty of storage to carry, capture and enjoy more of their music, pictures and video anywhere they go.

Commenting on the launch, Ms. Frenny Bawa, Vice President, India, Research In Motion said: “We are pleased to be working together with mobile leaders like Airtel, Reliance Communications and Vodafone who share our vision for wireless solutions in India. We have experienced growing demand for BlackBerry smartphones in India and we believe that the BlackBerry Curve 8900 will be a very popular choice amongst both businesses and consumers.”

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone features:

• A refined, streamlined design – the handset weighs just 110 grams and measures only 109mm x 60mm x 13.5mm
• A brilliant 2.4 inch HVGA+ (480x360) light-sensing display that makes pictures and videos come to life.
• A 3.2 MP digital camera including auto focus, image stabilization, digital zoom, flash and video recording
• Built-in GPS and out-of-the-box support for 3rd party location based applications and services
• Built-in Wi-Fi
• Instant messaging with BlackBerry® Messenger, Google® Talk, Windows Live Messenger™ and Yahoo! ® Messenger
• Support for Facebook®, MySpace.com® and Flickr® , with fast, streamlined and optimized mobile access to the popular social network sites
• An advanced media player for music, video and pictures, including support for streaming audio and video
• An enhanced web browser that supports full HTML and fast browsing with desktop-style depiction
• MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot supporting cards of up to 16 GB, ideal for storing songs, pictures, videos and documents
• Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately 5.5 hours of talk time and 15 days of standby time
• DataViz® Documents To Go® preinstalled, enabling customers to edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the smartphone
• BlackBerry® Media Sync, giving users a simple way to sync iTunes® digital music collections with the smartphone*
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, enhanced background noise cancellation, a low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support that allows access to up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts 
• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support with advanced security and IT controls for enterprise deployments

*Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies.

Priced at Rs 27,990/-

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