Thursday, March 15, 2007

Quad-Band Handset suits industry-specific applications

Operating on EDGE wireless data network, BlackBerry[R] 8800 has built-in GPS and supports location-based service applications. Operational functionality is promoted via full QWERTY keyboard, trackball navigation system, and Hi-Res (320 x 240) landscape display with context-sensitive menus. Along with various call management and phone features, handset comes with Push To Talk and Bluetooth[R] support, 64 Mb flash memory, and micro-SD expandable memory slot.

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ATLANTA and WATERLOO, Ontario, Feb. 12 - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and AT&T (NYSE:T) today introduced the thinnest BlackBerry handset yet. The BlackBerry(R) 8800 incorporates a full QWERTY keyboard and offers customers a unique blend of performance and elegance. AT&T will be the first wireless carrier in North America to launch the BlackBerry 8800 when it begins offering it across its wireless retail and business channels on February 21.

The BlackBerry 8800 from AT&T has an exclusive, premium, dark blue finish and AT&T uniquely supports Push To Talk (PTT) on the handset. It features built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), a first for an AT&T-enabled BlackBerry handset. The BlackBerry 8800 also incorporates RIM's new trackball navigation system for fast and intuitive navigation, as well as a media player and a microSD expandable memory slot for storage of music and videos.


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