- The small and stylish BlackBerry Pearl 8110 includes rich multimedia features together with powerful communications capabilities
- With its built-in GPS combined with WayFinder Navigator, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 allows users to pinpoint their location, get audible, turn-by-turn navigation, and plan and share routes
February 15,2008: Bharti Airtel, India's leading private telecom services provider and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the new BlackBerry(r) Pearl(tm) 8110 smartphone with built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) in India. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 will be available from Airtel for Rs 24,990.
The sleek and stylish BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone includes rich multimedia features together with powerful communications capabilities. It is one of the smallest and lightest smartphones on the market and is designed for people who want to make the most of their work and personal lives.
"The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is loaded with unrivalled data and GPS capabilities that will enable Airtel users to benefit from enhanced connectivity in their daily life," said Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Airtel. "This exceptional smartphone underlines our commitment to innovation and delivers a best in class communication experience to Airtel's business and consumer customers."
With its built-in GPS combined with WayFinder Navigator*, users of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 can plan trips, save their favourite locations and easily share routes and maps with others by email. WayFinder Navigator, an after-market offering from Airtel, provides audible, turn-by-turn navigation and comes with maps covering major cities and road networks across India. WayFinder Navigator can be downloaded from the Airtel's website and is available for a free six month trial.
Featuring an elegant black finish, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone also features:
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity
- Access to email, phone, organizer, browser and other mobile applications
- 2 mega pixel camera with flash and 5x zoom, able to take pictures that can be shared via email, MMS and instant messenger applications; the camera also supports video recording**
- Advanced media player and enhanced desktop media manager software allows customers to easily manage music, pictures and video between their PC and the BlackBerry Pearl 8110
- Premium phone features including Voice Activated Dialing, speakerphone, and noise and echo cancellation technology for clearer calls
- Externally accessible microSD(tm)/SDHC memory card slot for additional storage
- Bluetooth(r), with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits, and other Bluetooth accessories
- Instant Messaging with BlackBerry(r) Messenger, Yahoo!(r) Messenger and Google Talk
- Support on BlackBerry(r) Internet Service, which provides users with the ability to access up to 10 supported email accounts, including most ISP email accounts, from a single device
- Support on BlackBerry(r) Enterprise Server, which tightly integrates with IBM(r) Lotus(r) Domino(r), Microsoft(r) Exchange and Novell(r) GroupWise(r) to provide secure wireless access to email and other applications
* WayFinder Navigator is a third party application from Wayfinder Systems AB which can be downloaded from: www.airtel.in/bb/nav.htm, . Current coverage includes Delhi and NCR (including Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurgaon), Mumbai (including Navi Mumbai), Thane, Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Secundarabad with navigable maps along all major road networks across India. Maps for North America and Europe are also available for purchase. A monthly subscription charge will be applicable after the free trial. Terms and Conditions apply.
** Video recording requires a microSD card to be inserted.
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