Press Release: Hong Kong – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the latest BlackBerry® 7 smartphone in Hong Kong – the BlackBerry® Curve™ 9320. Designed to be both easy to use and easy to own, the sleek, stylish and affordable smartphone features all the core BlackBerry messaging and social-centric features and apps that keep customers connected to the people and information that matter most to them. The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 is now available from authorized partners in Hong Kong.
“The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 is a great choice for socially-connected consumers in Hong Kong,” said Urpo Karjalainen, Regional Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Research In Motion. “This new smartphone is designed to make it extremely easy for customers to stay connected and ‘stop missing out’. We expect it will be popular in the youth segment.”
The BlackBerry Curve 9320 features a new, dedicated BBM™ key that brings the power of RIM’s popular mobile social network up in an instant, making it incredibly easy to share experiences. Facebook® and Twitter® apps are included, as well as Social Feeds 2.0, which allows users to post updates to multiple social applications simultaneously and capture updates from news sources (RSS), social apps and instant messaging apps all in one consolidated view.
In addition, customers can enjoy access to locally popular social networks by downloading the Sina Weibo and Talkbox apps that are available on BlackBerry App World™.
The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 smartphone includes a built-in FM radio, allowing customers to tune into their favorite local stations, and listening to the FM radio does not require a data plan or use data services. Designed to allow both 3G connectivity and long battery life, customers can get up to 7 hours of talk time or up to 30 hours of FM radio listening or music playback with headphones.
The BlackBerry Curve 9320 features an integrated camera that includes a flash and supports video recording, and pictures can also be tagged with their location thanks to the smartphone’s built-in GPS. Additional features include Mobile Hotspot support*, which allows customers to share their mobile data connection with up to 5 Wi-Fi®-enabled devices, including laptops and tablets.
For more information please visit http://www.blackberry.com or http://hk.blackberry.com/curve9320 (Chinese only).
* Please check with your carrier for availability.
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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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