14 DAY TRIAL // Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has announced the availability of a new smartphone for users in South Korea, namely the BlackBerry Torch, now on pre-order at SK Telecom in stylish charcoal, red and white colors.
The new smartphone, the first BlackBerry ever to come to the market with a touchscreen display and a QWERTY keyboard, and also the first such device to sport a sliding form factor, should hit shelves in the country before the end of February, the two companies announced.
The new device comes with the BlackBerry 6 operating system on board, and offers support for a wide range of powerful applications and services aimed at enabling users stay connected at all times with the people and information that matters the most for them.
The BlackBerry Torch comes to the South Korean market with support for high-speed 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) networks, as well as with Wi-Fi (b/g/n) and Bluetooth capabilities.
Thus, it can provide users with fast access to BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), Facebook, Twitter and various messaging applications, while also enabling them to easily manage their social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds).
The specification list of the new device would also include:
- Built-in GPS for location-based applications and geo-tagging - A new and rich WebKit-based browser that renders HTML web pages (as well as HTML email), and supports tabbed browsing, pinch to zoom and an auto-wrap zoom feature - 5 MP camera with continuous auto focus, flash, image stabilization, scene modes and zoom, and video recording - Media player for videos, pictures and music, and a dedicated YouTube app - Wi-Fi Music Sync for access to iTunes or Windows Media Player music libraries from the BlackBerry smartphone - A combined 8 GB of media storage out-of-the-box and includes a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that can bring the total storage memory to 36 GB
Courtesy of BlackBerry 6, the smartphone also offers new universal search feature, so that users can easily find what they are looking for in email, messages, contacts, music, videos and more. The handset would also search on the web, or for applications available in the BlackBerry App World.
As stated above, the new device is set to become available for purchase at SK Telecom in stylish charcoal, red and white colors. Additional info on pricing and availability can be found here.