14 DAY TRIAL // T-Mobile USA and Research In Motion (RIM) announced the availability of BlackBerry.
The new BlackBerry Pearl from T-Mobile USA is the sleekest BlackBerry yet at a mere 4.2" x 1.97" x .57" and weighing just 3.1 ounces and includes:
- BlackBerry Internet Service which allows access to up to 10 personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts; - Popular instant messaging clients such as: AOL, Yahoo! MSN and ICQ; 1.3 megapixel camera with 3 zoom levels (up to 5X) and built-in flash; - Multimedia player with stereo headset jack for MP3 and AAC music files, as well as MPEG4 and H.263 video formats; - High performance HTML browser for visiting your favorite web sites while on the go; - A newly enhanced version of RIM's popular SureType keyboard technology that makes typing email quick and easy; - An incredibly intuitive user interface with an easy-to-use trackball, dedicated 'menu' and 'escape' keys, and context-sensitive menus that make navigation feel instinctive and fast; - Intuitive call management features such as smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, and call forwarding; First-rate phone features with Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), dedicated 'send', 'end', and 'mute' keys, speakerphone, and Bluetooth support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits and Bluetooth peripherals; - Quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE network support for international roaming; - BlackBerry Maps - a new application which adds mapping and location based services to the BlackBerry Pearl; - Support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones; - A large, ultra-bright 240 x 260 color display that brings images to life; An innovative light-sensing technology that automatically optimizes the screen, trackball and keyboard lighting for indoor, outdoor and dark environments; - 64MB built-in flash memory, expandable via MicroSD expansion slot; - BlackBerry Enterprise Server support - integrates with Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and Novell GroupWise environments and features a new set of IT policy controls for IT departments to administer camera and expansion memory settings.
The device can be purchased in the United States exclusively from T-Mobile beginning Tuesday, September 12.