RIM Introduces the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone in Australia and New Zealand
Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the slim and stylish BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone for customers in Australia and New Zealand. The BlackBerry Curve 8520, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve family of smartphones, will be available from Optus and Vodafone in Australia and from Vodafone in New Zealand.
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection easy for an outstanding navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to include dedicated media keys, which are conveniently integrated along the top of the handset. The media keys give users a simple and convenient way to control their music and videos.
The slim and approachable BlackBerry Curve 8520 provides easy access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking sites (including Facebook and MySpace), and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It is Wi-Fi-enabled, and includes rich multimedia capabilities with easy access to music, games, and other mobile applications for entertainment on the go.
Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:
- Easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
- 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
- Premium phone features including voice activated dialing and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
- 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
- Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes or Windows Media Player with the smartphone
- BlackBerry Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail and Gmail; and BlackBerry Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
- Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
- Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) for faster browsing and extended data coverage
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