Research In
Motion is in
the process of
pushing its
new
BlackBerry
Curve 9320
and Curve
9220
smartphones to more markets
globally, and Latin America is the
latest of them to receive the
handsets.
The company has just announced the
upcoming availability of these phones
in Latin America, stressing on the
social networking and messaging
capabilities that they have to offer to
all users.
Although it unveiled plans to release
these phones on the continent, RIM
hasn’t yet provided specific details on
launch partners, nor on the specific
availability dates and pricing for the
two devices.
However, it did say that users who
purchase these phones would be able
to download a selection of apps for
free from the BlackBerry App World
until October 1st, 2012. These apps
are worth US$25 and include Nobex
Radio Premium, Color ID, Screen
Muncher and Photo Editor Ultimate,
among other.
Combined with long battery life and
an easy to type keyboard for fast
messaging, the new BlackBerry
handsets can easily prove a great
option for socially connected users on
this continent, RIM suggests.
"The BlackBerry Curve series of
smartphones have been very well
received by customers in Latin
America as the best messaging and
social-centric smartphones in the
world," said Rick Costanzo, regional
managing director for the Americas at
Research In Motion.
"We have worked closely with our
distributors and carrier partners in
Latin America to make it attractive and
easy for customers to own either of
these two new BlackBerry Curve
smartphones."
The new smartphones arrive on
shelves with integrated social
networking, as well as with pre-loaded
Facebook and Twitter apps. Moreover,
they can keep users on top of
messaging and news updates through
a single application, the Social Feeds
2.0.
Not to mention that both of them
come with a dedicated BBM key,
which was specifically designed to
provide users with access to RIM's
popular mobile social network in no
time.
"The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 and
BlackBerry Curve 9220 are designed
for ease of use and convenience,”
says Matthias Glanz, vice president,
product management at Research In
Motion.
“They will be especially attractive to
customers in Latin America who are
upgrading to a smartphone for the
first time, as well as existing Curve
customers looking for a step up in
speed and functionality.”
Other appealing features of these
devices include built-in FM radio, a
battery that can deliver up to 7 hours
of talk time, and the new BlackBerry
7.1 OS with WiFi Hotspot and other
capabilities that RIM has designed it
with.
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