BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Smartphone

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14 Jun 2008

Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion introduced the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone to customers in Canada. The new smartphone supports Rogers Home Calling Zone, a UMA-based service from Rogers that enables customers to make unlimited voice calls over a wireless Internet connection.

The new service leverages the dual-mode Wi-Fi and cellular capabilities of the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone for both cellular and home calling. Rogers Home Calling Zone works by connecting calls through a voice optimized wireless router over a high-speed Internet connection when at home and can seamlessly switch to the cellular network when out of range — offering seamless mobility and the ultimate in convenience. Customers can use the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone inside and outside the home, making it easier to stay connected how and when they want, while effectively managing their phone costs.

Available in an attractive titanium-coloured finish, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone from Rogers features:
* An ultra-sleek design measuring 107mm x 50mm x 14mm and weighing approximately 91 grams
* Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) with support for Rogers Home Calling Zone service
* 2 megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, built-in flash and video recording capability
* Advanced media player perfect for pictures, music and videos, and support for High Speed USB 2.0 for quickly transferring files between a PC and the smartphone
* An externally accessible microSD/SDHC expandable memory slot for additional storage (8GB microSDHC cards are now available)
* Support for downloading music directly from the Rogers MusicStore
* The Rogers Do More portal enabling access to a variety of mobile applications for business and personal use
* Instant messaging with BlackBerry Messenger, Google® Talk and Yahoo!® Messenger
* Support for the Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones application, which enables fast, streamlined and optimized mobile access to the popular Facebook social utility
* DataViz Documents to Go allowing users to edit Word and PowerPoint files on the handset
* An enhanced visual interface that makes text and web pages more visually appealing
* Premium phone features including enhanced noise cancellation to offset background noise, a low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
* SureType keyboard system, including new word completion and spell check features
* BlackBerry Desktop Manager software, which includes Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry®, a powerful media manager application that allows users to easily manage media files on their computer and transfer them to the smartphone
* BlackBerry Internet Service support that allows access to up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts
* BlackBerry Enterprise Server support for enterprise deployments with advanced security and IT controls

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from Rogers Wireless also comes with a variety of in-box accessories including stereo headset, travel charger and 1GB microSD memory card.

With Rogers Home Calling Zone, customers can use the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 to make unlimited voice calls, when in their home calling zone. For $15 per month customers can make unlimited local calls, or for $20 per month customers can make unlimited local and Canada-wide long distance calls. Calls seamlessly transfer between UMA and cellular networks, and calls originating over UMA do not count against a customer’s monthly allotment of voice minutes.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 retails for $149.99 with activation on any combination of 3 year voice plan and 3 year BlackBerry data plan from Rogers.

Source: Research in Motion

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