BlackBerry Curve Makes India Cut

BlackBerry Curve Makes India Cut

Bharti Adhikari, Jun 22, 2007 1917 hrs IST

Measuring about 107-mm x 60-mm x 15.5-mm, and weighing-in at 111 grams, the "Curve" sure looks like the smallest and lightest Qwerty smartphone from RIM.

The RIM (Research in Motion) "BlackBerry Curve" was today launched in the India market.

Measuring about 107-mm x 60-mm x 15.5-mm, and weighing-in at 111 grams, the "BlackBerry Curve" sure looks like the smallest and the lightest Qwerty smart phone from RIM. It is a smooth-edged phone with chrome highlights having a large display and RIM's trackball navigation system.

The "Curve" comes with a 2 megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, built-in flash, self-portrait mirror, and full screen viewfinder. The phone is equipped with a powerful media player and integrated speaker, and comes with a 3.5 mm stereo jack.

The smart phone also packs a new desktop media manager based on the Roxio Easy Media Creator 9. The media manager allows users easily search, view, and organize media files on the PC; create MP3 music files from CDs; add audio tags; create play lists; and automatically copy or convert pictures, music, and videos for optimal playback.

The phone's integrated media player has been refined, allowing users to search for music by simply typing the title, genre, artist, or album name.

During the launch, Norm Lo, vice president of RIM Asia Pacific, said, "The BlackBerry Curve combines consumer-friendly multimedia capabilities with industry-leading email and messaging experience in an elegant new smart phone design. The BlackBerry Curve will appeal to business professionals and consumers alike with its unique design, full Qwerty keyboard, robust email, full-features, Web browsing support, and powerful entertainment capabilities."

Featuring an ultra-bright 320 x 240 display, the "BlackBerry Curve" integrates light sensing and noise cancellation technologies.

Meanwhile, the "Curve" also includes other BlackBerry features such as integrated browser, speaker-independent voice recognition (SIVR) for voice activated dialing (VAD), Bluetooth 2.0, and dedicated keys for easy operation.

Supporting microSD expansion of up to 2GB, the "Curve" once again features both Internet service and the enterprise server, and is available from Hutch and Airtel at an approximate price of Rs 24,990.



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Where do I get Unlocked Curve

by Manjur, Thane, on Sep 03, 2007 02:56 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Its really Good .I am having BSNL connection and Hutch Connection Can this workout for BSNL.

by D VamsiKrishna, Bangalore, on Aug 08, 2007 01:21 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Is blackberry curve compatible with 4 GB Micro SD Card, If yes, is it available in India?

by Dr.Rahul Chatte, Kolkata, on Jul 19, 2007 06:29 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Can blackberry curve, take a 4 GB Micro SD Card, If yes, is it available in India?

by Dr.Rahul Chatte, Kolkata, on Jul 19, 2007 06:26 PM, Report abuse   Reply

What is the cost of this phone ?

by khalid ishaque, bangalore, on Jul 17, 2007 10:05 AM, Report abuse   Reply

What no WiFi? 3G?

by Singarvel, Chennai, on Jun 25, 2007 06:47 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Why are you worried about 3G in India ??? It will be launched after many years ! Wait till it launches and then worry if a phone doesn't have 3G ! Right now spending extra on a 3G device is foolish since you will be charged more for the extra features, and you cant use them !!!!

by Brendon, Mumbai, on Jul 03, 2007 10:58 AM, Report abuse

currently india is a growing market for PDAs and smartphones. these are almost a miniPC on the go, you can view E-books, edit documents, view excel worksheets, i have seen not even the people from corporate houses but many people from marketing line using these phones. But why dont CDMA service providers have these phones in their list?? currently these fones are limited to GSM only. Hope for Tata Indicom and Reliance to understand the current market trend....

by naveenchaudhary, meerut, on Jun 23, 2007 03:45 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Wait for August, Reliance is launching a CDMA BlackBerry in India for the first time.

by Brendon, Mumbai, on Jul 03, 2007 10:51 AM, Report abuse

Do you have japanease langueage? Can I buy india it?

by yutaka.toyama, Noida, on Jun 30, 2007 08:16 AM, Report abuse   Reply

no wifi why have they launched this phone.highly priced

by noor, delhi, on Jun 25, 2007 12:46 PM, Report abuse   Reply

tatti phone

by gonzo, mmbi, on Jun 24, 2007 06:06 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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