BlackBerry Pearl 8110 with GPS by Rogers Wireless and RIM

RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8110 with GPS to Rogers Wireless. RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8110 with GPS is available from Rogers Wireless in an attractive blue finish, Canadian BlackBerry-fans may just have reason to celebrate this. As the GSM counterpart to the CDMA-based BlackBerry 8130 Pearl, the BlackBerry 8110 Pearl features an integrated GPS receiver.

Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the new BlackBerry® PearlTM 8110 smartphone. In addition to providing customers with the industry's leading mobile messaging solution, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is packed with multimedia features and now includes built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) with mapping software, making it an ideal smartphone for both consumers and business users, on Canada's most reliable wireless network.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 from Rogers Wireless also comes with a variety of in-box accessories including stereo headset, travel charger and a 1GB microSD memory card for storing pictures, music and videos. About pricing & availability, The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 retails for $249.99 with activation on any combination of 3 year voice plan and 3 year BlackBerry data plan from Rogers. Some conditions apply.

BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Smartphone Features:
+ Built-in GPS with BlackBerry® Maps and support for TeleNav® GPS Navigator, which provides audible turn-by-turn directions
+ Support for downloading music directly to the smartphone through Rogers MusicStore
+ Instant Messaging with BlackBerry® Messenger, Google® Talk and Yahoo!® Messenger pre-loaded
+ Easy access to the Facebook® for BlackBerry® Smartphones application, enabling fast, streamlined and optimized mobile access to the popular Facebook social utility
+ Support for High Speed USB, allowing users to transfer music, videos, pictures and other files from their computer onto the handset at speeds of up to 10 MB/sec.
+ 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
+ An ultra-sleek design measuring 107mm x 50mm x 14mm and weighing 91 grams
+ A 2 megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom and built-in flash
+ Video capture capability, allowing users to record video at up to 15 fps (frames per second)
+ SureTypeTM keyboard technology, now including word completion and spell checker
+ An advanced media player, perfect for listening to music and watching videos; also allows playlists to be created directly on the handset
+ A 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP), and dedicated volume controls
+ An externally accessible microSD/SDHC expandable memory slot for additional storage (8GB microSD/SDHC cards are now available on the market)
+ Ability to download applications such as Spinvox (convert voice messages to text) and Yahoo! Go (access sports, weather, entertainment news and upload and view pictures on Flickr)
+ Easy access to Texas Hold'em, the first subscription-based community game for BlackBerry users
+ An enhanced visual interface; emails, calendar entries, and web pages are even more visually appealing
+ BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software, which includes Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry®, a powerful media manager application that allows users to easily search for media files on their computer, view and organize them, create MP3 music files from CDs, add audio tags and album art, create playlists and copy or convert pictures, music and videos for optimal playback
+ 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, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments.

About Rogers Wireless & Research In Motion (RIM)
Rogers Wireless provides wireless voice and data communications services across Canada to more than 7 million customers under both the Rogers Wireless and Fido brands. Research In Motion (RIM) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications.

For more information on the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone, please visit www.blackberrypearl.com or www.rogers.com/8110.