Rogers and RIM Introduce EDGE-Enabled BlackBerry 7130g
Rogers Wireless (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the new, sleek BlackBerryВ® 7130gв„ў — the perfect handset for people who want to stay in touch with both work and life. The BlackBerry 7130g operates on Rogers Wireless’ GSM/GPRS/EDGE network, Canada’s largest high-speed wireless data network, and delivers an exceptional voice, email and browsing experience in a sleek business phone design. The BlackBerry 7130g is available from Rogers Wireless for as low as $249.99.
The BlackBerry 7130g allows users to stay connected with a full-featured phone and integrated wireless high-speed access to email, text messaging, Internet, organizer and other data applications. It provides the look and feel of a traditional mobile phone by incorporating RIM’s popular SureType™ technology which effectively converges a telephone keypad and a QWERTY keyboard to attain a narrower design.
“Rogers Wireless is proud to bring Canadians the BlackBerry 7130g, building on our industry leading line-up of mobile communication devices,” said John Boynton, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer. “The BlackBerry 7130g leverages the popular and proven BlackBerry platform to deliver a best-in-class wireless email, voice and data experience, providing mobile professionals with the freedom to remain connected, regardless of location. Our business and individual customers are extraordinarily busy people, and with the BlackBerry 7130g they will have the latest in mobile communications to help them save time.”
“RIM and Rogers Wireless have enjoyed a long history of bringing compelling, feature rich BlackBerry solutions to customers,” said Don Morrison, Chief Operating Officer at Research In Motion. “The introduction of the BlackBerry 7130g on Rogers’ high speed EDGE network further demonstrates our commitment to providing an outstanding user experience to customers who want a great phone together with advanced data features in a sleek and attractive handset.”
Boasting a completely re-engineered BlackBerry device platform that features a powerful Intel® processor and 64 MB flash memory, the BlackBerry 7130g is optimized for breakthrough performance and usability on Rogers’ high-speed EDGE network, delivering a highly responsive experience for web browsing and application performance. In addition, Rogers’ customers can roam in 80 countries.
The BlackBerry 7130g also delivers premium phone features including smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial, call forwarding, polyphonic and MP3 ring tones, as well as speakerphone and BluetoothВ® to allow support for a broad range of wireless headsets and car kits.
The brilliant, high-resolution 240 x 260 color LCD screen supports more than 65,000 colours and utilizes active matrix transmissive technology to deliver vivid graphics and exceptional readability in different environments. The display incorporates intelligent light sensing technology that automatically adjusts both the LCD and keyboard lighting to provide an optimized view in outdoor, indoor and dark environments.
The BlackBerry 7130g is being introduced along with the newly enhanced BlackBerry Internet Service™. With BlackBerry Internet Service, users enjoy tighter integration and wireless synchronization with their email accounts, including easier set-up, real-time delivery of e-mail messages sent to their Yahoo! Mail and Rogers.com accounts and the ability to use multiple “sent from” addresses. For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet Service allows customers to access up to ten corporate and personal email accounts (including Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and most popular ISP e-mail accounts) from a single device.
For corporate customers, BlackBerry Enterprise Serverв„ў software tightly integrates with MicrosoftВ® Exchange, IBM LotusВ® DominoВ® and NovellВ® GroupWiseВ® and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based, wireless access to email and other corporate data.
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