New SurePress Technology, Built-in Wi-Fi, Among the Hundreds of Enhancements in Second Gen BlackBerry Touch-Screen.
Milan, Italy and Waterloo, ON - Vodafone Italia and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) introduced the BlackBerry® Storm2™ smartphone for customers in Italy.
The second generation of RIM's innovative and award-winning touch-screen smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm2 significantly improves the BlackBerry® touch-screen platform with new technology and new features to let customers stay easily connected to the people, places and things that matter most. The new smartphone is now available from Vodafone Italia, both online and in Vodafone retail shops.
The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone from Vodafone Italia features:
New SurePress Technology
The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone from introduces a new SurePress™ technology based on an electronic suspension system. The new system responds equally to gentle pressure applied anywhere on the surface of the screen and makes clicking the display almost effortless. Typing on the smartphone's virtual keyboards is easier, more comfortable and more accurate. The new SurePress technology also allows the user to type a letter with one thumb even while their other thumb may still be touching or resting on another letter, enabling faster typing and multi-key actions such as Shift or Alt -key combinations.
Hardware Features
•Smooth design and premium finish with sloped edges, chrome accents, glass lens and stainless steel backplate
•Large (3.25”), dazzling, high resolution 360 x 480 display at 184 ppi
•Capacitive touch-screen with integrated functions (Send, End, Menu, Escape) and new SurePress technology that makes clicking the display almost effortless
•3.2 MP camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
•256 MB of Flash memory
•2 GB of onboard memory storage and a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB cards today and is expected to support 32 GB cards when available
•Premium and easy-to-access phone features, background noise suppression technology, loud distortion-free speakerphone and face detection (proximity sensor) that prevents accidental clicks and blanks the screen while the user is on the phone
•Media player for videos, pictures and music, plus support for BlackBerry Desktop Manager for both PCs and Macs, and BlackBerry® Media Sync for easily syncing iTunes® and Windows Media® Player music with the smartphone*
•A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and dedicated volume controls
•Bluetooth® (2.1) with support for Secure Simple Pairing, hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals
•Built-in GPS for maps and other location-based applications, as well as photo geotagging
•Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, IM and social networking, news, weather, productivity and more. Applications developed for the original BlackBerry Storm are fully compatible with the BlackBerry Storm2
•BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support
•Removable, rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately 6 hours of talk time on 3G networks and 280 hours of standby time
BlackBerry OS 5
•More responsive experience and includes usability and visual enhancements such as inertial scrolling, spin boxes that make it easier to set dates and times, gradient shading on buttons and more use of animation
•Typing accuracy and selection has been significantly refined
•BlackBerry® Browser improved with faster JavaScript and CSS processing as well as support for Gears and BlackBerry Widgets
•Customers running BlackBerry® Enterprise Server 5 will gain the ability to:
◦Set follow-up Flags on the handset like they can in Microsoft® Office Outlook®
◦Manage Microsoft Exchange email folders (Add, Rename, Move, Delete) on the handset
◦Access remote files shares (Windows Shares); Save, View, Edit, and Email documents from remote file shares
◦Forward appointments and view calendar attachments on the handset
◦Benefit from wireless sync improvements for Contacts, including sync for multiple contact folders, personal Distribution Lists and contacts in Public/Shared folders
Tariff information
The BlackBerry Storm2 9520 is available for all customers at 499€ through Vodafone Italia both online and in retail shops.
All customers who choose one of the Vodafone Più Facile plans will be able to buy the new smartphone from €0 to €399, in addition to free calls to all numbers and unlimited calls to their favourite Vodafone number, with no call set up charge. Customers who opt for the Telefono a rate offering will be able to buy the new BlackBerry Storm2 9520 for €199 with a monthly fee of just €9 for 24 months.
Customers signing up to the Musica, TV e Mobile Internet gratis promotion will have unlimited usage of the Blackberry Internet Service, unlimited Music Rental and unlimited usage of Mediaset channels on Mobile TV for two months. After this period customers can make use of the Mobile Internet for BlackBerry data plan on Vodafone to connect to social networks like Facebook® and Windows Live Messenger with free access to push e-mail services and internet browsing for €10 per month for post-paid customers and €3 per week for pre-paid customers. Alternatively, customers can choose to continue with the Music and Mobile TV promotion for €2.49 per week.
Professionals and business customers can get the new BlackBerry Storm2 from €22 per month (on a 24 month contract) with BlackBerry email service includedThe new smartphone is also available on the Vodafone Full Optional tariff with a monthly upfront cost of €10 ((24 month contract). All business offerings are VAT excluded.
* Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies.
About Vodafone
Vodafone Italia is part of the Vodafone Group, the world's leading international mobile communications group with approximately 315 million proportionate customers as at 30 June 2009. Vodafone Group currently has equity interests in 31 countries across five continents and around 40 partner networks worldwide. Vodafone Italia was Italy’s first private mobile operator.
At 30 September 2009 Vodafone Italia had 29,146,000 mobile customers. The company operates 8 Call Centres around Italy and more than 7,000 retail outlets. Total revenue for the year ended 31 March 2009 was € 8,647 million.
About Research In Motion
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. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
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