Friday, November 4, 2011

BlackBerry Curve 9360 Smartphone Now in the Philippines

The new BlackBerry 7 OS-powered BlackBerry Curve 9360 is now available in the Philippines as announced today by RIM (Research in Motion), through carriers and authorized retail channels, with a suggested retail price of PHP 16,990!

A hit among the socially connected populace, the youthful BlackBerry Curve series has proven to be quite popular with Filipinos. With BlackBerry 7 and the latest release of BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) which extends the real-time BBM experience to a range of other apps, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 delivers a unique mobile communications and social experiences.
Hastings Singh, Vice President of South Asia at RIM commented, “The new BlackBerry Curve 9360 is a stunning, easy-to-use smartphone that will appeal to Filipino customers who want to stay socially connected. The Curve family of smartphones has been very popular in the Philippines and we expect the new BlackBerry Curve 9360, with all of its major enhancements, to be well received by new customers as well as existing BlackBerry Curve users looking to upgrade.
BlackBerry Curve 9360 Smartphone
Check out some photos and specification of the BlackBerry Curve 9360 here. 

Keyboard & Trackpad

It is ergonomically designed with a comfortable and iconic keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation. GPS and Wi-Fi® support are also included, as well as a 5MP camera with flash and video recording so that memories can be captured and instantly shared on social networks. The microSD/SDHC slot supports up to 32 GB memory cards for additional media storage.

In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry 7 OS, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone features a range of powerful hardware enhancements including an upgraded processor and display, more memory, and built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications). NFC is a new technology that is enabling many exciting capabilities, including the ability to pair accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.

In summary, it integrates well with email, messaging, and social apps and described as " sleek, fast and easy-to-use, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 delivers smooth social experiences wherever you go."



WebKit Browser Engine

BlackBerry 7 introduces a next generation BlackBerry browser which combines the dramatically improved performance of the advanced WebKit browser engine with the hardware enhancements in the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone to deliver a significantly faster, more fluid web browsing experience. Additional enhancements to this next generation BlackBerry browser have also enabled smoother navigation and optimized HTML5 performance for incredible gaming and video experiences.
BBM
Communications and Social Experiences

The latest release of BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) is pre-loaded and now extends the real time BBM experience to a range of other apps, allowing users to easily interact with each other from within the ‘BBM connected’ app.

The updated Social Feeds (2.0) app has been extended to capture updates from media and favorites all in one consolidated view. The new Facebook® for BlackBerry smartphones (2.0) app introduces features like Facebook chat and BBM integration that makes it easier for users to connect with their Facebook friends in real time utilizing push notifications. Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones also delivers a deeply integrated experience including use of real time push notifications and Social Feeds integration.
BlackBerry Curve 9360 Smartphone Now in the Philippines
For additional information on BlackBerry please visit http://ph.blackberry.com/Curve9360 or www.facebook.com/BlackBerryPH

So which feature new of the BlackBerry Curve 9360 Smartphone do you like best?

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