BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone Introduced

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Research In Motion has launched the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone, the thinnest BlackBerry handset to date.

The stylish phone features a full, highly tactile QWERTY keyboard and Research In Motion’s trackball navigation system.

The quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8800 provides integrated support for voice and data applications, including phone, email, text messaging, web browser, organizer, multimedia and more. It includes a microSD expandable memory slot.

Through its built-in GPS, the BlackBerry 8800 can pinpoint its location and provide location based applications and services, including BlackBerry Maps. Applications are integrated so that a user could generate a map from an address in their BlackBerry Address Book and send maps via email from the device.

Other advanced features include noise cancellation for enhanced audio performance, Speaker Independent Voice Recognition for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD)and intuitive call management functions such as smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing and call forwarding.

The phone also features a high quality, low-distortion speakerphone and Bluetooth 2.0 for use with hands-free headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals. Support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ringtones is included.