BlackBerry Storm coming soon to a Vodacom store near you

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Vodacom can confirm that the BlackBerry

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The BlackBerry Storm combines the powerful communications features, global connectivity and personal productivity advantages of the BlackBerry

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Shameel Joosub, Managing Director of Vodacom South Africa, says the BlackBerry Storm offers high-end consumers a state-of-the-art smartphone which provides the perfect balance of communication capabilities; a cellphone, social networking applications, a 3.2 megapixel camera, "clickable" touch screen and a stylish look with the best value for money; a fixed subscription fee of R69.00 offers customers access to unlimited email, browsing and instant messaging on the device.

"Vodafone and Research In Motion, the developer of the BlackBerry

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The stylish smartphone boasts exceptional performance, a stunning display and rich features including 3G (HSPA) network support, GPS, full HTML web browsing, advanced multimedia, a first class phone, camera and robust messaging capabilities - all designed to give users a fast and powerful mobile experience.

The full product demo is now live on Vodacom's website, complete with a 360 degree view of the smartphone's features and functionality.

To get the incredible power of the BlackBerry Storm smartphone in your hands, simply register your interest onwww.vodacom.co.zaand we'll keep you up to date with launch news as it breaks.

The revolutionary BlackBerry Storm smartphone will be available to all Vodacom customers, from participating Vodacom approved dealers, across South Africa.

Packed with great features

The BlackBerry Storm smartphone from Vodacom has a wide range of powerful features and functions including:

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• 3.2 megapixel camera, with variable zoom, auto focus, and a powerful flash that also provides continuous lighting when recording video
• Built-in GPS, which supports location-based applications and services, as well as the geo-tagging of photos
• 1 GB of on board memory storage together with a 8GB microSD/SDHD memory card, that can be upgraded to 16 GB
• Media player that can play movies smoothly in full screen mode, display pictures and slideshows quickly and manage an entire music collection; playlists can be created directly on the handset and there's an equalizer with 11 preset filters - including "Lounge", "Jazz" and "Hip Hop" - for customised audio ranges when using wired headphones or external speakers
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• Sleek, elegant design with contoured corners, stainless steel back and chromed frame surrounding its large (3.25") display with glass lens and capacitive touch-screen; its exceptional 480 x 360 resolution is crisp and bright with eye pleasing clarity
• An ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts backlighting for ideal viewing and an accelerometer that allows customers to view applications in either portrait or landscape mode by simply rotating the handset
• Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately 5.5 hours of talk time on 3G GSM networks and 15 days of standby time

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

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