Press Release

November 22, 2007

Movistar And RIM Introduce the New BlackBerry Pearl 8120 In Latin America

New smartphone offers built-in Wi-Fi and video recording

• Small and stylish smartphone offers new features including built-in Wi-Fi, an enhanced visual interface, hardware refinements and a 2 megapixel camera with video capture.
 
• The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone will be launched in Latin America by Movistar in two colors:  blue (currently available in Latin America only from Movistar) and titanium.

• The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 can be used with BlackBerry Internet Service, which allows individual users and small businesses to manage up to 10 email accounts including most popular ISP email accounts such as Terra, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail and others.

Santiago, Chile and Waterloo, Canada - Movistar, the mobile operation of Telefonica Group in Latin America, and Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, today introduced the new BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 smartphone.  The stylish smartphone brings together email, voice, web browsing, multimedia, texting, instant messaging, and other applications in an ultra-sleek design. The new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 complements the present range of BlackBerry smartphones offered to Movistar clientele and will be available to Movistar clients in Chile beginning this week. The smartphone is expected to be available from Movistar in other Latin American countries in the coming weeks.

The new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 offers a variety of enhancements including built-in Wi-Fi®, a 2 megapixel camera with video capture, an improved visual interface, various hardware refinements and an externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot for storage of music, videos and pictures.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120  is supported on the BlackBerry® Internet Service, which features the popular BlackBerry® push email architecture that automatically delivers email messages to the user. BlackBerry Internet Service customers can manage up to 10 email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Terra, Yahoo!® Mail, Gmail™ and others, in addition to receiving one new and dedicated email address that is associated solely to the smartphone. 

BlackBerry Pearl 8120
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone from Movistar features an ultra-sleek design, measuring only 107mm x 55mm x 14mm and weighing approximately 91g, and is available in two striking colors: blue (currently available in Latin America only from Movistar) and titanium.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 comes with a 2 megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom and enhanced flash. The camera also supports video capture in two resolutions: 240x180 or 176x144 for sharing via MMS.

The smartphone supports stereo Bluetooth® (A2DP/AVRCP) and includes a 3.5 mm stereo jack that allows a user to connect their favorite headset or speakers. The smartphone also includes an externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot that allows additional storage of music, videos and photos.
For additional information, please visit: http://www.movistar.cl

About Movistar
Movistar it is the mobile operation of  Telefonica Group in Chile, counts with 6 million clients, which gives the leadership in the national market, and a more innovating forward position in the product launching and services in the movable telephony of the local market. Movistar is recognized like the best company of telecommunications to work in Chile, in agreement with the last ranking Great Place To Work®.

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion 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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