Press Release

February 1, 2008

The Carphone Warehouse and RIM Launch the New BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Smartphone in Pink, For Customers in the UK

London, UK and Waterloo, ON - The Carphone Warehouse and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the new BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8110 smartphone in the UK. Designed for people who want to make the most of both their professional and personal lives, the new smartphone comes in a chic and sophisticated pink finish.

According to the Mobile Life report*, fashion is key for women when choosing their handset, only after price and function. With the new BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone it’s possible to enjoy the fusion of form and function embodied in this easy-to-use smartphone. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is an exceptional lifestyle tool that makes it easier for people on the move to make calls, email, surf the net, take and send photographs, listen to music, watch and record** videos, as well as access their organiser and a range of other mobile applications.

The sleek, small and elegant BlackBerry Pearl 8110 comes with built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) and is one of the smallest and lightest smartphones available. 

Easy To Use
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 provides an exceptional user experience through its intuitive interface, trackball navigation system and SureType® keyboard system. The SureType system—which allows a narrower handset design while maintaining easy phone dialling and message typing—has been enhanced to allow word completion, easier editing of misspelled words and a built-in spell checker.

Multimedia To Go
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 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 media player now allows users to create and edit playlists right on the handset. Alternatively, users can manage their media files from their PC with the Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry®, which is included with the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software. The Roxio software is based on the award-winning Roxio Easy Media Creator® 9, making it easy for users to search for media files on their computer, view and organise them, create MP3 music files from CDs, create playlists, add audio tags and album art, and convert files for optimal playback.

Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE is also included – this comprehensive desktop software tool makes it easy to create photo albums and edit pictures. Pictures can also be cropped, rotated and straightened, redeye can be removed, and brightness, contrast and saturation levels can all be changed.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 supports the Bluetooth® stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP), and comes with a standard 3.5 mm stereo headset jack so that users can plug in their preferred headphones or speakers. The smartphone also provides the convenience of an externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot for additional storage of music, videos and pictures.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 also supports high-speed USB for transferring files between the handset and a PC at data throughput rates of up to 10MB/sec.  

Advanced Phone Features
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 offers many convenient phone features including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), Bluetooth 2.0 support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits and Bluetooth peripherals, dedicated 'send', 'end', and 'mute' keys, smart dialling, speed dialling, conference calling, call forwarding, a low-distortion speakerphone for hands-free conversations and support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone also includes new features that improve phone audio quality including enhanced background noise, wind and echo cancellation for better performance in loud environments such as airports, restaurants or busy downtown streets. An 'enhance call audio' feature also allows the user to boost the phone audio's bass or treble while on a call.

Pricing and Availability
The new pink BlackBerry® Pearl 8110 smartphone is available from free on a contract.
The Carphone Warehouse has over 800 stores nationwide.
Stockists details: www.carphonewarehouse.com or from The Carphone Warehouse Direct Sales on 0800 925 925

Notes to Editors:
* Mobile Life is the voice of authority on mobile phone usage and an on-going forum that publishes the most comprehensive proprietary research into the impact of the mobile phone on our daily lives. Mobile Life is published by The Carphone Warehouse in conjunction with the London School of Economics (LSE) and Lord Philip Gould. For further information on Mobile Life please log onto www.mobilelife2007.co.uk

**Video recording requires a microSD card to be inserted.

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.

About The Carphone Warehouse
The Carphone Warehouse has over 780 stores nationwide
Stockist details:  www.carphonewarehouse.com or from The Carphone Warehouse Direct Sales on 0800 925 925
 
The Carphone Warehouse is the largest independent mobile phone retailer in the world with 2,200 stores operating across 11 markets. The company is committed to offering impartial and expert advice on the widest range of the latest product plus unbeatable, aftersales care.

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