RIM Officially Announces Blackberry Storm2 for Singapore

Just received this information. Research In Motion today introduced the BlackBerry® Storm2™ smartphone for customers in Singapore. It will be available from the 3 Telcos from February.

The second generation of RIM’s innovative and award-winning touch-screen smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm2 significantly improves the BlackBerry® touch-screen platform with new technology and new features to let customers stay easily connected to the people, places and things that matter most.

Here is the Official Information

RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Storm2 Smartphone in Singapore

Singapore – 14 January 2010 – Research In Motion (RIM) (www.rim.com) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Storm2™ smartphone for customers in Singapore.

The second generation of RIM’s innovative and award-winning touch-screen smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm2 significantly improves the BlackBerry® touch-screen platform with new technology and new features to let customers stay easily connected to the people, places and things that matter most.

Next-Gen SurePress Technology
The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone introduces a next generation SurePress™ technology based on an electronic system that provides the user with tactile feedback when the touch-screen is pressed. The new system responds equally to gentle pressure applied anywhere on the surface of the screen and makes clicking the display practically effortless. Typing on the smartphone’s virtual keyboards is easier, more comfortable and more accurate. The new SurePress technology also allows the user to type a letter with one thumb even while their other thumb may still be touching or resting on another letter, enabling faster typing and multi-key actions such as Shift or Alt-key combinations.

Key Features

  • Next-gen SurePress technology
  • Long lasting battery
  • Fast network connectivity
  • High resolution display
  • Camera and video recording
  • BlackBerry® OS 5.0
  • Wi-Fi® support
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“The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone, with its next generation SurePress technology and large, brilliant display, gives users an unrivalled touch-screen experience for advanced communications and multimedia applications,” said Gregory Wade, Managing Director for Southeast Asia, Research In Motion. “In addition, with the recent introduction of BlackBerry App World™, users can get even more out of their smartphone with a broad range of free mobile applications that are easier than ever to discover and download.”

The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone is expected to be available from M1, SingTel and StarHub from February. Please check with each individual carrier for pricing and product availability. For more information about the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone, visit http://www.blackberry.com/storm.
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