BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS – April 17, 2009 – LIME, the Caribbean’s largest full service communications company, and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, today announced the imminent arrival of the much anticipated new BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone for LIME customers in St. Kitts & Nevis.
The BlackBerry Storm smartphone delivers the renowned functionality and usability of the BlackBerry® solution and incorporates the world's first ‘clickable’ touch-screen with advanced multimedia and communications capabilities to deliver entertainment, information and communications to your fingertips.
“There is a lot of excitement about the BlackBerry Storm in the Caribbean Market,” said LIME’s Executive Vice President Commercial, Mariano Doble. “The BlackBerry Storm gives you the powerful email and messaging capabilities of the BlackBerry solution, but it is also an incredible handset for multimedia, web access and voice calls. Customers can’t wait to get their hands on it. In fact, we have pre-orders already.”
He added, “Combined with the Caribbean’s first prepaid offer for BlackBerry service from LIME, the BlackBerry Storm is a perfect choice for customers who have been itching to get their first BlackBerry smartphone. LIME is offering the smartphone with flexible prepaid and postpaid plans, which gives customers the best value for their money, making LIME the right choice for anyone who wants to get a BlackBerry Storm.”
The stylish smartphone boasts exceptional performance, a stunning display and rich features including global connectivity support, GPS, web browser, media player, camera and the industry's leading email and messaging capabilities – all designed to give users an exceptional mobile experience.
The BlackBerry Storm smartphone’s revolutionary SurePress™ touch-screen, which was recently awarded the GSMA’s Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough Award at Mobile World Congress 2009, depresses ever so slightly when the screen is pressed, dramatically enhancing the touch interface for both typing and navigation. Virtual keyboards on the BlackBerry Storm respond like a physical keyboard to allow easy and precise typing and the interface supports single-touch, multi-touch and gestures for intuitive and efficient navigation. Consumers and business customers alike will appreciate this unique combination of a large and vibrant screen with a truly tactile touch interface.
Whether shopping for a gift online, editing office documents or reading a map, the BlackBerry Storm smartphone brings images to life with stunning clarity through its gorgeous 3.25-inch, high resolution (480x360 at 184ppi), colour display. A multimedia powerhouse, the BlackBerry Storm has a built-in media player that handles a variety of music formats and it can be synchronized with Windows Media Player and iTunes®*. It can also be connected via Bluetooth® using the BlackBerry® Music Gateway to enjoy songs through a home stereo or in the car. It features a 3.2 megapixel camera with variable zoom, auto focus and a powerful flash that also provides continuous lighting when recording video. Through its integrated GPS, the BlackBerry Storm smartphone can pinpoint its exact location, supporting the geotagging of pictures and other location-based applications and services.
BlackBerry Storm users can also enjoy the broad selection of applications that were custom-built for use on BlackBerry® smartphones, including applications that enable users to easily connect to Facebook® or instant message with friends.
* Using BlackBerry® Media Sync. Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies.
About LIME
LIME (Landline, Internet, Mobile, Entertainment) is the Caribbean’s leading telecommunications company, focused on building products and services that make Caribbean people’s lives better. LIME’s aim is to deliver the best communication services across the board, full stop. LIME is part of Cable & Wireless, one of the world’s leading international communications companies.
