Starlink launches latest BlackBerry smartphone

Starlink, Qatar’s premium communications and entertainment retail and logistics business, has announced that it will be selling Blackberry’s latest handset, the Blackberry Curve 9360, from 24 October.

The new Curve is slim, stylish and ergonomically designed with a wide 2.4″ screen, iconic QWERTY keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation.

The 9360 supports the new faster and more powerful BlackBerry 7 OS and features a range of powerful hardware enhancements including more memory and an upgraded processor and display

GPS and Wi-Fi support are also included, as well as a 5 megapixel camera with flash and video recording. The micro SD / SDHC slot supports up to 32 GB memory cards for additional media storage.

Additional enhancements to this next generation BlackBerry include the latest version of BBMTM (BlackBerry Messenger) which now extends the real time BBM experience to a range of other apps, such as Foursquare, allowing users to easily interact with each other from within the ‘BBM connected’ app.

The 9360 also has built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications). NFC is a new technology that is enabling many exciting capabilities, including the ability to pair accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.

Starlink CEO, Keki Ashburner: “We are delighted to announce the launch of the Blackberry Curve 9360 here in Qatar. The Blackberry Curve models are hugely popular in the country and across the region.”

“The Curve offers all of the iconic Blackberry features as well as fantastic functionality while at the same time being extremely affordable. And the latest model is no exception. The 9360 is the latest version of the Curve and its upgrades make it faster, more powerful and more user-friendly.

We expect the enhanced Blackberry Messenger to be a big hit with our customers as it is such a popular way to communicate here in Doha,” Ashburner concluded.