Facts About The BlackBerry Tour

The highly anticipated global 3G BlackBerry� Tour� from Research In Motion (RIM) is available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on July 12. The BlackBerry Tour is a 3G world phone, giving customers the option to make phone calls in 220 countries and to access e-mail and Internet in any of the 175 countries where Verizon Wireless provides data roaming services.

Verizon Wireless customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/tour to pre-order the BlackBerry Tour for $199.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

Following are key features and specifications on the BlackBerry Tour:

Network Support

�Quad-band: 850/900/1800/1900MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks
�Single-band: 2100 MHz; UMTS/HSPA networks
�Dual-band: 800/1900 MHz; CDMA/EV-DO Revision A networks
�BlackBerry Tour comes with a pre-installed SIM Card
Specifications

�HTML Web browsing
�Size: 4.4� (h) x 2.4 (w) x .6� (d)
�Weight (battery included): 4.58 oz.
�Memory: 256 MB internal flash memory; 256 MB RAM
�USB Port: enables charging and high-speed data synchronization via USB �A� to micro-USB �B� cable
�Power Adapter: +5V DC / 500 mA AC power adapter with interchangeable location specific plugs
�Battery: 1400 mAh removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell
�Battery Life:
�Talk time: five hours
�Standby time: 14 days
�Keyboard: 35-key backlit QWERTY and Trackball navigation
�Display: High-resolution HVGA+ (480 x 360 pixels), 2.4� color, TFT LCD. Supports over 65k colors
�Voice:
�Input/Output integrated speaker and microphone
�Hands-free headset-capable
�Bluetooth� headset-capable
�Integrated hands-free speakerphone
�Ringtones: 32 polyphonic � MIDI, .mp3
Bluetooth Capabilities (version 2.0)

�Supports mono/stereo headset, hands-free, phonebook access profile (PBAP), serial port profile supported, Bluetooth stereo audio (A2DP/AVCRP), and DUN
Stay in Touch

�Send and receive text and picture messages (SMS and MMS)
�Enhanced Web Mail for AOL� Mail, Gmail�, Windows Live� or Yahoo!� Mail
�Open document and graphic attachments including JPEG, Adobe� PDF and Microsoft� Word, Microsoft� Excel� and Microsoft� PowerPoint� files
�Edit Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint files
�Instant messaging capabilities with Windows Live� Messenger, Google Talk�, Yahoo!� Messenger, AOL� Instant Messenger� or ICQ� applications built specifically for BlackBerry smartphones
�Social networking for BlackBerry smartphones � customers can access Facebook� for BlackBerry� smartphones; Flickr� Photo Uploader for BlackBerry� smartphones; and MySpace� for BlackBerry� smartphones
Entertainment On The Go

�Media Player � Customers can watch videos and listen to music
�Supported video formats: MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264, WMV
�Supported audio format support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus Bluetooth
�Built-in video recording
�Camera with Geo-Tagging capability � allows customers to take photos with a 3.2 megapixel camera* with image stabilization, auto flash, auto focus and 2x digital zoom. Date, time and location stamp geo-tag supported by camera, BlackBerry Maps and Flickr
�BlackBerry� Media Sync � allows customers to sync their desktop music files with their BlackBerry� smartphones
�Mobile Streaming � allows customers to access videos, music or even sports and news clips from Web sites built for mobile streaming
�Expandable Memory to 16 GB: pre-installed 2 GB microSD� card*
�3.5 mm stereo headset-capable
Browse, Shop and Buy

�BlackBerry App World� � customers can personalize their BlackBerry� smartphones with games, social networking, and personal productivity applications
Business Ready

�For small- to medium-sized businesses, Hosted BlackBerry� services and BlackBerry� Professional Software are designed to offer affordable solution options. For large organizations, BlackBerry� Enterprise Solution is designed to provide advanced security features and enterprise-grade functionality.
* A BlackBerry Tour without a camera will be available to enterprise customers. This version does not come with the 2 GB microSD card pre-installed or the stereo headset.

Verizon Wireless Features

�V CAST Music with Rhapsody � customers can choose from more than 4 million songs to download over the air; get the master copy of the songs on their PCs; and sync favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs to their phones using a USB cable
�VZ Navigator(SM)-capable � customers can get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest and share the directions with others and BlackBerry Maps
�Visual Voice Mail to help customers prioritize their messages
�Mobile Broadband Connect-capable � allows customers to use the device as a modem to connect to Verizon Wireless� high-speed network with a qualifying Nationwide plan