The BlackBerry 9720 – now also in pink

The social BlackBerry 9720 smartphone is now available in South Africa in a fashionable, vibrant shade of pink at selected Edcon stores from Vodacom.

The smartphone comes packed with mosy social apps, allowing the user to their conversations to a new level.

Sporting a comfortable BlackBerry keyboard with distinct keys for optimal typing, a 2.8‚” touchscreen and trackpad for easy navigation, the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone offers many enhancements including:

· BlackBerry 7 OS The new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone comes with the updated BlackBerry 7 OS version 7.1 OS, which lets you swipe to unlock the phone or access the camera from the lock screen, as well as additional enhancements.

· BBM The new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone features a dedicated BBM key that makes it quick and convenient to access the globally popular mobile social network. With the BlackBerry Keyboard, messaging your BBM friends is easy and accurate. It also includes BBM Voice, which lets you talk over Wi-Fi.

¬∑ Built-in FM Radio With the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone you can listen to local FM stations, and automatically let your BBM friends know what station you’re currently listening to.

· Multicast to Make Yourself Heard in an Instant The refreshed BlackBerry 7 OS lets you quickly type your message once and post it simultaneously and instantly to your friends on BBM, Twitter and Facebook. You can even snap a picture and post it to multiple social networks all at the same time, right from the camera app.

· Discover New Possibilities With access to BlackBerry 7 apps and games on the BlackBerry® World™ storefront, the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone can make you more productive and better informed, and keep you well connected and thoroughly entertained, while on the move.

· Smart for Business Too With access to BES or BES10, the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone offers superior business productivity features with market-leading mobile device management, application management and security, and is a very cost-effective solution for any organisation.

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