Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) announced today the availability of the BlackBerry^® Pearl^™ 8130 smartphone in pink. Coming to Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com/, the pink BlackBerry Pearl is packed with the same powerful communications features and wireless broadband connectivity as the original, but it comes encased in a new pink finish that's chic and sophisticated.

Perfect for the fashion-forward professional on-the-go, the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in pink makes it easy to perform essential tasks away from the office, such as managing e-mail, and connecting instantly to the Internet, and it also lets customers take pictures, listen to music, watch videos, and much more. With built-in navigation to support the location-based application, VZ Navigator(SM), customers can get audible turn-by-turn directions to wherever they want to go. The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 also offers the following features and capabilities:

- Wireless broadband (EV-DO) connectivity for high-speed data transfers, perfect for fast Web browsing
- Premium phone features including Voice Activated Dialing, speakerphone, and noise and echo cancellation technology for clearer calls
- 2 megapixel camera with flash and 5x zoom, able to record video
- Advanced media player and enhanced desktop media manager software allowing customers to easily manage music, pictures and video between their PC and the BlackBerry Pearl 8130
- Externally accessible microSD^™/SDHC memory card slot
- Bluetooth^® with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits, and other Bluetooth accessories

The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone in pink is available Friday for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. An additional $100 credit toward the purchase of the device is available for customers who sign up for qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase. In addition, Verizon Wireless offers Nationwide E-mail and Web for BlackBerry customers, which includes unlimited data, for an additional $29.99 per month on top of a voice plan. The plan provides access to up to 10 supported POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts via BlackBerry^® Internet Service.

Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today also announced the availability of the Verizon Wireless Gleam™ by Samsung in purple. A shiny thin clamshell with a new living wallpaper user interface, the purple Verizon Wireless Gleam by Samsung will be available tomorrow at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com.

The purple Gleam's living wallpaper capability allows Verizon Wireless customers to easily see the phone's status with either a city or country view that changes with the time of day. The phone also features the same popular multimedia and messaging capabilities as the original metallic bronze Gleam, such as Get It Now®, Mobile Web 2.0SM, V CAST Music and Video, Instant Messaging using AIM®, MSN®, Yahoo!®, and text, picture and video messaging. Other features include:

-- Bluetooth® wireless technology for certain profiles (including Object Push Profile for vCard, as well as headset, hands-free, serial port and certain dial-up networking profiles, phonebook access, Bluetooth stereo support for music, basic image for sending/printing non-protected images to a compatible device, and basic print profile)
-- microSD™ memory slot for up to 4 GB of expandable memory
-- 240 x 320 pixel, 262K TFT color internal display and 96 x 96 pixel, 65K TFT external display
-- Dimensions: 3.88" x 1.91" x .55"; 3.35 ounces with standard battery
-- Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish
-- TTY/TTD-capable
-- Personal organizer with Calendar, Calculator, Notepad, Currency Converter, Alarm Clock, World Time, and Stop Watch

The purple Gleam will be available Friday for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores from coast-to-coast and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com.