Research In Motion (RIM) has announced the UAE launch of the new BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone.

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a compact and stylish smartphone that offers a compelling blend of features, performance and design, a statement said.

It supports 3G networks around the world, includes Wi-Fi and GPS for location-based applications and geo-tagging. It comes with a 5 MP camera with a full complement of high-end features including continuous auto focus, scene modes, image stabilisation, flash and video recording.

The new smartphone also provides 512 MB Flash memory and an expandable memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB of additional storage.

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is the first BlackBerry Bold smartphone to come with the new BlackBerry 6 operating system, which integrates a new and rich WebKit-based browser.

The browser offers fluid navigation using the handset's optical trackpad, includes tabs for accessing multiple sites simultaneously and provides a zoom feature that can intelligently auto-wrap text in a column while maintaining the placement of a page's key elements for easier viewing.

Additional features of BlackBerry 6 include expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds), and integrated access to BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and various instant messaging applications on the BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone. Its enhanced multimedia experience rivals the best in the industry and includes a dedicated YouTube app.

It also features redesigned Music and Pictures applications and a new universal search feature that allows users to more effectively search for content on the smartphone as well as extend their search to the Internet or to discover applications on BlackBerry App World.

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone will be available from Etisalat, du and leading UAE retailers.-TradeArabia News Service