Key features of the BlackBerry Pearl include³:

• Popular built-in instant messaging clients: AOL®, Yahoo!® MSN® and ICQ®
• Built-in digital camera with 3 zoom levels (up to 5X) and built-in flash
• Media player with support for music, videos and pictures
• High-performance HTML browser for visiting favorite web sites while on the go
• Enhanced SureType???? keyboard system makes typing text and dialing numbers quick and easy
• An intuitive user interface with an easy-to-use trackball, dedicated ‘menu’ and ‘escape’ keys, and context-sensitive menus that make navigation instinctive and fast
• Advanced call management features such as smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, and call forwarding
• First-rate phone features with Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), dedicated ’send’, ‘end’, and ‘mute’ keys, speakerphone, and Bluetooth® support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits and Bluetooth peripherals
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE network support for international roaming
• A large, ultra-bright 240×260 color display that brings images to life
• An innovative light-sensing technology that automatically optimizes the screen, trackball and keyboard lighting for indoor, outdoor and dark environments
• Stereo headset jack and dedicated volume controls
• Expandable memory via microSD memory card slot
• Support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones
• BlackBerry® Maps – an application that provides users with step-by-step driving directions and integrates with an external GPS receiver via Bluetooth®.
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support - allows access to up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts
• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support – integrates with IBM Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments and features IT policy controls for managing handset features and usage

The BlackBerry Pearl is available beginning today in all five colors at T-Mobile retail stores, select authorized dealers and online at www.t-mobile.com.

Accessories for BlackBerry smartphones, including premium leather holsters and totes, an automotive charger, and Bluetooth® headsets are available online and through T-Mobile retail outlets.