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RIM Courts Broader Market with BlackBerry Curve
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Research In Motion is rolling out the smallest and lightest full-keyboard BlackBerry smartphone yet, a new multimedia-laden device aimed at broadening the market that it seeks to conquer. 
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It lets users watch videos and play music like other BlackBerries, but also comes with an advanced media manager program and a photo editor as well.
The Curve follows on the success of the BlackBerry Pearl, which debuted last September to rave reviews and has sold very well for the Waterloo, Ontario-based company.
The Pearl, however, did not feature a full, so-called QWERTY keyboard which some users prefer.
"For those that were eagerly awaiting for a Pearl-like design with a full QWERTY keyboard, this is it," RIM co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie said in an interview.
The Curve's bells and whistles are aimed at high-end customers who are willing to pay top dollar for stylish looking smartphones with multimedia capability.
While the Curve is still a device for professionals and so-called "prosumers," RIM hopes its heavy multimedia focus will broaden the market to high-end retail consumers.
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One key hurdle for widening the audience for the BlackBerry has been its price, as a fully-loaded smartphone with wireless e-mail capability is much more expensive than most cellphones available on the market today.
However, that is beginning to change, Balsillie said, with some plans for the BlackBerry now offering the device for free or for less than $100.
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