Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, India's leading cellular service providers, in collaboration with Research In Motion, on Friday launched the new BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone with built-in global positioning system in the Indian market.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 will be available from Airtel and Vodafone for Rs 24,990.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 can access up to 10 supported email accounts using BlackBerry Internet Service and corporate email and data systems via BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Through its built-in GPS, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 can pinpoint a user's location and provides 'out-of-the-box' support for a wide variety of location-based applications and services including Google Maps.

The smartphone includes rich multimedia features together with powerful communications capabilities. It is one of the smallest and lightest smartphones on the market and is designed for people who want to make the most of their work and personal lives.

With its built-in GPS combined with WayFinder Navigator, users of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 can plan trips, save their favourite locations and easily share routes and maps with others by email.

WayFinder Navigator, an after-market offering from Airtel, provides audible, turn-by-turn navigation and comes with maps covering major cities and road networks across India. WayFinder Navigator can be downloaded from the service provider's Web site and is available for a free six month trial.

Other features:

• GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity.
• Access to email, phone, organizer, browser and other mobile applications.
• 2 mega pixel camera with flash and 5x zoom, able to take pictures that can be shared via email, MMS and instant messenger applications; the camera also supports video recording.
• Advanced media player and enhanced desktop media manager software allows customers to easily manage music, pictures and video between their PC and the BlackBerry Pearl 8110.
• Premium phone features including Voice Activated Dialing, speakerphone, and noise and echo cancellation technology for clearer calls.
• Externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot for additional storage.
• Bluetooth, with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits, and other Bluetooth accessories.
• Instant Messaging with BlackBerry Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and Google Talk.
• Support on BlackBerry Internet Service, which provides users with the ability to access up to 10 supported email accounts, including most ISP email accounts, from a single device.