{"id":18225,"date":"2014-05-13T11:12:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T11:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=18225"},"modified":"2014-05-13T11:12:50","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T11:12:50","slug":"blackberry-launches-low-cost-phone-for-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/blackberry-launches-low-cost-phone-for-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackBerry launches low-cost phone for Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"
BlackBerry has launched a new low-cost phone “exclusively for Indonesia”, one of the few markets where it is still a key player.<\/p>\n
The BlackBerry Z3, Jakarta Edition will go on sale from 15 May for 2,199,000 Indonesia rupiah ($191; \u00a3113).<\/p>\n
It the first phone to be launched under new chief executive John Chen.<\/p>\n
Once a dominant player in the sector, BlackBerry has struggled in recent years amid increased competition from rivals such as Apple and Samsung.<\/p>\n
However, it has continued to enjoy success in Indonesia, making the country a key market for the firm.<\/p>\n
“From conception to delivery, the BlackBerry Z3, Jakarta Edition was designed specifically with our Indonesian customers in mind,” Mr Chensaid in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n