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All the rumours of Verizon releasing OS 4.7.1.61 for the Blackberry Tour 9630 today at 5:00PM was true, so all your Tour owners head over to the Verizon site and grab the newest official OS for our Blackberry. Just a tip you can put any phone number in to download the exe file.

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Today AT&T made OS 4.6.1.315 for the Blackberry Curve 8900 official. Looks like the carriers hasn’t tested all version of OS 5.0 for all their devices yet. Lets hope AT&T will get OS 5.0 out soon for everybody

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Telus officially launched the Blackberry Storm 2 9550 today. We all knew it was coming but there wasn’t any announcement of its release date, looks like Telus quietly slip this one through. So for all you Canadian Storm 2 chasers you can officially get the device through Telus. Telus is offering the device for 199.99 on a three year term.

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Both AT&T and T-Mobile has updated their sites and is now offering the Blackberry Bold 9700. AT&T is currently offering the 9700 to their business customer only and will be releasing to all customers on November 22nd. T-Mobile has also released the 9700 to their business customers and will be releasing to all customers on November 18th. Both carriers will offer the phone for $199.99 on a two year voice and data term. So all the wait for this phone is finally over head over to their site and get yours.

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Just four days after the leaked of OS 5.0.0.344 for the Blackberry Bold 9700. Bell has officially released this version on the Blackberry website go all you Bell users can go ahead and update your device officially now.

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Telus never announced or denied they were going to carry the Blackberry Storm 2 9550. After Telus announced their new partnership with Blacks to carry Telus products Blacks went ahead and posted the Telus phone line up. Low and behold they posted up the Blackberry Storm 2 9550. Unfortunately Telus will not be carrying the GSM 9520 version that would be able to utilize their new HSPA network but for all you Storm 2 chasers in Canada here’s you confirmation that the Storm 2 will be coming.

Looks like the guys at BGR got some info from their ninjas that AT&T will be releasing the Blackberry Curve 8900 in white. They don’t have a lot of details on it but it seems that RIM is flooding the market with a lot of Blackberries near the end of the year.

A lot of people including myself have seen the Bold in white and love it, can’t wait to see how the 8900 will be. If AT&T is getting this will Rogers as well?

Source: Boy Genius Report

Just hours after Verizon announced it will be carrying the Blackberry Curve 8530 (Aries), Sprint released their press release that it will be carrying the Blackberry Curve 8530 as well, it will be available in three colours black, red and royal purple as pictured above. Sprint will be announcing the release date and price at a later date but you can pre-register for updates at there site here. See below for the official press release from Sprint

BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone Coming to Sprint Featuring America’s Most Dependable 3G Network and Affordable Price Plans

Next generation of popular BlackBerry smartphone adds Wi-Fi, external multimedia buttons and BlackBerry App World; visit www.sprint.com/blackberrycurve8530 to pre-register for BlackBerry Curve 8530 from Sprint

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 5, 2009– Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today it will add the new BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone to the wireless industry’s best lineup of devices. Beginning today, customers can visit http://www.sprint.com/blackberrycurve8530 to pre-register for this next generation of the popular BlackBerry wireless device on America’s most dependable 3G network1 with the affordability of Sprint’s Everything Data plans featuring Any Mobile, AnytimeSM. Pricing and availability will be announced at a later date.

BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone makes it even easier to enjoy music on-the-go with dedicated keys to skip to the next song on a playlist, pause or play. It comes preloaded with several multimedia applications including BlackBerry Media Sync, Sprint Music Store™, Sprint TV™ and Pandora™. It also boasts dedicated applications for a smoothly integrated social networking experience with Facebook ®, MySpace™ and Flickr™. BlackBerry Curve 8530 will be available in three color options – Black, Royal Purple and Red.

“BlackBerry Curve 8330 has been a tremendous success for Sprint. BlackBerry Curve 8530 continues that legacy with the addition of several important features that make it a winner for both entertainment and productivity,” said Kevin Packingham, Sprint Senior Vice President of Product Development. “This is one device that can really do it all with the email, calendar and contact synchronization BlackBerry is known for as well as the latest multimedia and social media features. We are anxious to bring it to our customers who also appreciate the strength of our network, the affordability of our rate plans and our Ready Now customer service experience.”

Sprint’s BlackBerry Curve 8530 will offer BlackBerry App World™ for instant access to thousands of applications. Sprint has employed an open Internet approach, and the Sprint Application Developer Program has been providing tools for third-party developers, since Sprint first launched the Wireless Web on its phones in 2001.

Sprint’s affordable Everything Data plans now include Any Mobile, Anytime, a feature that removes restrictive calling-circles and provides unlimited calling on the Sprint network to and from any U.S. wireless phone regardless of carrier, at no additional charge with Everything Data plans starting at $69.99 per month (all price plans exclude surcharges and taxes).

Sprint’s Simply EverythingSM offers nationwide unlimited calling, unlimited text and unlimited data, including email, social networking, Web browsing, Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, streaming music, NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile, for only $99.99 per month (plus taxes and surcharges). That is a $1,200 savings over two years versus a comparable AT&T iPhone® plan2. Both Everything Data and Simply Everything plans are available to existing customers without extending their service agreement. New lines of service require a two-year service agreement.

The Sprint Mobile Broadband Network (inclusive of data roaming) reaches more than 269 million people, 18,652 cities and 1,838 airports. The Sprint Networks (inclusive of data roaming) have twice the coverage of AT&T’s current 3G network and 14 times the coverage of T-Mobile’s current 3G network, both based on square miles3.

According to Sprint performance data, Sprint Mobile Broadband connections are successfully connected and maintained better than 99 out of 100 times. According to a recent independent network test conducted by PC World, Sprint tested as the most reliable network overall among US carriers in a 13-city performance test4.

Sprint is the first national carrier to test, launch and market 4G technology. Separate from its 3G investment, Sprint has announced plans to extend its 4G leadership by launching the next-generation service in numerous markets in 2009, including the recently launched markets of Atlanta, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Portland, Ore.

Sprint is also the only wireless carrier to offer Ready Now service with trained retail associates to work one-on-one with customers to personalize their BlackBerry Curve 8530, set up features and demonstrate how it works before the customer leaves the store. Customers have the choice of sitting down with a Sprint retail associate at the time of purchase or they can schedule an appointment for a later time at www.sprint.com/storelocator.

Today Verizon and RIM announced that the Blackberry Curve 8530 (Aries) will be available on November 20th for $99.99 after a $100 mail in rebate on a two year voice and data term. This Blackberry is basically the CDMA version of the already released Blackberry Curve 8520 on GSM carriers. It will be available in two colours Black and Smokey Violet. Seem below for the official press release.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8530 smartphone, an exciting new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones. The slim BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone gives customers access to Verizon Wireless’ 3G network, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities, as well as easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091105/NY05806 )

Available colors: Black and Smoky Violet

Key features:

* Easy-to-use, highly tactile, full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
* 256 MB flash memory and 528 MHz next generation processor for enhanced performance
* Supports voice-activated dialing and Bluetooth® (version 2.1), with support for hands-free headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
* 3G-enabled (EV-DO)
* Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
* GPS with support for location-based applications, including geotagging pictures and Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator(SM) service
* 2.0 megapixel digital camera with zoom and video recording*
* Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from your computer to the smartphone**
* Access to BlackBerry App World(TM), featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry® smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity and much more
* Access to e-mail, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook and MySpace)
* Rich multimedia capabilities, including dedicated media keys smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos
* Support for BlackBerry services with access to up to 10 supported e-mail accounts, including most popular ISP e-mail accounts such as Yahoo! ®, Windows Live(TM) Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail, and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
* Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD(TM)/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32 GB cards when available

Pricing and availability:

* The BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone is expected to be available from Verizon Wireless beginning Nov. 20 for $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement on a voice plan with an Email and Web feature or an Email and Web for BlackBerry plan. Customers will receive the mail-in rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. Data plans for the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone begin at $29.99 when added to any Nationwide voice plan.
* For information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

* Video recording requires microSD card, sold separately

** Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies

Today the last major carrier in Canada, Telus has launched their 3G+ network and is also offering the Blackberry Bold 9700. The Bold 9700 has a price tag of $249.99 on a three year term. It does not state if a minimum voice and data package is required but it seems Telus has price the phone in the middle of Rogers and Bell. So all you Blackberry addicts on Telus can now join in on the fun.

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