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Sorry guys RIM put their lawyers on us again for “misappropriation of trade secrets” so we had to take it down. Still a little bit of Google-ing will prove that you cannot close Pandora’s box once it is open…

Thanks to everybody for sending this in while I was asleep. Verizon has put up the BlackBerry Curve 8530 on their website in Black and Violet for $99 after $100 discount.
Check them out at these links:

BlackBerry Curve 8530 Black
BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smoky Violet

I just got back from Pepcom with David and we got a chance to play with the BlackBerry Curve 8530 that Verizon is releasing today. They only had the device in Urple but they told me that it will also be coming in black.
UPDATE: Adam @Crackberry was busy all night posting a review, pictures, unboxing, [...]

Bla1ze spotted the fact that OS 5.0.0.351 has made its way online for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 thanks to The BlackBerry Zone. Not sure what is new but it could be interesting…
Download @ Megaupload – Mirror – Mirror (thx Chadderbox, Jsanders, & Elementx) Download @ Rapidshare
NOTE: Do not install this software if [...]

I just got confirmation from one of our Secret Agents that US Cellular will be joining in on the BlackBerry Curve 8530 fun. They are scheduled to release the 8530 on December 10th if all goes as planned. This joins the ranks of Verizon who is getting it on Nov 20th and Sprint who [...]

Detectivereview let us know that OS 5.0.0.348 has made its way online for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 thanks to the upstanding folk @CrackBerry. It may take a few reloads to get it working but it does in the end.
Download @ Megaupload
NOTE: Do not install this software if you do not know what you are doing. [...]

I am always amazed by what the hybrid community cooks up. We usually do not mention Hybrid OS releases but Cole let us know about a BlackBerry Storm2 9550 hybrid that is making its rounds that is getting rave reviews. It was created by the team at BBHybrids.net and reports so far are that [...]

AT&T let us know that they have just announced the BlackBerry Curve 8520. They have a very vague release date of “in the coming weeks” which hopefully means before the holidays… We all knew AT&T would be getting the 8520 but I really hope it ships with OS 5.0.
The phone will cost $99.99 after [...]

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is an awesome device. AT&T let us know that the device will officially be available in stores on Nov 22nd. Bla1ze @CrackBerry also found that it is available today through AT&T Premier accounts to business customers.
The price is $199.99 with a 2 year contract and will probably be $449.99 without [...]

Australian mobile carrier, Optus, have announced the release of the first Pre-Paid BlackBerry BIS plan in Australia.
The budget BlackBerry 8520 Curve is offered as an outright buy for $399 and pre-paid BIS plans from as low as $30. This is bound to open up BlackBerry to a much wider audience as budget minded and [...]

Sorry guys for duplicating Luis’s article. This was supposed to go up last night but for some reason my laptop just finished publishing it when I opened it this morning. Jerry let us know that T-Mobile has put up the BlackBerry Bold 9700 on their website for sale. The rumor was that it was [...]

Looks like the Storm 9500 users were not left out in the cold with OS 5.0 leaks. BBOS managed to get their hands on OS 5.0.0.328 for the 9500 Storm.
Download @ RapidShare – MegaUpload – BerryOSFiles
NOTE: Do not install this software if you do not know what you are doing. It may make your BlackBerry [...]

Sadly this is not OS 5.0 but at least AT&T is trying to keep up with their latest release of OS 4.6 for the Bold. Joshua let us know about AT&T releasing OS 4.6.0.304.
Download @ BlackBerry
BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.6.0.519 (Multilanguage)
Package Version: 4.6.0.519 Consisting of:
    * Applications: 4.6.0.304     * [...]

secretagent 7545 just followed up on their 9000 link with one for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 OS 5.0.0.348. Not sure what is new in this version but from what I can tell it is the latest.
Download @ Megaupload
Download @ Rapidshare
NOTE: Do not install this software if you do not know what you are doing. It [...]

secretagent 7545 sent us a link for OS 5.0.0.348 for the Bold 9000. Not sure what is new in this version but from what I can tell it is the latest. They also sent over a link for the 8900 but I am still trying to sort that one out since they accidentally sent over [...]

Review: OtterBox Defender Case for BlackBerry Curve 8520
Rating:
Cost: $49.95 (+ *shipping)
Available from: www.OtterBox.com
Once again, the folks over at OtterBox have done it. They have made give out yet another perfect score. I went over this case with a fine toothed comb and couldn’t find one fault. The design, fit, attention to detail and overall [...]

The Case-Mate Fuel case for my Bold 9000 was the coolest holster I have ever used. It is the ultimate power users tool since it charged your BlackBerry while it was in the holster effectively doubling your Battery life. It was awesome looking at your BlackBerry after a full day of usage and seeing the [...]

Right after Verizon’s announcement Sprint has also made theirs for the BlackBerry Curve 8530. The first question we asked them is if the 8530 will ship with OS 5.0 and they said and I quote “it should.” They also confirmed that the 8530 will be shipping with the BlackBerry App World preloaded.

You can [...]

Verizon just made the BlackBerry Curve 8530 we all knew about official. The device will be coming on Nov 20th to Verizon and will add to their BlackBerry device catalog making another splash with Wi-Fi AND GPS. The inclusion of GPS on the 8520 really makes it stand out.
The device will be available on [...]

BBOS has posted a link for OS 5.0.0.230 for the storm 9500 and OS 5.0.0.321 for the 9700 Bold. Thanks to agent 009 for the tip. You can pick it up at the link below.
9500 Storm: www.megaupload.com/?d=0N3M11FB
9700 Bold: www.megaupload.com/?d=SBNF7SLN
Let us know what you find in the comments. From what I understand the Bold 9700 [...]