First it Telus with the Pink BlackBerry Curve 8330 and now Verizon has launched it today. Plus with their recent price drops you can pick it up for only $99.99 with two year contract. Pink not your color? Well maybe you will want to hold out for the BlackBerry Thunder, as it looks like its coming in a few months?

Details on the Pink Curve over at VerizonWireless.com

A BlackBerry Thunder pre-launch hype thread over at HowardForums is grabbing some more attention now. It seems that a tipster has posted a screenshot from Verizon’s inventory system showing the BlackBerry 9530 Global. The rumor is that Verizon will be launching RIM’s first touchscreen BlackBerry known as the Thunder or Storm we aren’t sure yet on October 13th.

The tipster says “Is VZW getting ready to ‘take the world by storm’ tm on October 13th?” Let’s hope so! What do you think it will be called BlackBerry Thunder or Storm?

See more of our BlackBerry Thunder/Storm Coverage, including the recent news of Telus in Canada getting an exclusive release on this bad boy.

That’s right Verizon has dropped all prices on their BlackBerry smartphones. Prices now range from $79.99 to $149.99 with two contracts. So that means now you can get a BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for $79.99, Curve 8330 for $99.99 or 8830 World Edition for $149.99. So either Verizon just wants to push out more BlackBerry devices or they are making room for some new CDMA stuff? Like the dreamy BlackBerry Thunder.

Speaking of launches and Verizon they recently launched their Visual Voicemail service. If you remember we talked about the Visual Voicemail launch and how the Thunder would launch shortly after. If you don’t remember check out that post here.

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A new rumors has been posted online claiming the BlackBerry Thunder, RIM’s first touch screen BlackBerry will be launching October 8th. In the United States Verizon will be the first to launch the device followed by Vodafone over in the UK.

Apparently Thunder users will be able to download music over the air via Rhapsody. Other details of the Thunder include 3.2 megapixel camera, Haptic technology for touch screen, full QWERTY and Suretype touch screen keyboard, 360×480 touch display and OS 4.7.

Check out all of our BlackBerry Thunder coverage

More news is trickling down about the BlackBerry Bold and Thunder. Rumor has it the BlackBerry Bold might be running late on some networks. BGR heard from two sources that the Bold may be pushed back until September due to a few small software issues with roaming and seraching, etc. Next up is the highly anticipated BlackBerry Thunder for Verizon. RIM might be starting a huge marketing push for the Thunder come September with an official launch around mid-October. So let's hope they get a move on with both devices!! 

According to reports, Verizon is getting ready to launch a visual voicemail service for their phones. Guess what one of the phones they have listed as supported devices at launch is? "New RIM device (touchscreen)". You know what this means? It's the BlackBerry Thunder. Apparently Verizon will be launching the visual voicemail service either sometime late July or early August. Does this mean the Thunder is right around the corner?

Boy Genius seems to have gotten a live shot of Verizon's upcoming BlackBerry Thunder. In case you don't know what the Thunder is its the touch screen BlackBerry that RIM has in the works. Click on over for a full picture. Read the full story

So Verizon technicians use to have to carry around a laptop looks like now its been replaced with a BlackBerry. That's awesome but wait. Verizon replaced it with the BlackBerry 8703e?! weird. We aren't too sure why Verizon would replace laptops with such an old model BlackBerry now with the new 8830 Word Edition or 8330 Curve in the game. Anyways click on over for the press release. 

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So this comes as a shock this morning, the BGR has some new details on BlackBerry Thunder. In case you don't know what the BlackBerry Thunder is it’s the touch screen BlackBerry also temporally modeled 9500. Now here's the thing you would have expected it to be a Quadband GSM device, well guess what? So far it’s a CDMA Rev. C (UMB) device slated for a Q3 of this year launch exclusively on Verizon and Vodafone.

Now according to BGR if Verizon doesn't meet the sales quota projected by RIM then they loose the exclusiveness and other CDMA carriers would be able to launch it (maybe some people in Canada??). I would imagine to see a 3G version coming as well, they're just isn't any details yet on that.

Oh also the image above IS NOT AN ACTUAL image of the device simply a mockup of what it could look like. It’s said the device will sport only four buttons send, end, BlackBerry menu key and back key.

Verizon's new toy the BlackBerry Curve 8330 will be hitting shelves Friday! This is great news for Verizon customers. Starting Friday May 9th the BlackBerry 8330 will be available from Business to Business sales, telephone sales or online. After that Monday May 12th all channels including retailers will have the Curve. 

Pricing for Verizon's Curve is rumored to be $270 after rebate with two year contract.  

Anyone excited yet?? 

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