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Finally, T-Mobile has made its BlackBerry Curve 8900 available to all of its users for $199.99 on a 2-year contract after rebates. Previously, the handset was available only to business customers.

Well, who's getting it?

Want a decent smartphone for an affordable price? T-Mobile USA is now offering the BlackBerry 8900 for just $149.99 and the next 2-year contract. Those unwilling to tie themselves with commitments can get the phone for $649.99 contract-free.

A pretty good deal, if you ask me.

Want a cheap BlackBerry Storm? Then head over to Amazon, as the company is offering it for just $99 w/o any rebates, which is a great deal if we consider the original price of $249.99 with a $200 rebate. Bear in mind that you’ll have to agree to a 2-year contract, which is a standard nowadays for subsidized handsets.

There are rumors going around about the new upcoming BlackBerry 9300 codenamed Gemini. Of course, the handet wasn't officially announced yet, but we certainly hope the rumors are true. Some of the rumored features of the device include:

• Larger and higher resolution screen than BlackBerry 8900;
• Faster CPU;
• Device will be availab

BlackBerry 8830 World Edition users on Bell Mobility can now download the latest OS 4.5.0.127 firmware for their handset on RIM’s download site. As usual, don't forget to backup your data before updating.

This is an in-depth video tour of the BlackBerry 8900 smartphone. Enjoy!

Today Sprint has released the BlackBerry OS 4.5 for both the 8130 and 8330 models. You can download it here, but don't forget to backup all the important data before installing it.

News brief: Sprint subscribers who missed the ability to send and receive MMS messages from their BlackBerry's should update their handsets to the latest OS 4.50.131 firmware. All willing can download it here.

AT&T has finally rolled out the highly anticipated OS 4.5 update for every supported BlackBerry handset on its network. Here’s a quick list of supported models:

Pearl 8100;
Pearl 8110;
Pearl 8120;
Curve 8300;
Curve 8310;
Curve 8320;
8800;
8820;
8700

Visit RIM’s AT&T downloads page to get the latest firmware for your phone.

According to BlackBerryNews, the CDMA BlackBerry Pearl 8220 flip will be coming soon to Telus. They've showed some documentation showing a big "Coming Soon" sign next to the phone. And if rumors are to be belived, the most probable release date is sometime in the end of the month.