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This promo video was taken from the official BlackBerry Storm 2 website, which has been put up today. Enjoy.

The current global financial crysis leaves no one aside, so it's not surprising that RIM’s shares have dropped from $148 to around $60. Rumor has it that Microsoft is waiting for RIM’s shares to drop to $40 before it starts buying them out. And you know what that means: if Microsoft takes over RIM, we'll be having Windows Mobile powered BlackBerry’s in the near future.

While we're still waiting for the first BlackBerry Storm to come out, rumors have appeared about the second and even third generations of this handset, which, according to the source, are in the development stages already. BGR also mentioned some new BlackBerry with 5Mpix autofocus cam, 1GB of RAM and a “near-HD quality” display. Hit the source link for more details.

RIM Blackberry Kickstart 8120 / 8220 specifications:

• Quad-band GSM;
• GPRS;
• 2.6 inch QVGA display and 160 x 128 pixel External display;
• 2Mpix camera, 5x digital zoom and LED flash;
• Multimedia player (oa. MP3, AAC, MP4, 3GPP);
• 3.5mm audio headset jack;
• 75 MB of built-in memory;
• MicroSD memory card option;
• Bluetooth 2.

It looks like BlackBerry Bold will be delayed on AT&T until mid-August.

The thing is that AT&T hasn't certified the handset yet due to some of the handsets's problems with battery life and overheating.

So, knowing that, what are you going to do? Buy the handset from Canada or wait?

Here's a new set of photos of the upcoming Blackberry Kickstart clamshell. We just can't understand why doesn't RIM announce this thing, as today it is a secret to nobody. These latest shots don't uncover anything new - it is still a usual dual screen flip with a 2Mpix camera:

• Internal LCD: 240×320;
• External LCD: 160×128;
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE;
• "Next Gen" SureType keyboard;
• 2Mpix camera;
• 16-bit color LCDs;
• Wi-Fi b/g;
• 3.

The device you see on the image here is apparently the upcoming BlackBerry 9500 Thunder - yet another iPhone killer.

Featured at the Horizon Wireless' website, it is already available for pre-order. We can't tell much from what we see in the pic - it's a blurred-out image of a keyboard-less all-touchscreen handset, similar in design to the RIM's BlackBerry lineup.

So, since the device is only rumored, we would prefer to wait for the 3G iPhone to come out instead.

Canadian Rogers Wireless is getting ready to release the WiFi-enabled BlackBerry Pearl 8120.

The carrier already offers two of the previous Pearls, and there's no reason to believe they will limit themselves to this couple.

Pricing and availability details haven't been announced yet.

These are unofficial, and are subject to change: as expected, AT&T will be the first to get the Bold, and will start selling it for $300 in July.

Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile customers will be able to get their hands on the device in September. It sounds strange, but apparently T-Mobile will offer the phone for $350.

If something changes, we'll let you know.

According to BGR, there's a new touchscreen BlackBerry handset called 9500 Thunder coming to Verizon and Vodafone as an exclusive device.

They claim it will be feature four physical keys (send, end, menu, and back), sport a hybrid CDMA EV-DO Rev. C / GSM HSPA radio, and could include a 4G LTE component. Besides that we know nothing more... Stay tuned.

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