RIM’s BlackBerry Curve 8530 has finally been included in Sprint’s display. The new smartphone, which is considered as RIM’s lightest and thinnest smartphone, boasts of WiFi connectivity, a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, GPS, Bluetooth, and more. It also features a trackpad for navigation and has support for the BlackBerry App World for easy application download. The BlackBerry Curve is pre-loaded with BlackBerry Media Sync, Sprint TV and Music, and Pandora. The device will be available in three colors offerings: black, purple, and red. However, pricing and date of availability has not yet been disclosed.

Verizon Wireless now offers RIM’s BlackBerry Curve 8530. The handset is the CDMA version of the Curve 8520 and is built with a 2.0 megapixel camera, access to Verizon’s 3G EV-DO network, WiFi connectivity, a built-in microSDHC(INFO) memory card slot, and a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 for Verizon will be available on November 20, 2009 in either a black or a smokey violet color scheme. The phone retails for US$99.99 with a two year agreement, after a $100 rebate that comes in the form of a debit card. Data plans for the Curve 8530 start at $29.99 per month.

Research In Motion and Verizon Wireless announces the BlackBerry Storm2 9550, a touchscreen smartphone that carries a 3.25-inch touchscreen with SurePress haptic feedback technology, BlackBerry OS version 5.0., 3G EV-DO network, GSM and UMTS support, and WiFi connectivity. Other features include a 256MB application memory and 2GB of internal storage, microSD cards slot, and a 1400mAh battery with 5.5 hours of talk time and 11.2 days standby time.

The smartphone comes in chrome accents and a stainless steel backplate housing and will be available from Verizon Wireless on October 28 for $179.99 after a two-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate.

Google already launched the Google Maps 3.2 for Mobile for BlackBerry devices. The said application was released for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 devices last July 2009.

The Google Maps 3.2 version for BlackBerry includes most of the features that are also present in the Google Maps for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60. Moreover, the one for Blackberry includes the Layers that enables users to see additional information overlaid on top of maps, including transit lines, Wikipedia data, Google Latitude information, search results, traffic, and directions.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is now available from Vodafone UK. The handset boasts of 2.0 megapixel camera, WiFi connectivity, a 3.5mm stereo headset jack, and a microSD(INFO) memory card slot for expanded storage. It also carriies a complete QWERTY keyboard and an optical joystick “trackpad” for quickly browsing emails, sending instant messages, or surfing the web. The handset also feature BlackBerry’s very own BlackBerry Enterprise Server support.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is available from Vodafone UK for free on 24 month contracts that cost 25 GBP per month or more. Users can purchase the phone from Vodafone’s web site or through its special business channels.