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Finally some price sense, or as some would like to call it; a farewell to early adopter tax. In any case, T-Mobile has just shed a few pounds off its BlackBerry Curve 8900 price and it’s now down to $149.99. That makes it $50 cheaper than it was before, thanks to a $100 dollar rebate. If you love our email, this is the best offer that has come your way yet, so jump aboard and share the experience.

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RIM will be holding the World Enterprise Symposium, the WES, from May 5 to May 7. The Symposium is host to all things BlackBerry and ‘Berry fans await it religiously. As for this year’s WES, many good things are expected and waited for. Among these, the most highly anticipated is the BlackBerry Curve 8900 care of AT&T. there are a good many folks out there running the unlocked Curve 8900 on AT&T, but the official manuals for the Curve 8900 have been finalized and this a major indication that AT&T is gearing towards an official launch. Of course, the most awaited announcement will be that of the BlackBerry 9630 aka Niagara.

The 9630 is a blend of the size and styling of the 8900 Curve and Storm with the ever popular keypad from the Bold. It’s rich on features too with a gorgeous 480×360 display, 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS, OS 4.7.1 and last but not least the to-die-for combination of dual-band 1xRTT/EV-DO from the CDMA side, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and the single and lonely 2100MHz band of UMTS/HSDPA from the GSM side. So who gets it and when? Well, Canadian/CDMA carriers can expect to have it on display as early as May, while Verizon will be launching it around June/July. As for AT&T, well, RIM doesn’t seem to mind all the trouble AT&T seems to get in with its device launches so it will probably set a date with them too. Of course, rest assured, by the time AT&T actually gets around to launching the 9630, the world will have moved on.

On the software front, seems like BES 5.0 is now cooked. The ‘gold code’ is now being tested, which means RIM is ready for the unveiling.

RIM also seems to be taking the next step in its technology, like other manufacturers, and will likely make an announcement about its work in the LTE department. That’s right, good-bye yesterday’s 3G, and hello tomorrow’s LTE. Whether there will be just talk of progress made or an actual display of the device is uncertain as of yet, but expect good things. There’s also talk that RIM might unleash devices with processors that top 1GHz, but this may not necessarily be at the WES. Well, that’s it. Now let’s see what WES confirms.

Lately, Rogers has raised the price tag on its three year contract for some of its most popular BlackBerry devices. For instance, the past few days saw Curve 83xx go to $149.99 (up $50), Curve 8900 to $224.99 (up $25) and the Bold go to $299.99 (up $50). So what gives Rog? No, it’s not the supply of the handsets has plummeted and market forces are putting upward pressure on the prices, it actually seems that Rogers is taking the acquisition check out of the BlackBerry sales. Here’s what an inside email tells us sent to Rogers employees from the VP says;

On Wednesday, the senior executive team realized that they were over budget $30 million dollars on their cost of acquisition. How I don’t know why it took so long. [sic] They then did their knee jerk response. Your DBM’s and other local managers know nothing more than this and are in the dark as much as we are on this other than we were told VERBALLY that in market quotes would be honored for 30 days from today. The exception lists are due Monday and only for non named accounts. I have requested in every region for a positioning statement and to this moment have not heard a response. If it makes you feel any better the retail has even more uncertainty.

Exactly what has Rogers been splurging on so much that they went so horribly over budget? That’s what we’d all like to know, especially before forking over the extra buck for a shiny new BlackBerry.

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For the folks who ordered their BlackBerry Curve 8900 early, guess there wasn’t much to do but wait for the delivery man to show up. But for the many that didn’t place a pre-order, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 is live on T-Mobile’s website. The Curve 8900 will cost a cool $199.99 with a mail in rebate and 2 year contract, but keep in mind you’re paying this for a 3.2 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and UMA support, BlackBerry PIM services and the 4.6 OS for the Curve. Now Best Buy is also carrying the Curve 8900, but so far the buzz is that stock is short. Which leaves the option of getting some customer service support from T-Mobile and paying the extra $50.

So a few good citizens didn’t catch the early order train for the BlackBerry Curve 8900, no big deal. Here’s your chance to catch up. An image that just showed up on Engadget and reveals that you can get the Curve 8900 for a very reasonable $149.99, of course with a crummy two year contract, but when can you exactly escape that. AND it’s better than paying $299.99 right? But of course if you insist on getting a SIM-free Curve 8900, dole out a pretty $649.99 and please yourself. So which handset will you be throwing under the rug to get this one?

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It’s a corporate dream come true, and for everyone who is tech and/or BlackBerry addicted, this is like overdose. It the new BlackBerry curve 8900 and will be available from T-mobile on 11 February. But that’s not the big news. There is a possibility that you could get this just a wee bit before the actual release date. And that is by placing an advance order with T-mobile, of course this depends a lot on how nice you have been to the sales people. But on a serious note, if you say the right words they might be able to hook you up early and you won’t have to wait for J.K Rowling’s birthday. T-mobile is definitely the first and sole carrier of the curve 8900, so talk to the right people, and you may be holding the next in kin to the 8300 series which features a heavily-upgraded 480 x 360 display, microSD support to 16GB, WiFi, 3.2-megapixel cam with autofocus, and integrated GPS.

Yesterday the BlackBerry Curve 8900 went live on T-mobile’s website. Now there’s still a month to go till the Blackberry Curve 8900 actually lands in your hands, but you can pass the time by looking at the website again and again. Who says T-mobile can’t be steely?

Of course business users get the Curve 8900 on January 19, 2008. As for pricing, you will get the beautiful Curve 8900 for $199 with a two-year contract and a contract-free Curve 8900 will be $499.99. There you go!

Here’s some more rather interesting news about the BlackBerry Curve 8900 that’s coming to T-Mobile. The guys at Berry reporter got their hands on a document which says that a limited number of business users can get a BlackBerry Curve 8900 on January 19, 2009. That’s a good month ahead of the official February 11 release date.

Now in the event that T-Mobile actually has some business users (sorry) you will need to be an employee of a company that has a business account with the big Pink. So check with you company or wait like the common folks till February 11.

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The BlackBerry Curve 8900 has been scheduled for a US release for sometime time now, but then there wasn’t much news after the initial November buzz.

Well as of late, T-Mobile and RIM have finally done right by all their loyal users and issued a press release making the launch official. You can expect to see the BlackBerry Curve 8900 on T-Mobile in February.

The Curve 8900 has been one the handsets people have been sitting on the edge of their seats for. The world’s thinnest, lightest QWERTY ever supports OS 4.6.1, a 512MHz processor, 480 x 360 pixel display, GPS and Wi-Fi with HotSpot support. We still don’t know how much this will cost, but hey, it’s good to know you’ll have the Curve 8900 in February, right?

And the press release that makes it all official;

T-MOBILE USA TO OFFER CUSTOMERS THE THINNEST AND LIGHTEST FULL-QWERTY BLACKBERRY SMARTPHONE

New BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphone Delivers GPS, Wi-Fi,

Enhanced Multimedia Capabilities and More

Bellevue, Wash., and Waterloo, Ontario – January 7, 2009 – T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM: TSX: RIM) today announced that T-Mobile® will offer its customers the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone, the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone.

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 from T-Mobile, in a stunning titanium-colored finish with chrome highlights, combines an elegant, compact design with a wide range of popular features and an easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard.  It features built-in GPS and support of location-based services. It also allows easy access to social networking sites and has built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) supporting both voice and data, making it easier to stay connected to family, friends and colleagues.

“T-Mobile is thrilled to bring our customers such an elegant and powerful way to communicate with the important people in their lives,” said Travis Warren, director, device marketing, T-Mobile USA. “The BlackBerry Curve 8900 offers T-Mobile customers the benefit of a full-QWERTY keyboard in the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet.”

In addition to a sleek, stylish design, the powerful new smartphone includes a large, vivid display – the highest resolution available on a BlackBerry smartphone – as well as a 512MHz next generation processor for fast and responsive performance. The handset’s advanced multimedia capabilities include a 3.2-megapixel camera with image stabilization, digital zoom, flash and the ability to record video and play video, a music player, a 3.5mm stereo headset jack and headset, and a hot-swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot with a 256MB card inserted. With support for memory cards up to 16GB, customers can carry, capture and enjoy more of their music, pictures and video anywhere they go.

“The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 features a compact and refined design that looks and feels great.  It gives you everything you need to stay connected and entertained,” said Mark Guibert, vice president, corporate marketing, Research In Motion. “With rich multimedia capabilities, exceptional mobile email and messaging features, enhanced Web browsing, a premium phone and easy access to social networking communities, including Facebook®, Flickr®, and MySpace.com®, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 helps you make the most of a busy lifestyle that spans well beyond normal business hours.”

T-Mobile customers can continue to get great mobile coverage and unlimited nationwide Wi-Fi calling with T-Mobile’s Unlimited HotSpot Calling service as well as unlimited nationwide calling to five people with T-Mobile myFaves® service.* As a quad-band world phone, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 supports international roaming, extending the ability to stay connected while traveling abroad.

The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone from T-Mobile is anticipated to be available in February at T-Mobile retail stores, select authorized dealers, and online at http://www.T-Mobile.co

Prior to retail availability, customers can learn more about the BlackBerry Curve 8900 at www.BlackBerry.com/NewCurve8900