Boost Mobile will be offering the  BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone for $249.99 (excluding taxes).  The BlackBerry Curve 8530  requires the $60 BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited plan with domestic voice, text and web service.  Boost uses the Sprint network, which they claim has fewer dropped and blocked calls than T-Mobile. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 has an optical trackpad, QWERTY keyboard, 2-megapixel camera with video recording, built-in Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth.  Features include e-mail, ... Read More

MetroPCS has announced that is now offering the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 to its customers. The 8530 is currently one of the lightest and most affordable BlackBerry smartphones to date. The Curve 8530 features a built-in GPS receiver than can be used for geo-tagging photos recorded with the phone's 2-megapixel camera. Up to 10 email accounts can be configured on the 8530, and messages and images alike can be uploaded quickly ... Read More

RIM has just announced the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8530 in India. Unlike the BlackBerry Bold 9700 launch that saw numerous carriers pick up the device (from Airtel to Vodafone), the Curve 8530 will be available only through Tata Indicom for the moment. Interestingly, Tata has pointed out that the device is India’s first CDMA device with optical trackpad and WiFi on-board. Other key features include the standard full QWERTY ... Read More

As expected, Canadian carrier Koodo Mobile is now selling the BlackBerry  Curve 8530, their first RIM device to date. Koodo is owned by Telus, who has been offering the BlackBerry Curve 8530 since January and has recently knocked the price down to $24.99 on contract. The difference with Koodo is that you can get it for $150 off contract on their Tab system, allowing you to pay off the other ... Read More

As we revealed this morning, the BlackBerry Curve 8530 -- a CDMA remix of the 8520 now available on T-Mobile -- is coming to Sprint to do battle with its Verizon-branded cousin. Unlike Verizon, which promises a November 20 launch for $99.99 on contract after rebate, Sprint isn't revealing pricing or availability details for the low-end BlackBerry -- but naturally, if they're smart, the answers will be "cheap" and "soon," ... Read More