Here is the new Blackberry Curve 8900 also known as the Javelin for a minute. The Boy Genius Report was ableto get his hands on one to play with. This smartphone is seriously sexy and there was a moment of weakness on my part when I thought about selling my Blackberry Bold for this phone, mostly because of the smaller size. The downfall, no 3G, booooo!

Here are some first impressions from BGR:

The size is awesome — totally small enough to be pocketable, but not too small where sacrifices on the keyboard had to be made.

Unlike the Bold where some people had trouble hitting the right convenience key since it was too low, on the Curve 8900, it’s located perfectly.

The screen, as we’re getting accustomed to now with RIM, is flawless! It’s smaller than the Bold as you know, and that’s an even denser, crisper, and sharper display in our books. Really a job well done.

What about the keyboard? Even better than the first Curve. The keys feel more “fuller” and not hollow like the original 8300 did. They’re also decently spaced, and even after using a Bold for 5 months, the second we picked this up, we were off to the races. Another great execution by RIM.

It might just be us, but the fake chrome bezel around the 8900 actually seems like it’s more equipped to handle rough usage than the Bold is. We could be wrong, but at first glance it looks like a tougher material or finish. You know how our original Bold fared…

Hit up www.boygeniusreport.com for more info and pictures.

After numerous delays and push back on dates for the Blackberry Bold, Rogers has finally announced an official release date. Initially rumored as August 19th, the date is now officially August 21st, so Canadian berry users, throw your muthaphukkin’ hands up for this. Word on the street is that it’ll be roughly $399 on 3-year contract (yelps!) or $649 to purchase the phoen outright.

Visit rogers.com for more information.

Not feelin’ the hype of the Apple iPhone, but looking for a smartphone? Well GSMArena.com has put together a comprehensive head to head review between the HTC Touch Diamond and the Samsung i900. The review breaks down the smartphones designs, displays, UIs and all of the important features that you need to know to help you make a purchase that suits your needs. The conclusion, a tie, but the review is worth a read as it breaks down what each of the phone is good for. Anybody who knows me knows that I’m a phone whore and personally that HTC Diamond looks hella enticing, but alas it’s not meant to be as I am holding out for the Blackberry Bold. Read the review between the HTC Touch Diamond and Samsung i900 here.

Image source: GSMArena.com

So early April we posted about the Blackberry 9000, post seen here, well now the 9000 has gotten official and is officially named Blackberry Bold. Announcement was made at WES 2008. Rumor has it that it’ll be dropping sometime this summer on AT&T in the USA and on Rogers in Canada. Personally I don’t mind the way the phone looks just the chrome sides look bad, almost a iPhone imitation. Click on the jump below to see another image.

Features include:

• Radio - GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
• Bands - Quad-band GPRS/EDGE: 800/850/1800/1900MHz
• HSDPA: 850/1900/2100MHz
• Expandable memory - microSD
• Display - HVGA Color LCD (480×320)
• TrackBall Navigation
• Camera - 2MP
• Wi-Fi - a,b,g
• A-GPS
• Battery - 1500mAh
• High quality material, high-end finish
• Software - 4.6

Images: GSMarena

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