The first official photo of the BlackBerry 9700 (also known as the BlackBerry Onyx) has come out in the open! It’s reportedly headed for T-Mobile (as indicated by the branding) sometime in November and will be the carrier’s first 3G-capable BlackBerry handset.

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Verizon’s BlackBerry Storm price has dropped down to just $49.99! Seems like they are clearing out their remaining inventory to make way for the BlackBerry Storm 2.

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The BlackBerry Storm 2 was first rumored only to feature WiFi. Now, it’s pretty much confirmed!

RIM’s BlackBerry Storm 2 photos have been previously leaked but these photos look much better since there’s no glare involved and there’s also a minor software showcase.

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A RIM executive, according to Jason Wilk of TinyComb, confirmed that the smartphone company is indeed working on and has been looking into integrating a front-facing camera onto upcoming models of BlackBerrys for 2010. Even RIM’s latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Tour, doesn’t have a front-facing camera.

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CrackBerry forum member kurpaige ordered a BlackBerry Tour 9630 smartphone from Sprint but to his surprise, the box contained a Verizon-branded BlackBerry Tour instead!

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BlackBerry Tour 9630 smartphone highlights include a 3.2-MP auto-focus camera with geo-tagging functionality, to easily identify where you took your pics; microSD™ card slot supports up to 16 GB, so images, MP3s and apps are always at hand.

Other key features include, but are not limited to: 3G speeds where available, music player, GPS navigation, web browsing, e-mail, Bluetooth, voice activated dialing, and of course, the SMS and e-mail friendly QWERTY input that BlackBerry smartphones are very well known for.

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