Engaget Mobile has broken pictures of the packaging for the BlackBerry Storm 9530. The storm was formally code named Thunder and many leaked pictures have been around(Here, Here or Here). The Storm is set for an October 13th release date, but its going to be an Verizon exclusive. Hey RIM, why make an obvious iPhone competitor if you arn't going to release it on the same network that the iPhone is on? Maybe im just bitter because I'm stuck on AT&T and won't be able to get a Storm without switching networks.

As for the Thunder name, according to the blog-o-sphere, in Canada, Europe, and possibly elsewhere the 9530 will go by "Thunder". Seems as though only in the U.S. will it be named "Storm". Weird huh?

According to the packaging the phone will include a SanDisk 8GB microSDHC Card to house all of the media for the Storm. I applaud RIM for adding a decent microSDMC Card, anything smaller could have been disasterous for them.

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A few days ago I downloaded the BlackBerry Media Sync from Blackberry.com so I would be able to sync my iTunes Library to my Curve. I was using an 8gb Ipod Nano, so in order to not sacrifice on tunes, I picked up a SanDisk 8GB microSDHC Card from BerryShack so my curve could fit everything that was in my Nano...

Mobile Pro a J2X Technologies INC company has developed their hit program TimeTracker Pro into an application for the BlackBerry. This simple program allows you to Keep precise time tracking on your mobile device & quickly calculate time spent on different projects.

Read on for details.

You have a BlackBerry Curve, no matter which model it is, we all know 'Berrys in the 8300s are the best. There is one way to make your Curve better then the other curves, Accessorizing! Fortunately for you, your friends at BerryShack have compiled a list of the top 5 Must-Have Accessories for the BlackBerry Curve.

Read on for the Top 5!

Money managers rejoice! Business Journal along side of Intuitlabs are announcing the release of a QuickBooks application for BlackBerries.

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Singapore based blogger Dereth has been invited to the coming out party for RIM's new brainchild, The Bold, and has been kind enough to pass the invitation along to all of us. Unfortunately all we do is get to see the invitation, rather then actually go to the party, not sure I could make it out to Singapore in time anyway. The Date of the party/release is Wednesday August 27th. Congratulations to all of our friends in Singapore.