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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Our friends over at CrackBerry have gotten hold of and announced the release date for the BlackBerry Bold. According to a CrackBerry Podcast, the date of the Rogers release has been announced for July 25th just shortly after the completion of their launch party tour. With no price point set, there still remains some unknowns to the Bold including the AT&T release info. But one thing is for sure, our Canadian friends are going to be walking around with their Bolds long before the rest of the world gets a chance.

Vlingo is a giant step towards the hands free use of your BlackBerry, with many features including Voice Dial, Text Message, E-mail, and Web Search. All at the command of your voice.

Boy Genius Report, reports from "high-level sources" that the BlackBerry Bold due to come out with AT&T as its provider is being delayed for release until mid-August due to Poor Battery Life, Overheating, and Software Issues.

GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) — A 3-year-old girl used the simple song lyrics "911 green" to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted. Jessica Eaves, 24, taught her daughter Madelyn the song a week before she fainted due to a medical condition called vasovogal syncope.

News 8 Austin reports that some BlackBerry users are demanding overtime pay to make up for personal time lost using their phone at home for business related emails.

Personally I feel as though BlackBerry Overtime pay would be unfair to employers for a few key reasons:

First, "the customer is always right"...

...and usually will need help around the clock. So whenever something needs to be taken care of I feel as though the businessperson should be willing to take care of it. In addition to that thought, its whoever needs your email attention is either paying you or provides money for the paycheck received, so a bit of "overtime" isn't the worst thing in the world.