Torch week is over. Personally, I have never lived through such a hectic week in my life, but it is now over and we’re beginning a new week. One thing is for sure, RIM is not done. They have brought to the light that they still have enough flame in them to turn around their ominous slump.

T-Mobile heads this week off with the new officially announced BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300. While this news is simply under-stimulating for most, RIM has also officially stated that the 9300 will support BlackBerry 6. People have been complaining that releasing a BlackBerry with no BlackBerry 6 support at this point (the Curve 3G) would be pointless, but RIM has cleared that up for us all via press release. While I’m not sure exactly how BlackBerry 6 will feel or operate on a non-touchscreen device, the 9300 will, in fact, receive it and hopefully in a timely manner. T-Mobile said the Curve 3G will be available in the “coming weeks” with no word on pricing.

The follow is a full list of highlights of the BlackBerry Curve 3G:

• Full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad for responsive typing and easy navigation
• Available in two color finishes – smoky violet and graphite grey
• Premium phone features including calendaring, voice-activated dialing, Visual Voicemail and Bluetooth 2.1
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media Player with the smartphone
• 2-megapixel camera with zoom and video recording · Built-in GPS with location-based services by TeleNav
• Access to BlackBerry App World, featuring a broad and growing catalog of mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity, and much more.
• Web browser delivers a desktop-like experience, including HTML e-mail
• BlackBerry Internet Service support for access to up to 10 e-mail accounts including Yahoo!®, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL®, GmailTM and most popular ISPs; and BlackBerry Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Six popular instant messaging clients preloaded, including AOL Instant Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ®, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and BlackBerry Messenger
• Fast 624 MHz processor, 256MB of internal memory and hot-swappable microSD/SDHC card slot with support for up to 32GB with a pre-installed 2GB memory card
• BlackBerry OS 5; support for BlackBerry OS 6
• Model number: BlackBerry Curve 9300
• Wi-Fi enabled (802.11 b/g/n) for data and voice
• Quad-band GSM world phone: (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• Tri-Band 3G UMTS/HSDPA world phone: (Band I, Band IV, Band VIII)
• Dimensions: 4.3 inches x 2.4 inches x 0.55 inches; 3.8 ounces; 2.4-inch screen, 320×240 pixels QVGA
• Rechargeable/removable 1150 mAhr battery, for up to 4.5 hours of talk time and 19 days of standby time

via: TmoNews | Engadget