I am not sure where we first heard this so I apologize for not giving proper credit.

The BlackBerry Owners Lounge is always doing something to try to get BlackBerry users to join. Right now they are offering a free 6 month subscription to Fast Company. I’ve got to say that this isn’t a half bad deal. Fast Company is one of the few Magazines that I have an active subscription to that I actually pay for.

Act fast if you are interested because this offer is only available to the first 15,000 members who sign up for it.

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We’ve seen BlackBerrys advertised in TV commercials before, however, I can’t say that I’ve ever seen BlackBerry commercial directly from RIM. Usually BlackBerry supporting wireless carriers are the ones that come out with the commercials.

The times, however, must be “a changin” because here is a spot that aired on NBC during Prime-Time last night. There is a shorter clearer version of this commercial right on the BlackBerry.com website.

It’s up and for sale! $179 is the final price after instant savings and the rebate. Alas, the CDMA Curve has finally arrived.

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To be clear, the BlackBerry 9000 is being announced… Not released. If RIM follows suite, this thing will probably come out first on AT&T anywhere from a few weeks to a few months later.

Maybe we should go ahead and start the “How long with it take the BlackBerry 9000 to come out on Verizon?” thread now so we can get a jump start on what most probably will be a very popular post if past history is a good indication of things.

On another note, the Curve does carry an additional 32 MB of Flash memory over the Pearl model. For those of you carrying those large contact lists, bloated calendars, etc., some relief has been provided by the new Curve.

 
ShopBlackBerry.com, the official online BlackBerry store, has a brand new design.

Take a look…

 
Remember that mysterious BlackBerry 9000 eBay auction that we talked about about a week ago? Well, not only did it turn out to be legitimate, our colleague Kevin Michaluk over at CrackBerry.com is the proud new owner.

We don’t want to steal any of Kevin’s thunder so head over to CrackBerry.com where they have a boat load of unboxing pictures.

 
BGR has what looks like marketing slick mockups for RIM is calling the BlackBerry Niagara. It appears to be a BlackBerry 9000 like device less the 3G.

It looks pretty similar but there are also a few changes to the design like a larger bezel around the front, and a whole different back case.

I don’t doubt that the BlackBerry Niagara will have more horsepower than the BlackBerry Curve, however, I like the spaced out keys on the Curve much better and it feels like RIM has taken a step backwards with the design of the keyboard in my opinion.

 
Just the other day BGR leaked several shots of the upcoming BlackBerry Kickstart that look like they may have been taken in the restroom at Research in Motion headquarters. I noted that the Kickstart looks awfully big for a flip phone. I have to admit, however, that the Photoshop images that were leaked today are much more attractive.