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Earlier today we told you that Rogers Canada has confirmed that they will launch the Blackberry Torch on September 24. And now we just heard that Telus will also release the Blackberry Torch on the same date as Rogers.

Telus announced their plan to release Blackberry Torch on Sept 24 via Twitter. According to another source the Telus Blackberry Torch price will be the same as Rogers Blackberry Torch, which will be $199.99 with 3 year contract plan

RIM has announced the Blackberry Torch 9800 a while ago, and people in the US have already tasted all the goodness of the Blackberry Torch 9800. However, that is not the case for Canadian people.

Bell Blackberry Torch Page

People in Canada still haven’t tried the Torch 9800; but soon the Canadian carriers will release the Torch 9800, since one of the carriers Bell have released a sign up page for the Blackberry Torch.
This has confirmed that Bell will release the Blackberry Torch 9800. However, there are no information on the exact Blackberry Torch release date and price whatsoever.

If you want to know the Blackberry Torch pros and cons, please do read our Blackberry Torch review I and Torch review II. You might also be interested to see how Blackberry Torch stack up against its competitor in the Blackberry Torch vs iPhone 4 comparison and Blackberry Torch vs Galaxy S

As you might have heard, RIM has just announced the latest Blackberry series, the Blackberry Torch 9800. The first ever slider Blackberry has a very sleek design, decent specs, and of course the glorious Blackberry 6 OS. You can see the full Blackberry Torch specs and also the Blackberry Torch review from the provided links.

Just recently we heard a great news for Canadian people. Bell, Rogers, TELUS and the Virgin Mobile have just confirmed that they will offer the Blackberry Torch and all of the Blackberry 6 goodness as soon as possible. Both TELUS and Rogers have said that the Blackberry Torch will be available later this year. Meanwhile, Bell gave a more precise Blackberry Torch release date on this year’s fall season.

Unfortunately, we still haven’t found out the exact availability and pricing for the Canadian Blackberry Torch 9800. But based on the AT&T BB Torch Pricing, the Blackberry Torch price in Canada should be around  $199.99 with two year agreement.

Another news about the Blackbery Curve 3G 9300. According to our sources, there’s a big chance that the Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 will come to Bell Canada on August 12th. Now in regards of the Blackberry Curve 3G 9300, the smartphone is a minor upgrade from the Blackberry 8500 series.

If we are to compare the Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 vs Blackberry 8500, the difference is the Curve 3G is a GSM phone instead of CDMA phone. Both phones have the same screen, app memory, camera, operating system, and the 3G connection.

Up until now there is no further information about the Curve 3G 9300 price, but rumors are saying that United States carriers like T-Mobile and Verizon are also interested in the Blackberry Curve 3G 9300. The price will not be too high, considering the specs.

Now we know that many of you are wanting or at least interested in a white Blackberry Bold 9700… Now for folks in Canada, there’s a good news for you. According to our sources, it seems that Rogers Canada has made the white Blackberry Bold 9700 available for purchase in their retailers. The white Blackberry Bold 9700 is priced at $149.99 with a 3-year contract, and  $549 without a contract.

The white Blackberry Bold 9700 specs and features is still the same with the original Bold 9700. There’s 2.4 inch TFT display with 480×360 resolution, Wi-Fi, GPS, 256MB internal memory with MicroSD card slot (up to 32GB), and a 3.2 Megapixel camera. The full specifications of Bold 9700 can be seen in the link.

You may also be interested in the Bold 9700 vs E72 vs N97

Ok, this might be not a surprise for me and other tech geeks; but common users in Canada might find this news interesting. Just yesterday I heard that Canada’s Virgin Mobile has launched their HSPA+ network. And apparently the surprise doesn’t stop there. Canadian people and Virgin Mobile customer can now enjoy their Blackberry Bold 9700! Anyway, the price was also revealed and the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is listed at $149.99 with three year contract (with voice and data plan), or $549.99 without contract.

In addition, the Blackberry Curve 8530 CDMA was also launched for $49.99 with three year contract, or $399.99 without. Anyway, the Bold 9700 price is pretty similar with other Canadian carrier.

find more information on the HSPA+ network and Blackberry Bold 9700 from virginmobile.ca.