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Verizon customers looking to use Skype services on their BlackBerry handsets have a new leaked version to try out today, courtesy of BESMgmt and BlackBerry Leaks . Beta v1.0.5.0 has been leaked, with both desktop and OTA installation files available.

So if you have been a fan of BerryReporter.com as long as I have been apart of the site you might know that I live in Pennsylvania.

BlackBerry theme developers and Torch 9800 users alike have probably noticed one thing – there are currently no themes for BlackBerry 6! Though App World displays some existing themes for OS 4.6 or 5.0, they don’t actually work on the new OS which is currently only available on the Torch from AT&T. What’s just as frustrating is that we haven’t seen an update for Theme Studio come out, so theme developers have very little idea as to what to expect and may face a small learning curve. Luckily, a photo has emerged of BlackBerry Theme Studio with a Torch 9800 loaded up, giving back some hope

It looks like we have a bit more information regarding the Canadian launch of the BlackBerry Torch, as 3 launch parties are set to take place beginning September 21st in Toronto. Vancouver will be getting one of their own on the following day, with Montreal set for the 23rd. The launch events will allow attendees to learn everything they need to know about the Torch and BlackBerry 6, in addition to games and a total of 75 Torch giveaways throughout the 3 events

Images of what has been assumed to be an early prototype of the BlackBerry Torch have surfaced on the web, and it seems to have ran on a variation of OS 5 similar to the Storm version. It’s also interesting to note the spot on the top-right of the screen, which looks like a front-facing camera. These images don’t reveal much we didn’t already know, but it looks like RIM is at least toying with the idea of a front-facing camera on future devices.

We’ve heard that RIM would be releasing a refreshed version of the Bold 9700 that could better handle BlackBerry 6, and thanks to internal slides leaked from BGR , we have more information on this device. The “R020″, has previously been called a multitude of names including the 9700a, 9750, 9780.

It looks like Verizon’s upcoming device launch plans have leaked, and the possibility of a mid to late October launch of the Storm 3 has been introduced. Contrary to previous rumors, the device will apparently run BlackBerry 6, but will still use the Sure Press touchscreen for input

With all the buzz around the Torch 9800 and it’s launch on AT&T last week, we haven’t heard too much about the clamshell device RIM has been working on. The BlackBerry 9670 was originally rumoured to be a Verizon exclusive, but the folks over at BoyGeniusReport have independently confirmed that it will be coming to Sprint, sometime in the next “couple months”. Apparently, multiple sources have confirmed that they’re in possession of a Sprint branded 9670, so it looks like this one is true

For Canadians looking to get their hands on a BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300, there are two more options on where to pick one up as of tomorrow. With Rogers launching it in the last couple of weeks, Bell and Virgin Mobile are expected to officially add it to their device line-up tomorrow, August 12th

I was just talking to one of my Verizon Wireless source and he told me that Verizon’s new LTE network is set to hit 3 States on November 15th.  Seattle, Boston, and Pennsylvania are going to be the first states to receive the new 4G network from Verizon