Verizon and Research In Motion (RIM) jointly announced the upcoming availability of the BlackBerry Curve 3G on Verizon's network. Sales will begin on September 16, 2010 (this Thursday) for just $30, albeit after a $100 mail-in-rebate and new two-year service agreement.

The newest Curve will ship with a "stylish new design," 35-key full QWERTY backlit keyboard, dedicated media keys, 512MB flash memory, microSD/SDHC card slot with support for up to 32GB memory cards, built-in GPS with support for geo-tagging and location-based apps, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, camera with video recording, and various other odds and ends, all of which you can view here.

On the OS side, the BlackBerry Curve 3G will come with BlackBerry 5 and Verizon/RIM ensure that it's also BlackBerry 6 ready, which is expected to ship in the coming months.

Come late November, AT&T will become the first wireless carrier to offer BlackBerry's Torch 9800 smartphone in different colors, or so it's been rumored.

If what we're hearing turns out to be true, you can expect AT&T to add red and white versions of the 9800 to its lineup, giving potential buyers three colors to choose from (black being the other). Other than the color scheme, everything else about the new models will remain the same.

It's also possible that these new color options could show up a bit earlier, perhaps in the middle of November. No word on whether or not other carriers will also receive the same color options.