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So you’re hankering for some more information on the BlackBerry Thunder aren’t you? You’ve read the headline, so you know where we’re going with this. According to Fudzilla, the Thunder is now scheduled for a tentative release date of October 8th. It’s got to pass Verizon muster, though. Based on what we’ve seen with the Bold, however, I wouldn’t just assume that there will be no delays with this. It’s nice to think positive, but let’s not get disappointed if the actual release date is closer to November than it is to September.

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What better way to start off the day than with some eye candy? BlackBerry Sync, the site which brought us the first pics of the Thunder media features, brings us another set of three. There’s really nothing new here — in fact, for all we know they might not be actual shots of what’s on the Thunder’s screen. But we like to maintain a positive outlook here. Plus, they’re real nice to look at. So, after the jump, three new pics of the BlackBerry Thunder. If RIM is controlling these leaks, they’re doing quite a good job of it.

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Spend the day looking for an apartment, miss out on some wild news. Kevin got his hands on some tantalizing screenshots of the currently not so good BlackBerry Thunder keyboard. It looks like everything we were promised. While holding the device horizontally, it features a full keyboard, with the same keyboard layout as the normal BlackBerry — though there appears to be no symbol indication on the corresponding keys. Gotta hit the “…123″ button to reveal them. Hold it vertically, and you have SureType integration. Pics after the jump.

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We learned from Kevin yesterday that the BlackBerry Thunder — or 9500, whatever — will feature Haptic technology for its touchscreen keyboard. Ronen reminds us that this means that when you touch the screen, you get feedback in the form of a gentle vibration. Kevin adds that you’ll also hear a “clickety sound,” though I’m sure that can be turned off. While this sounds fine and good — it even sounds awesome, in my opinion — not all is dandy with the first touchscreen BlackBerry.

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While yours truly might not be totally geeked for the BlackBerry Kickstart, I certainly can’t contain myself when it comes to the Thunder — or the 9500, as it will apparently be called. I’ve expressed some concerns about the Thunder in past editions of the BBGeekcast, including the need for it to contain a hefty amount of flash memory if it’s going to compete with the iPhone. Yesterday, we were treated to some images of the 9500 which display some of its multimedia features. Apparently, it will features an over the air music store. You don’t have an OTA music store without having a boatload of onboard memory, right?

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To kick off last week, I expressed some disdain for the blurry image of the BlackBerry Thunder. It seemed like a huge bit of non-news that made it’s way all the way around the BlackBerry Internet circle. It turns out that it was just the housing, though realistically it could have been nothing but a shoddy ad image put up by a company trying to pre-sell some of these babies. Thanks to the Boy Genius Report, we now have what appears to be an actual image. It’ll be waiting for you after the jump.

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Far be it from the Wall Street Journal to mention Boy Genius Report when reporting on the BlackBerry Thunder. The Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper goes with the headline “BlackBerry With Touch Screen Planned,” citing sources “familiar with the matter.” Maybe they have their own sources, but there’s a good chance they just pulled the BGR post and spun it as their own reporting.

The Street pulls a laughable line: “A number of bloggers have been posting photos of what they think the new Blackberry Thunder might look like. The authenticity of those photos is another story. They look very manipulated.” Hello? Maybe that’s because it’s a mock up! BGR took care of that in the original post: “No, you morons, the image above is not real. Didn’t we go through this once before?”

It looks like the BlackBerry Thunder has been creating some hype since BGR broke the story on Tuesday. No, there’s not a chance anyone at RIM will discuss this today. It would have been nice to get an announcement at WES (also would have been nice to hear about OS 4.5), but there are probably a few things they have to get out of the way before announcing. The National Post has been on the story, though, and after talking to a Canaccord Adams analyst, believe that the story is legit. Not that we had any doubts. But it’s nice to see another news outlet picking up this story.