SHOWCASE: Research in Motion (RIM)  unveiled the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone - the BlackBerry Curve 8900 - in the Philippines today. Within the region, the Curve 8900 has been announced in Singapore with a price of S$898 (US$586) without contract.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 has no price and service plan yet, but expect them before the end of March 2009.

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone weighs 110g and measures 109 x 60 x 13.5mm. Besides the usual multimedia and office productivity apps, the Curve 8900 has a built in GPS, EDGE, a HVGA+ (480 x 360) screen and 3.2-megapixel camera. It also boasts a hot-swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot with support for cards up to 16GB. The Curve 8900 will be available from Globe Telecom and Smart Communications but pricing info and service plans weren’t released by the carriers.  (more…)