We know how hard it must be for Sprint BlackBerry users considering that Sprint missed out on recent handsets like the Storm and Bold. Sprint hasn't even issued OS 4.5 yet. If you believe this latest rumor, a very good thing is on its way to Sprint - the Niagara. A CDMA variant of the Bold with updated looks to compliment the styling queues of the 8900 and Storm, the Niagara features all of the goodies one could hope for: full-QWERTY keypad, 480 x 360 display, EV-DO Rev. A, aGPS, WiFi and a 3.2 megapixel camera. We even hear that there might be HSPA world-roaming. If the rumor pans out, it would certainly give Sprint a much needed shot in the arm. But then again, Verizon would probably just come in after a short period of time and wreck the party.

Well if this isn't a nice way to start of 2009, I don't know what is.  Verizon is offering the popular BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in both silver and pink at the low price of $19.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. A 2-year contract is required, but $20 for a decent smartphone is just hard to argue against - especially if you didn't receive a new phone over the holidays. Get it while supplies last!