• T-Mobile USA today confirmed the rumor that it will begin selling the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Curve 8900 next month. The probable date is Feb. 11, according to T-Mobile fan blog Tmonews.com. The smartphone is widely known by the codename Javelin and is receiving good reviews in Europe.

• Verizon Wireless expects competitors of the Amazon.com Kindle e-book reader to arrive this year, according to a Reuters report. Verizon is expected to emphasis such technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.

• Cinterion Wireless Modules, formerly Siemens, said its 2008 sales exceeded $100 million for GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA modules in the Americas. That region also now includes South America, the company announced.