Verizon BlackBerry Tour Due to Land Mid-August?

Last we heard, the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Tour 9630 would be finding its way to Verizon (NYSE: VZ) stores in July,  but the latest tips are suggesting that date has been moved back to mid-August, and maybe even later. Considering promotional and instructional materials coming into Bell stores and the appearance of a proper Telus device are signaling a launch sooner than later north of the border, this rumour is probably worth taking with a big fat grain of salt. Previously code-named “Niagara”, the 9630 is a pretty big deal for CDMA carriers, whose customers have had to look to the 8330 or, worse yet, 8830, if they wanted a serious, down-to-business BlackBerry. The Pearl Flip and Storm are nice and all, but a real QWERTY keyboard is something of a necessity for those who live and die by e-mail.

[via PhoneArena]