BlackBerry 9000 in the works?

BlackBerries have been around for years, but to date, no upcoming release of any BlackBerry has garnered as much attention as the BlackBerry 9000. This work-in-progress is said to feature 3G connectivity (with the assumption of North American 3G bands and not European bands) with HSDPA for a theoretical maximum speed of 3.6Mbps on-the-go. It will be powered by a rockin’ 600MHz processor that would make it one of the fastest around in town. Word on the street also has it that RIM is currently hoping to integrated a Backup/Restore function that allows users to backup everything onto an on-board memory card. No word on a release date just yet, but an early 2008 release isn’t too far off the mark.