The announcement is official: The BlackBerry Pearl (a.k.a. 8100) is coming to Rogers in October.

Specific date? No one is saying but that doesn't mean we won't find out.

As a matter of fact we have found out. Can't say where but 'twill be October 26 (not October 6).

Happy talk:

"As Canada's leading wireless carrier and data leader, Rogers Wireless is pleased to be the first to introduce the new BlackBerry Pearl in Canada," said John Boynton, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Rogers Wireless. "Leveraging the popular and proven BlackBerry platform, the BlackBerry Pearl is the handset for everyone, combining the most advanced voice and data features with multi-media features such as a media player and camera together in a small and powerful smartphone."

"RIM and Rogers have been working together on wireless technologies for nearly 20 years and it is extremely gratifying to jointly introduce another breakthrough product to the Canadian market," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. "We set out to address the demand from a growing number of consumers for an ultra sleek and stylish smartphone that can also deliver an uncompromising mobile voice, email and browsing experience. The innovative BlackBerry Pearl solidly hits the mark."