Tech Rumor of the Day: Research In Motion

Research In Motion (RIMM Quote) will be short one BlackBerry in its holiday bushel.

The new version of Verizon's (VZ Quote) popular BlackBerry Curve -- code named Aries and otherwise known as the 8530 -- won't be available this year. The Aries was expected to arrive in September or October, and has been delayed until February, according to a confirmation received by a Wall Street analyst.

For those keeping track of the smartphones coming to market this year, this will go down as the second product delay for RIM. Earlier this month, Verizon and RIM said the new BlackBerry Tour would be available in July, a month later than originally planned. ...