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Update: AT&T just confirmed it would release the BlackBerry Curve on May 3st. The Curve, at 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches and 3.9 ounces, is RIM's smallest and lightest full QWERTY thumb-keyboard model yet.

How many rumors have we heard saying the Curve is coming? The latest seems to hold a little more water than the others. I've seen bits of what appears to be an internal AT&T e-mail from a couple different sources, including Pinstack and The Boy Genius Report, that says AT&T (Cingular) will release the Curve on May 31st.

The BlackBerry will cost $449.99 without a contract, $274.99 with a one-year agreement, or $199.99 when you sign up for a two years. It looks like AT&T have a 90 exclusive, which means T-Mobile subscribers have to wait a while for a stab at the new device.

Packaging may say BlackBerry 8300, but it is the same as the Curve. For AT&T customers, the Curve will support AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T Mall, and AT&T Push-to-Talk.

Additional BlackBerry Curve features include:

Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE

New audio technology adjusts call volume automatically

Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo headset support, speakerphone and voice-activated dialing

2 megapixel camera with 5x zoom and flash

Media player for loading music, videos and pictures via the BlackBerry Desktop Manager

Split screen interface and trackball scrolling

Spell checker with a customizable dictionary

Battery life: 4 hours talk time, 17 days standby

Programmable convenience keys

3.5mm stereo headphone jack

Mini USB port and microSD card slot

Email set-up assistant with support for up to 10 accounts

View Word, Excel, PDF and JPEG attachments

TeleNav Maps for text driving directions

With AT&T Mobile Music integrated, users have access to XM Satellite Radio with 25 commercial-free music channels. In addition, the service allows them to access songs, music videos, ringtones, music news, a MusicID service, music-related chat rooms, streaming music and more from their Pocket PC Phone.

AT&T is also the first U.S. carrier to offer access to music subscription services, Yahoo! Music and eMusic, from a mobile handset. Users can buy tracks for 99 cents each.