If you’ve been waiting for an update to the Shadow, then The Boy Genius Report has a late Christmas present for you. The T-Mobile release schedule shows that the “Shadow” is coming January 28th, 2009–it makes no mention of “Shadow II” but since the Shadow has been out for a while, we’re inferring Shadow II here.

Also of note is the BlackBerry Curve 8900 getting released February 18th, 2009. The updated BlackBerry Curve is similar to the BlackBerry Bold on AT&T, but lacks 3G networking. It also sports a smaller design and keys that have spacing around them rather than the continuous keys of the Bold.

Of course, release dates can be changed or cancelled at the last minute, but so far things are looking good for the Shadow II if you’re interested in the handset. In the meantime, if you’ve got time, you can also read pocketnow.com’s review of the original Shadow.