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A while back, we let you know what you could expect in BlackBerry App World 2.0 , though there wasn’t much solid information available as to when we could expect it.

Lately there has been an abundance of speculation as to which devices will get BlackBerry 6, with no solid information being released from RIM to satisfy our questions.

Thanks to leaked screenshots from Bell’s internal systems, we know they intend to launch the BlackBerry Curve 9300 on August 12th, only a couple short weeks away. The 9300, which many know as the “Kepler”, is a slight upgrade from the existing CDMA Curve models, offering up 3G connectivity on Bell’s HSPA network

Android handsets have seen an update today that adds Places pages, in addition to new search results. Luckily, BlackBerry users shouldn’t be left behind for too long, as a blog post on the Google Mobile Blog states the new features will be coming to BlackBerry soon. The new Places feature will allow users to search for specific types of businesses in your area, much like Poynt has been doing for some time now

You may have noticed the addition of barcodes to application pages in the BerryReporter Store, making it even easier to download applications and games OTA.

Our BlackBerry’s Phone and Contacts applications have several built-in features, though many users go months without realizing what the integrated capabilities are. Among these often-overlooked features, are call timers built in and accessible right from the phone application. You can also view activity history by contact from the Contacts application, which displays interactions from SMS, calls, and even e-mail.

So this was some pretty cool information that we got today.  We have all been hearing rumors about the next BlackBerry Bold 9700 and when we will be seeing it.

UberTwitter has undergone a series of improvements and updates to help meet the needs of BlackBerry users looking for the best Twitter experience possible. While still in Beta, this application has continually served as an excellent solution for Twitter services, and has seen yet another update, bringing UberTwitter to Beta 8 v0.98. This new version includes a new, redesigned user-interface, and adds a few features and capabilities popularized by other Twitter applications.

Well this is pretty shocking news.

* Disclaimer!!! Now before you read the rest of this article let me start by saying that this is considered a rumor. Nothing has been officially confirmed by RIM or Verizon Wireless. So BlackBerry Storm2 users don’t start throwing your Storm against the wall, burning the RIM headquarters down, or anything like that There have been rumors going around today from the good people from Gizmofusion that Verizon has stopped testing of BlackBerry OS 6 on the BlackBerry Storm2