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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.

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.

It looks like the folks over at Salomondrin had a busy weekend, not only giving us the goods on the upcoming WebKit browser, but filling us in on everything BlackBerry 6.

Last week we let you know that Opera Mini saw a small update for lower end devices, one which appeared to have had little effect on BlackBerry users. It seems Bitstream has decided to push out an update of their own for the Bolt browser, which aims to correct specific bugs and concerns reported through user feedback. According to the official press release, v2.11 addresses server response times which caused some websites to hang at the 20% loaded mark.

We’ve seen all kinds of leaked information surrounding new BlackBerry handsets as of lately, with a lot of excitement and curiosity hanging around the 9800 and BlackBerry 6. With device previews, public spotting, and even AT&T branding confirmed, it’s surprising that there hasn’t been much news about the release north of the border

The NerdBerry team and I are back with another exciting episode of the Berry Report Podcast. As always you can always join us every Tuesday Night at 9PM EST in the Ustream chatroom